Schools · Kent
Kent, WA schools
Kent’s public schools score below Washington’s averages: 57% of students are proficient in reading against 61% statewide, and 80% of high schoolers graduate on time against 83%. Kids attend one of 18 elementary schools through grade 5, then Mill Creek Middle School or Canyon Ridge Middle School or Meridian Middle School.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
B−
Kent’s School Grade: B-
The public schools Kent’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B-Test scoresC-Graduation
Washington school districts we grade (291)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (270)Better than 43%
High confidence. Built on 14,007 tested students and a graduating class of 2,043; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Washington’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2018–19; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Washington only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Washington with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Kent kids go to school
Grades 6–8
Mill Creek Middle School or Canyon Ridge Middle School or Meridian Middle School
Depends on your address Kent School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2018–19
Below the state in reading
Reading (grades PK–8, Kent School District)57%
State average 61%
Math (grades PK–8, Kent School District)47%
State average 50.3%
Graduation · class of 2020
80% graduate on time
Graduation rate
80%
WA: 83%
Graduating class
2,043
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #193 of 254 WA towns →
Districts
The district serving Kent
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 38 schools in Kent
Showing 1–30 of 38 schools
Sunnycrest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 535 students
PublicSunrise Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 512 students
PublicMillennium Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 482 students
PublicScenic Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 481 students
PublicPark Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 473 students
PublicNeely O Brien Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 472 students
PublicMartin Sortun Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 450 students
PublicKent Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 438 students
PublicStar Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 434 students
PublicMeadow Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 423 students
PublicHorizon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 408 students
PublicPanther Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 396 students
PublicMeridian Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 390 students
PublicEast Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 383 students
PublicSpringbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 350 students
PublicEmerald Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 318 students
PublicPine Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 305 students
PublicGlenridge ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 298 students
PublicGeorge T. Daniel Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 292 students
PublicSoos Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 290 students
PublicSunshine Mountain Christian SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 158 students
PrivateSunbeams Lutheran SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 82 students
PrivateMontessori Plus SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 24 students
PrivateBasic Steps AcademyElementary · Grades K–1 · 6 students
PrivateMill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 866 students
PublicCanyon Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 821 students
PublicEvergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 810 students
PublicMeridian Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 647 students
PublicKentridge High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,186 students
PublicKent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,639 students
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.