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Benson Hill Elementary School

Q: Is Benson Hill Elementary School a good school?

Benson Hill Elementary School ranks 731 st of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Benson Hill Elementary School is a K-5 public school serving 477 students in the diverse Renton School District, where it maintains a 2-star rating and performs in the middle range compared to other Washington elementary schools.

When looking at nearby schools with similar student populations, Benson Hill often performs better; for example, it ranks higher than Renton Park Elementary and Springbrook Elementary School. The school shows particular strengths in supporting English Language Learners and achieves this with lower per-student spending than several comparison schools like Cascade Elementary School. However, performance varies widely within the district, with Talbot Hill Elementary School ranking significantly higher.

A notable pattern at Benson Hill is that students often perform well in 3rd grade but see scores drop by 5th grade, a trend more pronounced here than at some other schools. There is also a consistent performance gap between female and male students. Despite these challenges, the school has shown a clear trend of gradual improvement over the past several years, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating.

477

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,896

Per pupil spending ?

50.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18665 116th Ave SE
Renton, WA 98058-7198

(425) 204-3300

District: Renton School District

Students who attend Benson Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Nelsen Middle School
High:	Lindbergh Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.4%

Hispanic:

23.5%

African American:

14.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg44%

Washington avg48%

731^st of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Renton School District

133^rd of 247Renton 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	35.8	731 of 1160	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	726 of 1168	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	833 of 1169	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	857 of 1169	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	775 of 1107	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	793 of 1130	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	776 of 1054	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.0	595 of 1056	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	623 of 1053	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.0	652 of 1067	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	79.0	184 of 1106	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	57.0	482 of 1097	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	434 of 1092	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.2	511 of 1088	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.7	663 of 1072	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.1	519 of 1067	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.1	475 of 1069	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.3	355 of 1051	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.1	528 of 1031	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.7	280 of 1026	72.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	52.5	31 of 71	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	30 of 66	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	45 of 108	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	26 of 110	76.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	127 of 189	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	121 of 163	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	155 of 170	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	155 of 187	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	114 of 131	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	137 of 201	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	146 of 169	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	56.2	116 of 320	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	66 of 254	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	55 of 213	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	44.3	117 of 248	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	152 of 333	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	605 of 1092	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	660 of 1093	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	824 of 1094	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	831 of 1100	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	694 of 1008	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	677 of 1068	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	763 of 1004	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	447 of 659	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	313 of 651	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	251 of 633	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	526 of 694	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	435 of 697	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.2	517 of 540	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	771 of 1013	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	710 of 1024	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	670 of 1013	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	743 of 1019	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	585 of 854	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	716 of 979	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	764 of 835	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	787 of 1098	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	735 of 1099	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	781 of 1099	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	787 of 1113	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	726 of 1025	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	845 of 1075	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	708 of 999	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	38.6	208 of 303	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	148 of 212	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	40.5	259 of 478	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	503 of 566	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	530 of 637	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	838 of 1009	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	561 of 1031	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	810 of 943	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	865 of 1027	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	718 of 833	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2024)56th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2022)46th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)17th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Math42%~ state avg

Science37%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, April 21, 2017

If you have an energetic child or if any of teachers won't like your child, you will have a lot of troubles and bunch of notes coming home daily. I and my wife adopted child from overseas and from day 1 we've told that he needs to be in special ed class. When we asked why, she said he was ignoring teachers. The Oksana "ELL teacher" was following us for 3 years now trying to get our son in S.E. Children figured out that our son gets in trouble easily, setting him up on purpose and making fun of him. Academically, I would agree it's good school, but the way teachers treat children and their parents, that's nuts... last year we've home schooled our son and when he came back to school 2016-2017 school year, he started behaving a lot better, but still we keep hearing about special ed and what most interesting they told us that they will get him there even without our aproval. That made us to lean toward home schooling. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Great teachers and a diverse student population! My son has been going to Benson Hill for 4 years and he has had a great experience. We are very happy with this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, May 18, 2013

This is a great school. Teachers are wonderful, push kids to excel, but in a non-threatening way. Caring, respectful to different culture, in a nutshell-good place for a child to grow. Love the school. Close Quote

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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
Benson Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	18665 116th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3300	477	30	15.6	50.1%	61 (12.8%)	71 (14.9%)	112 (23.5%)	164 (34.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	60 (12.6%)	35.8	731^st of 1160 public elementary schools	37.0%		36.8	726^th of 1168 public elementary schools	37.8%	5	37.2	37.2	53.5	39.0	33.7	41.7	54.9	47.5	26.7	41.7	85.1	91.9	93.2	93.2	93.2	91.9	96.0	90.5	91.9	91.9	$19,896	$1,280	$18,617
Glenridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19405 120th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7494	298	21	13.9	52.3%	55 (18.5%)	36 (12.1%)	44 (14.8%)	128 (43.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	30 (10.1%)	43.7	628^th of 1160 public elementary schools	45.9%		44.6	626^th of 1168 public elementary schools	46.4%	2	46.9	46.9	41.8	50.9	59.2	50.3	36.4	47.5	40.8	41.7	85.7	88.1	85.7	85.7	85.7	88.1	95.2	88.1	88.1	88.1	$23,887	$1,753	$22,134
Impact \| Black River Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	16950 116th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Impact \| Black River Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(206) 712-7640	209	13	15.8	62.7%	26 (12.4%)	62 (29.7%)	61 (29.2%)	20 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	37 (17.7%)								(n/a)			29.0			29.0	25.8			25.8	85.3	86.8	86.8	86.8	86.8	88.2	91.2	86.8	88.2	88.2	$25,788	$798	$24,990
Springbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20035 100th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7485	350	22	15.8	68.3%	56 (16.0%)	61 (17.4%)	65 (18.6%)	124 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	25 (7.1%)	22.8	934^th of 1160 public elementary schools	19.5%		16.7	1020^th of 1168 public elementary schools	12.7%	86	35.9	35.9	21.3	39.3	25.9	29.6	38.3	42.6	35.2	38.9	91.8	93.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	91.8	95.9	95.9	91.8	91.8	$21,783	$1,550	$20,234
Carriage Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18235 140th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7597	324	19	17.3	32.7%	96 (29.6%)	23 (7.1%)	64 (19.8%)	98 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	40 (12.3%)	51.6	542^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	53.3%		58.6	462^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	60.4%	80	59.1	59.1	34.6	43.3	70.5	47.8	41.8	48.3	54.6	47.8	81.1	84.9	84.9	84.9	84.9	83.0	92.5	83.0	83.0	83.0	$21,767	$985	$20,782
Renton Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	16828 128th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-2950	393	25	15.4	65.1%	95 (24.2%)	62 (15.8%)	135 (34.4%)	50 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.2%)	18.9	980^th of 1160 public elementary schools	15.5%		9.7	1101^st of 1168 public elementary schools	5.7%	121	34.5	34.5	40.0	13.5	34.5	30.0	43.3	19.2	29.3	31.2	85.7	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	91.1	96.4	89.3	91.1	91.1	$22,242	$2,598	$19,644
Cascade Elementary School	Public	K-5	16022 116th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-3350	434	28	15.6	63.8%	73 (16.8%)	87 (20.0%)	134 (30.9%)	75 (17.3%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.1%)	51 (11.8%)	25.2	898^th of 1160 public elementary schools	22.6%		33.4	778^th of 1168 public elementary schools	33.4%	120	34.3	34.3	36.5	40.3	42.3	39.8	38.1	30.7	34.3	34.4	88.4	91.3	94.2	94.2	94.2	89.9	94.2	89.9	89.9	89.9	$22,206	$2,484	$19,723
Emerald Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	11800 SE 216th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-3850	318	21	15.1	58.2%	57 (17.9%)	41 (12.9%)	64 (20.1%)	96 (30.2%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.7%)	38 (11.9%)	35.2	745^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.8%		35.2	753^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	35.5%	8	39.6	39.6	32.6	46.0	52.8	44.3	39.1	42.0	41.5	40.9	72.9	79.2	77.1	77.1	77.1	79.2	91.7	77.1	79.2	79.2	$23,057	$1,498	$21,559
Lake Youngs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19660 142nd Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7646	416	26	16.3	33.9%	140 (33.7%)	18 (4.3%)	76 (18.3%)	118 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	55 (13.2%)	80.4	205^th of 1160 public elementary schools	82.3%		84.1	175^th of 1168 public elementary schools	85.0%	30	61.0	61.0	68.1	68.0	65.9	67.3	74.7	64.5	58.5	66.3	84.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	88.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	$20,360	$854	$19,506
Panther Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10200 SE 216th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7470	396	27	14.4	62.1%	78 (19.7%)	54 (13.6%)	68 (17.2%)	126 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	51 (12.9%)	17	1001^st of 1160 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.8	957^th of 1168 public elementary schools	18.1%	44	27.8	27.8	37.5	35.9	23.6	31.5	30.4	30.2	28.2	29.4	85.7	90.9	92.2	92.2	92.2	89.6	92.2	92.2	89.6	89.6	$22,272	$1,707	$20,565

Frequently Asked Questions about Benson Hill Elementary School

How many students attend Benson Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Benson Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Benson Hill Elementary School?

Students at Benson Hill Elementary School are 34% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 15% African American, 13% White, 13% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Benson Hill Elementary School a good school?

Benson Hill Elementary School ranks 731^st of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Benson Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Benson Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nelsen Middle School
High : Lindbergh Senior High School

What district is Benson Hill Elementary School in?

Renton School District

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