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Best Public Schools in Renton, WA


At a glance
36
Schools
18,513
Students
7
Districts
5
5-star schools
Top rankedLiberty Senior High School18th of 396 Washington high schools
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Biggest riser
Cascade Elementary School up 265 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Tiffany Park Elementary School 14.1 students per teacher
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Newly ranked this year
Impact | Black River Elementary
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
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1★
8 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Renton, Washington, has 34 schools serving students from elementary through high school, along with alternative and reengagement programs, across the Renton School District, Issaquah School District, Kent School District, and specialized school systems.

School quality varies widely, so families should compare individual schools rather than rely only on district averages. The strongest overall options include Briarwood Elementary, ranked in the 97th percentile statewide, Liberty Senior High School, ranked in the 95th percentile with a 96.3% graduation rate, and Maywood Middle School, also in the 95th percentile. Other notable performers are Apollo Elementary, Maplewood Heights Elementary School, Sartori Elementary School, and Ridgewood Elementary School. Among high schools, Hazen Senior High School stands out for rapid improvement, rising to the 81st percentile.

Parents should also examine areas needing additional support. Renton Senior High School has the lowest results among the comprehensive high schools, including a 75.7% graduation rate and math proficiency of 26.13%. Highlands Elementary School, Renton Park Elementary School, and Honey Dew Elementary also report comparatively low assessment results. Math is a recurring weakness in several middle and high schools, while science is particularly strong at Briarwood, Apollo, Liberty, Sartori, and Maywood. Alternative programs should be evaluated separately because they serve different student needs and often have suppressed or non-comparable results.

Ranking:
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

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