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Neely O Brien Elementary School

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Neely O Brien Elementary School ranks 756 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

756^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Neely O'Brien Elementary School is a public K-5 school serving 472 students in the Kent School District, notable for its significant and rapid academic improvement in recent years.

The school has made one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the area, climbing from a very low statewide ranking to the 35th percentile, now ranking higher than most other elementary schools in its district, such as River Ridge Elementary and East Hill Elementary School. It outperforms the district average in English Language Arts and Math, and it maintains a low student-teacher ratio with high per-student spending. The school shows particular strength in educating White and African American student subgroups, ranking well above average for those demographics.

Areas for continued growth include science scores, which are below average, and supporting students as they move into 5th grade, where proficiency tends to dip. When compared to a similar school in a different district, Star Lake Elementary School in the Federal Way School District achieves slightly higher rankings with fewer resources, suggesting different approaches that could be explored. Overall, Neely O'Brien's strong upward trajectory makes it a standout success story within its community.

472

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,964

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6300 S 236th ST
Kent, WA 98032-2690

(253) 373-7434

District: Kent School District

Students who attend Neely O Brien Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mill Creek Middle School
High:	Kent-Meridian High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.1%

African American:

19.5%

Pacific Islander:

11.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Science scores 19 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

756^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Kent School District

159^th of 247Kent School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	756 of 1160	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	917 of 1168	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	999 of 1169	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1144 of 1169	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1051 of 1107	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	1091 of 1130	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	958 of 1054	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	862 of 1056	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.2	854 of 1053	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.6	711 of 1067	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.7	777 of 1106	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.3	739 of 1097	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.9	707 of 1092	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.3	802 of 1088	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.8	876 of 1072	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.5	885 of 1067	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.6	806 of 1069	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.0	800 of 1051	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	52.9	496 of 1031	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	29.8	770 of 1026	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	34 of 75	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	39 of 71	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	51 of 66	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	80 of 108	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	32 of 47	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	102 of 110	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	65 of 107	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	15.2	185 of 201	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	136 of 169	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	158 of 303	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	165 of 320	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	143 of 254	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	242 of 248	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	294 of 333	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	858 of 1092	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	869 of 1093	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	950 of 1094	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1082 of 1100	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	977 of 1008	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1035 of 1068	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	948 of 1004	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	496 of 659	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	418 of 651	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	544 of 633	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	656 of 694	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	410 of 501	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	637 of 697	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	478 of 540	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	534 of 1013	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	771 of 1024	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	902 of 1013	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	998 of 1019	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	798 of 854	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	957 of 979	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	778 of 835	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	571 of 1098	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	860 of 1099	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	926 of 1099	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1078 of 1113	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	979 of 1025	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1032 of 1075	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	870 of 999	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	68 of 197	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	135 of 194	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.2	292 of 303	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	20.7	505 of 566	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	581 of 637	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	336 of 1007	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.2	921 of 1027	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	787 of 833	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)67th percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2019)11th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2019)8th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%-3 vs state

Math37%-6 vs state

Science30%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Neely O Brien Elementary School	Public	K-5	6300 S 236th ST	Kent	98032	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7434	472	36	13.2	66.9%	49 (10.4%)	92 (19.5%)	180 (38.1%)	48 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (11.4%)	47 (10.0%)	34.5	756^th of 1160 public elementary schools	34.8%		23.9	917^th of 1168 public elementary schools	21.5%	161	30.4	30.4	53.4	53.6	42.0	50.2	39.8	40.0	29.0	36.8	70.9	76.0	74.7	74.7	74.7	76.0	84.8	76.0	76.0	76.0	$22,964	$1,612	$21,353
Kent Elementary School	Public	K-5	24700 64th Ave S	Kent	98032	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7497	438	29	15.1	81.5%	42 (9.6%)	68 (15.5%)	213 (48.6%)	42 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)	29 (6.6%)	17.1	998^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.0%		9.8	1100^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.8%	102	28.2	28.2	39.1	34.7	30.6	34.6	35.9	30.6	17.1	27.7	85.5	94.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.6	100.0	89.1	94.6	94.6	$21,993	$1,008	$20,985
Sunnycrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24629 42nd Av S	Kent	98032	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4100	535	35	15.2	81.1%	63 (11.8%)	57 (10.7%)	209 (39.1%)	125 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	71 (13.3%)	8.9	1107^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.6%		4.6	1146^th of 1168 public elementary schools	1.9%	39	17.5	17.5	22.9	26.0	25.0	24.6	20.8	20.0	27.6	22.4	76.7	88.9	92.2	92.2	92.2	85.6	96.7	91.1	85.6	85.6	$18,935	$1,249	$17,687
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22420 Military Rd S	SeaTac	98198	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7320	697	42	16.6	72.7%	95 (13.6%)	150 (21.5%)	175 (25.1%)	176 (25.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.6%)	46 (6.6%)	4.3	1144^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.8	1157^th of 1168 public elementary schools	0.9%	13	19.8	19.8	17.1	10.2	20.5	15.5	19.1	14.3	15.9	16.3	68.9	78.3	79.3	79.3	79.3	75.5	87.7	76.4	75.5	75.5	$19,556	$1,556	$18,001
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22447 24th Ave S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4400	548	31	17.8	78.1%	53 (9.7%)	101 (18.4%)	238 (43.4%)	97 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	34 (6.2%)	3.5	1151^st of 1160 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.6	1161^st of 1168 public elementary schools	0.6%	10	15.3	15.3	14.9	15.3	19.0	16.2	18.4	11.8	11.8	14.1	77.4	83.5	88.7	87.8	87.8	85.2	92.2	89.6	85.2	85.2	$20,000	$1,473	$18,527
East Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9825 S 240th ST	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7455	383	24	15.8	72.1%	46 (12.0%)	50 (13.1%)	116 (30.3%)	96 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	38 (9.9%)	4.3	1145^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.2	1142^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	2.2%	3	13.0	13.0	18.6	22.2	17.0	19.1	18.6	15.6	11.1	15.4	71.6	74.6	80.6	80.6	80.6	76.1	88.1	77.6	76.1	76.1	$21,342	$1,856	$19,486
Star Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26812 B 40th AV S	Kent	98032	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4000	434	26	16.6	70.0%	66 (15.2%)	62 (14.3%)	132 (30.4%)	68 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.7%)	64 (14.7%)	36.3	725^th of 1160 public elementary schools	37.5%		33.8	774^th of 1168 public elementary schools	33.7%	49	36.4	36.4	29.7	43.6	63.6	44.8	33.3	41.9	45.5	40.0	82.5	88.9	85.7	85.7	85.7	87.3	93.7	85.7	87.3	87.3	$20,873	$1,851	$19,022
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2104 S 247th St	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4700	535	28	18.7	80.2%	85 (15.9%)	113 (21.1%)	141 (26.4%)	115 (21.5%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.6%)	48 (9.0%)	9.3	1103^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	4.9%		12.8	1070^th of 1168 public elementary schools	8.4%	33	22.8	22.8	31.3	15.3	29.9	25.2	28.9	15.3	20.5	21.6	87.7	93.2	95.9	95.9	95.9	91.8	97.3	93.2	91.8	91.8	$20,831	$1,473	$19,358
Madrona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20301 32nd Ave South	SeaTac	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4100	317	20	15.7	77.0%	20 (6.3%)	65 (20.5%)	162 (51.1%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.7%)	21 (6.6%)	17.4	994^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.3%		7	1124^th of 1168 public elementary schools	3.8%	130	30.8	30.8	25.0	22.0	33.3	26.3	34.9		38.5	24.8	80.4	83.9	89.3	89.3	89.3	82.1	92.9	83.9	82.1	82.1	$23,482	$2,361	$21,121
Scenic Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26025 Woodland Way S	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7479	481	34	14.2	73.8%	69 (14.3%)	51 (10.6%)	216 (44.9%)	81 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.4%)	37 (7.7%)	16.8	1006^th of 1160 public elementary schools	13.3%		20.7	960^th of 1168 public elementary schools	17.8%	46	32.9	32.9	34.9	33.3	46.7	38.8	23.8	23.8	14.9	20.5	79.6	86.4	89.8	89.8	89.8	86.4	90.9	87.5	86.4	86.4	$21,186	$1,476	$19,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Neely O Brien Elementary School

What district is Neely O Brien Elementary School in?

Kent School District

What schools do graduates of Neely O Brien Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Neely O Brien Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mill Creek Middle School
High : Kent-Meridian High School

How many students attend Neely O Brien Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Neely O Brien Elementary School.

Is Neely O Brien Elementary School a good school?

Neely O Brien Elementary School ranks 756^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Neely O Brien Elementary School?

Students at Neely O Brien Elementary School are 38% Hispanic, 19% African American, 11% Pacific Islander, 10% White, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

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