Schools · Renton
Renton, WA schools
Renton’s public schools score well below Washington’s averages: 55% of students are proficient in reading against 61% statewide, and 77% of high schoolers graduate on time against 83%. Kids attend one of 12 elementary schools through grade 5, then Nelsen Middle School or McKnight Middle School.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
B−
Renton’s School Grade: B-
The public schools Renton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
B-Test scoresC-Graduation
Washington school districts we grade (291)Better than 45%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (267)Better than 31%
High confidence. Built on 8,140 tested students and a graduating class of 1,149; 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 Renton kids go to school
Grades 6–8
Nelsen Middle School or McKnight Middle School
Depends on your address Renton School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2018–19
Well below the state in reading
Reading (grades K–8, Renton School District)55%
State average 61%
Math (grades K–8, Renton School District)47%
State average 50.3%
Graduation · class of 2020
77% graduate on time
Graduation rate
77%
WA: 83%
Graduating class
1,149
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #218 of 254 WA towns →
Districts
The district serving Renton
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 37 schools in Renton
Showing 1–30 of 37 schools
Hilltop Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 576 students
PublicKennydale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 511 students
PublicSartori Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 510 students
PublicBenson Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 477 students
PublicTalbot Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 445 students
PublicCascade Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 434 students
PublicMaplewood Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 395 students
PublicRenton Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 393 students
PublicHighlands Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 386 students
PublicTiffany Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 379 students
PublicSierra Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 323 students
PublicHoney Dew ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 276 students
PublicImpact | Black River ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 209 students
CharterRenton Christian SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 722 students
PrivateSt. Anthony Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 368 students
PrivatePhoenix MontessoriElementary · Grades PK–K · 30 students
PrivateKing of Kings Lutheran Preschool and KindergartenElementary · Grades PK–K · 26 students
PrivateNelsen Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 913 students
PublicMcKnight Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 811 students
PublicHazen Senior High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,796 students
PublicRenton Senior High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,208 students
PublicLindbergh Senior High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students
PublicYouthSource and RTCHigh · Grades 11–12 · 296 students
PublicRenton Technical High SchoolHigh · Grades 11–12 · 66 students
PublicOpen Door Youth ReengagementHigh · Grades 11–12 · 50 students
PublicDropout Prevention and Reengagement AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12
PublicGriffin HomeHigh · Grades 6–12
PublicRenton Technical CollegeHigh · Grades 9–12
PublicMeadow Crest Early Childhood Education CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 490 students
PublicH.O.M.E. ProgramOther · Grades K–12 · 136 students
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.