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Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning is a very small public middle school serving just 80 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-regarded Lake Washington School District in Sammamish, WA.

This school stands out for its intimate size and specialized focus on art and reasoning, which fosters a unique learning environment with more individual attention than larger area schools. Academically, it shows notable strengths, particularly in science where its 90% proficiency rate recently outpaced the district average and most nearby schools like Evergreen Middle School and Beaver Lake Middle School. However, its year-to-year statewide ranking can fluctuate more than larger, consistently top-ranked peers such as Timberline Middle School, which may be a factor of its very small student population.

Families considering Renaissance should note its distinctive profile: it achieves strong results with lower per-student spending than many comparison schools and serves a community with very low economic disadvantage relative to other schools in the Issaquah School District or Bellevue School District. Choosing this school means selecting a specialized, close-knit educational approach that excels in creative and critical thinking within one of the state's highest-performing academic regions.

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,630

Per pupil spending ?

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 228th Ave NE
Sammamish, WA 98074

(425) 936-1544

District: Lake Washington School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.3%

Asian:

22.5%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (78% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Washington middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg78%

Washington avg48%

37^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Middle Schools in the Lake Washington School District

4^th of 247Lake Washington 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	93.2	37 of 534	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	74 of 535	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	96.5	16 of 539	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	37 of 541	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	27 of 529	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	13 of 512	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	13 of 437	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	89.8	32 of 435	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	94.7	12 of 443	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	13 of 445	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	89.3	26 of 498	94.8%	★★★★★
2012	92.0	17 of 497	96.6%	★★★★★
2011	96.0	7 of 492	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	92.3	16 of 483	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	83.5	54 of 476	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	37 of 471	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	45 of 464	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	3 of 464	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	18 of 479	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	16 of 469	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	19 of 452	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	95.7	11 of 453	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	51 of 488	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	87 of 488	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	51 of 480	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	45 of 470	90.4%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2019)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+41 vs state

English Language Arts81%+28 vs state

Math63%+20 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, September 6, 2022

As many people mentioned the teachers are very nice and kind people. But classes are overfilled. Teachers are not discipline kids and kids are screaming, walking around and going wild during the class time. Not a good environment for learning at all. Teachers are not involved if students need help in their discipline (not staying after school with kids to parse the problem topic, not following up on subject etc). It's a pattern that some teachers are not checking turned in classwork/homework for weeks-months, so you will continue to see "missing assignment". Also in our opinion they are overdoing the pivot to homosexuals' and transgender trends and many kids decided that they are homosexuals' or transgender way more than statistics is supports. Overall, it's a nice school and good teachers, but need to be more focused on education. Close Quote

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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 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 228th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-1544	80	5	17.3	3.8%	45 (56.3%)	3 (3.8%)	4 (5.0%)	18 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.5%)	93.2	37^th of 534 public middle schools	93.1%		85.2	74^th of 535 public middle schools	86.2%	37	90.0	90.0	75.0	80.8	90.0	81.1	60.7	73.1	52.6	63.0	$15,630	$163	$15,466
Inglewood Middle School	Public	6-8	24120 NE 8th ST	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2360	1,229	56	21.9	4.3%	427 (34.7%)	20 (1.6%)	85 (6.9%)	600 (48.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (7.1%)	98.1	11^th of 534 public middle schools	97.9%		97.6	10^th of 535 public middle schools	98.1%	1	80.4	80.4	83.0	86.7	84.2	84.6	79.8	81.6	76.5	79.2	$15,649	$736	$14,914
Pine Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3095 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5700	877	40	21.8	8.4%	284 (32.4%)	15 (1.7%)	51 (5.8%)	461 (52.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.2%)	98	12^th of 534 public middle schools	97.8%		97.3	12^th of 535 public middle schools	97.8%		79.5	79.5	81.3	82.7	83.9	82.7	82.6	85.3	84.4	84.2	$16,019	$293	$15,726
Beaver Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	25025 SE 32nd St	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4150	699	35	20.2	9.6%	248 (35.5%)	13 (1.9%)	58 (8.3%)	314 (44.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.0%)	98.4	8^th of 534 public middle schools	98.5%		97.7	9^th of 535 public middle schools	98.3%	1	81.5	81.5	84.3	84.4	87.7	85.4	81.4	84.7	81.0	82.4	$16,620	$286	$16,334
Pacific Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	24635 SE Issaquah Fall City Ro	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5900	605	29	20.8	10.7%	238 (39.3%)	11 (1.8%)	39 (6.4%)	271 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	96.4	21^st of 534 public middle schools	96.1%		96.6	18^th of 535 public middle schools	96.6%	3	77.3	77.3	78.8	77.5	80.3	78.9	79.5	77.0	70.1	75.3	$17,745	$320	$17,426
Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	6900 208th AVE NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2320	761	38	19.8	9.2%	175 (23.0%)	17 (2.2%)	48 (6.3%)	478 (62.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	98.4	7^th of 534 public middle schools	98.7%		98.8	5^th of 535 public middle schools	99.1%	2	83.4	83.4	81.6	89.2	82.6	84.5	82.4	88.0	86.3	85.6	$17,568	$826	$16,742
Tillicum Middle School	Public	6-8	1280 160th Avenue SE	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6700	676	37	18.2	19.8%	219 (32.4%)	27 (4.0%)	106 (15.7%)	212 (31.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (16.3%)	90.1	54^th of 534 public middle schools	89.9%		92.9	41^st of 535 public middle schools	92.3%	13	72.3	72.3	64.1	71.1	75.7	70.5	61.5	66.0	66.5	64.8	$21,640	$588	$21,052
Timberline Middle School	Public	6-8	9900 Redmond Ridge Drive NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2820	788	36	21.7	7.1%	231 (29.3%)	14 (1.8%)	66 (8.4%)	417 (52.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.0%)	98.3	10^th of 534 public middle schools	98.1%		98.6	7^th of 535 public middle schools	98.7%	3	80.7	80.7	87.8	83.7	85.0	85.5	82.3	81.4	82.7	82.1	$16,219	$673	$15,546
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	15027 NE Bel-Red Rd	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-6469	589	38	15.6	60.6%	118 (20.0%)	31 (5.3%)	293 (49.7%)	92 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	48 (8.1%)	19.5	443^rd of 534 public middle schools	17.0%		27.5	386^th of 535 public middle schools	27.9%	57	25.9	25.9	32.6	37.5	34.4	34.9	20.5	29.4	23.5	24.5	$24,196	$1,181	$23,015
Odle Middle School	Public	6-8	502 143rd Avenue NE	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6600	974	52	18.7	20.2%	146 (15.0%)	29 (3.0%)	86 (8.8%)	635 (65.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	70 (7.2%)	96.4	19^th of 534 public middle schools	96.4%		96.8	16^th of 535 public middle schools	97.0%	3	74.3	74.3	80.7	80.3	76.9	79.3	77.3	78.7	73.4	76.5	$18,949	$796	$18,153

Frequently Asked Questions about Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning

What is the racial makeup of Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning?

Students at Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning are 56% White, 23% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What district is Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning in?

Lake Washington School District

Is Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning a good school?

Yes. Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning ranks in the top 6.9% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 80 students attended Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning.

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