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Kentlake High School

Q: Is Kentlake High School a good school?

Kentlake High School ranks 275 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 37% of Washington high schools

Summary

Kentlake High School is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Kent School District, with an enrollment of over 1,500 students in a diverse community where nearly half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school presents a mixed picture: it excels at graduating students, with a rate higher than the district and state averages, but standardized test scores show significant challenges, especially in math where proficiency is about half the state average. This math struggle is a trend across most high schools in the Kent School District, with Kentridge High School being a notable exception. Compared to nearby Kentwood High School, which has a similar student population, Kentlake generally ranks lower in statewide comparisons and has a higher dropout rate.

The school's performance has declined in recent years, and it spends more per student than some higher-achieving neighbors like Tahoma Senior High School, located just over two miles away. Tahoma, in the Tahoma School District, has much higher math proficiency and a top-tier ranking, highlighting a stark achievement gap between geographically close schools. Kentlake appears to be at a crossroads, needing to address core academic proficiency while maintaining its strength in helping students reach graduation.

1,561

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,618

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21401 SE Falcon Way
Kent, WA 98042-5939

(253) 373-4900

District: Kent School District

Feeder schools for Kentlake High School:

Elementary:	Cedar Valley Elementary School
	Grass Lake Elementary School
	Horizon Elementary School
	Jenkins Creek Elementary School
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	Pine Tree Elementary School
	Sawyer Woods Elementary School
Middle:	Cedar Heights Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.6%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Asian:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2013 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

275^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High 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	37.5	275 of 438	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	279 of 437	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	208 of 442	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	270 of 434	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	218 of 455	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	153 of 417	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	151 of 315	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.8	149 of 301	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.9	128 of 306	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	207 of 454	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.0	235 of 450	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	240 of 440	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	74.0	95 of 423	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	49.5	235 of 402	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.4	202 of 396	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.9	168 of 399	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.8	93 of 395	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	61.2	174 of 394	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.3	109 of 390	72.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	73 of 80	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	51 of 70	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.7	32 of 78	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	40 of 89	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	51 of 111	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	74 of 86	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	95 of 119	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	89 of 113	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	92 of 118	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	84 of 124	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	80 of 136	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	83 of 121	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	63 of 85	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	57 of 68	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	36 of 44	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	39 of 102	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	34 of 69	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	234 of 350	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	218 of 347	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	139 of 357	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	229 of 368	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	165 of 390	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	119 of 358	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	137 of 243	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	153 of 249	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	171 of 248	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	163 of 249	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	208 of 261	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	140 of 278	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	107 of 241	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	44 of 156	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	291 of 355	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	261 of 356	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	214 of 362	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	312 of 370	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	208 of 392	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	196 of 344	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	165 of 227	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	243 of 359	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	271 of 362	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	233 of 358	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	250 of 363	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	209 of 395	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	156 of 355	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	117 of 254	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	151 of 170	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	128 of 161	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	85 of 166	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.8	146 of 179	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	132 of 195	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	119 of 163	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.5	51 of 91	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	97 of 110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	109 of 130	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	156 of 212	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	72 of 139	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	190 of 373	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	261 of 374	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	141 of 379	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	262 of 390	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	208 of 413	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	104 of 382	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	107 of 222	51.8%	★★★☆☆

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)49th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2024)12th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+5 vs state

Science45%-4 vs state

Math22%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, May 20, 2013

As my last child graduates this year, I'd have to say the difference with Dr. Potts versus the previous principal is astonishing. I've been a part of Kentlake community for the past six years with my kids and the kids I mentor. Dr. Potts is outstanding - now the challenge going forward for parents, teachers, community, administration and students alike will be to continue the enthusiasm and energy going forward. Kentlake is improving, but the bar must be set higher, which you can repeat for the entire Kent school district. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Staff not as involved as I have seen in other districts. Maybe its the pay, Kent school district is the lowest paid district in Washington. I see that much parent/ teacher interaction is mostly done by email if at all. Some teachers expect older or second year subject students to help the younger ones. The problem with this is the older students have their own work to do and it is not their responsibility, not to mention they are teens. And the freshmen students most likely don't know the older ones.

On the good note if you AND your child put forth the effort there are an abundance of programs available at Kentlake. From Academics to Sports to Hobbies, you can keep your child very busy. Just stay on your child's studies and monitor the teacher interaction. As a parent if we are not hands on ourselves how can we expect a teacher to be? Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 1, 2010

Inept administration, coupled with teacher apathy results in poor student test scores compared to region and state. Compare to Tahoma school district, Bellevue School district and segregation can be extrapolated. This opinion applies to the middle school and high school levels as I have no experience with the elementary schools in this district. Close Quote

Schools Near Kentlake High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (2025)		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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kentlake High School	Public	9-12	21401 SE Falcon Way	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-4900	1,561	72	21.5	47.9%	634 (40.6%)	143 (9.2%)	381 (24.4%)	230 (14.7%)	8 (0.5%)	26 (1.7%)	134 (8.6%)	37.5	275^th of 438 public high schools	37.2%		37.2	279^th of 437 public high schools	36.2%	4	45.1	45.1	58.0	58.0	22.2	22.2	$18,618	$634	$17,984
Tahoma Senior High School	Public	9-12	23499 SE Tahoma Way	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-6200	2,919	122	23.9	19.3%	1,884 (64.5%)	103 (3.5%)	350 (12.0%)	307 (10.5%)	11 (0.4%)	12 (0.4%)	244 (8.4%)	82.4	57^th of 438 public high schools	87.0%		90.1	39^th of 437 public high schools	91.1%	18	58.4	58.4	82.7	82.7	53.3	53.3	$16,535	$322	$16,213
Tahoma Open Doors	Public	9-12	23499 SE Tahoma Way	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-6200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$5,407	$209	$5,198
Kentwood High School	Public	9-12	25800 164th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7680	1,995	83	24.1	50.2%	545 (27.3%)	246 (12.3%)	430 (21.6%)	535 (26.8%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (2.2%)	186 (9.3%)	47.3	220^th of 438 public high schools	49.8%		57.5	170^th of 437 public high schools	61.1%	50	49.2	49.2	64.7	64.7	24.9	24.9	$17,395	$615	$16,780
Auburn Mountainview High School	Public	9-12	28900 124th AVE SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 804-4539	1,560	83	18.8	58.5%	550 (35.3%)	136 (8.7%)	380 (24.4%)	313 (20.1%)	2 (0.1%)	53 (3.4%)	126 (8.1%)	42.5	249^th of 438 public high schools	43.2%		39.9	270^th of 437 public high schools	38.2%	21	45.9	45.9	61.7	61.7	24.8	24.8	$16,445	$509	$15,936
The Outreach Program	Public	12	26024 111th Ave SE	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-4080	62	1	52.9	83.9%	22 (35.5%)	11 (17.7%)	7 (11.3%)	12 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	8 (12.9%)								(n/a)							$52,547	$460	$52,087
Individualized Graduation & Degree Program	Public, Virtual	9-12	11107 SE Kent-Kangley Rd	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 373-4723	370	10	38.5	61.4%	82 (22.2%)	59 (15.9%)	127 (34.3%)	43 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.2%)	34 (9.2%)								(n/a)							$17,494	$1,270	$16,223
Kent-Meridian High School	Public	9-12	10020 SE 256th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7405	1,639	78	20.9	68.9%	223 (13.6%)	238 (14.5%)	659 (40.2%)	305 (18.6%)	5 (0.3%)	106 (6.5%)	98 (6.0%)	12.4	401^st of 438 public high schools	8.4%		19.3	367^th of 437 public high schools	16.0%	34	29.8	29.8	38.2	38.2	13.1	13.1	$19,208	$608	$18,600
Auburn Senior High School	Public	9-12	711 E Main St	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4880	1,918	100	19.1	63.2%	457 (23.8%)	171 (8.9%)	741 (38.6%)	208 (10.8%)	35 (1.8%)	146 (7.6%)	160 (8.3%)	25.4	338^th of 438 public high schools	22.8%		22.3	355^th of 437 public high schools	18.8%	17	40.4	40.4	48.0	48.0	18.9	18.9	$17,541	$1,007	$16,535
Kentridge High School	Public	9-12	12430 SE 208th ST	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7345	2,186	90	24.2	42.5%	569 (26.0%)	298 (13.6%)	342 (15.6%)	713 (32.6%)	4 (0.2%)	28 (1.3%)	219 (10.0%)	74.6	86^th of 438 public high schools	80.4%		82.3	61^st of 437 public high schools	86.0%	25	59.8	59.8	69.0	69.0	48.7	48.7	$16,925	$599	$16,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Kentlake High School

What district is Kentlake High School in?

Kent School District

How many students attend Kentlake High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,561 students attended Kentlake High School.

Is Kentlake High School a good school?

Kentlake High School ranks 275^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Kentlake High School?

Students at Kentlake High School are 41% White, 24% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Kentlake High School?

Kentlake High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cedar Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Grass Lake Elementary School
Elementary : Horizon Elementary School
Elementary : Jenkins Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Pine Tree Elementary School
Elementary : Sawyer Woods Elementary School
Middle : Cedar Heights Middle School

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