Renton School District

Summary:

The Renton School District consists of 28 schools serving about 13,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, ranking in the middle of Washington state districts with overall academic proficiency slightly below state averages.

Performance varies widely across schools, with clear standouts like Hazen Senior High School (the district's top high school), Sartori Elementary School (highest-ranked elementary), and Vera Risdon Middle School (top middle school), all earning 4-star ratings. In contrast, schools like Renton Senior High School and Highlands Elementary School face significant academic challenges, with much lower proficiency rates and ratings.

Key findings show that higher per-student spending doesn't guarantee better results, and while schools with more economic need often struggle, some like Hilltop Heritage Elementary School perform well despite average demographics. The district's alternative schools, such as the H.O.M.E. Program and Talley High School, show extreme variation in outcomes, serving specialized populations with very different results.

District Detail

300 SW 7th St
Renton, WA 98057

(425) 204-2300

SchoolDigger Rank:
133^rd of 247 Washington districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,873

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 4

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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 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th 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 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th 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
Bryn Mawr Elementary School	Public	K-5	8212 S 118th St	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4150	415	25	16.8	62.2%	51 (12.3%)	77 (18.6%)	142 (34.2%)	79 (19.0%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.6%)	47 (11.3%)	19.5	973^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	16.1%		24.3	906^th of 1168 public elementary schools	22.4%	67	27.8			27.8	35.2	31.5	33.3					33.5	46.5	31.5	22.2					34.6	89.4	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	92.4	97.0	95.5	92.4	92.4	$22,408	$1,608	$20,800
Campbell Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	6418 S 124th St	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4000	345	23	14.8	70.7%	15 (4.3%)	108 (31.3%)	96 (27.8%)	80 (23.2%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	30 (8.7%)	39.9	683^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	41.1%		27.8	856^th of 1168 public elementary schools	26.7%	173	45.8			45.8	21.6	51.9	67.4					46.7	33.3	42.3	41.7					39.1	75.0	83.3	85.0	85.0	85.0	80.0	91.7	85.0	80.0	80.0	$22,895	$2,219	$20,677
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
Nelsen Middle School	Public	6-8	2403 Jones Ave S	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3000	913	42	21.5	58.5%	178 (19.5%)	145 (15.9%)	243 (26.6%)	242 (26.5%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.9%)	85 (9.3%)	25.4	412^th of 534 public middle schools	22.8%		32	360^th of 535 public middle schools	32.7%	52		32.6		32.6				38.0	39.1	38.5		38.6				24.5	32.5	23.5		27.0											$17,952	$1,015	$16,938
Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	7100 116th Ave SE	Newcastle	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4550	478	26	18.1	20.3%	200 (41.8%)	18 (3.8%)	49 (10.3%)	139 (29.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (14.0%)	82.5	191^st of 1160 public elementary schools	83.5%		93.4	69^th of 1168 public elementary schools	94.1%	122	74.7			74.7	54.9	76.7	67.1					66.4	63.4	71.2	69.6					68.2	92.5	97.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	97.0	95.5	94.0	97.0	97.0	$19,671	$982	$18,688
Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	2720 NE 7th St	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4600	386	27	14.5	70.2%	33 (8.5%)	41 (10.6%)	225 (58.3%)	44 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.1%)	12	1065^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.2%		12.7	1073^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	8.1%	8	21.1			21.1	36.6	16.7	21.1					25.3	39.4	22.7	17.5					27.3	86.7	86.7	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	91.7	90.0	90.0	90.0	$24,279	$2,823	$21,456
Kennydale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 NE 28th St	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4700	511	31	16.5	39.3%	117 (22.9%)	36 (7.0%)	173 (33.9%)	110 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (14.5%)	58.9	448^th of 1160 public elementary schools	61.4%		65.1	383^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	67.2%	65	57.6			57.6	45.8	51.2	57.1					51.8	49.4	58.8	57.6					55.5	91.5	91.5	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	94.9	93.2	93.2	93.2	$19,922	$1,478	$18,444
Lakeridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	7400 S 115th St	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4100	287	21	13.5	62.7%	46 (16.0%)	97 (33.8%)	60 (20.9%)	59 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (7.7%)	22.1	947^th of 1160 public elementary schools	18.4%		16.8	1017^th of 1168 public elementary schools	12.9%	70	41.7			41.7	34.2	20.9	47.9					34.9	31.0	18.6	37.5					29.3	87.0	93.5	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	93.5	95.7	95.7	95.7	$23,735	$2,908	$20,827
Lindbergh Senior High School	Public	9-12	16426 128th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3200	1,201	58	20.7	50.0%	233 (19.4%)	191 (15.9%)	313 (26.1%)	327 (27.2%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.5%)	112 (9.3%)	41.2	259^th of 438 public high schools	40.9%		36.4	286^th of 437 public high schools	34.6%	27			39.7	39.7							58.3	58.3							31.8	31.8											$19,612	$1,278	$18,333
Maplewood Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Jericho Ave SE	Renton	98059	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4750	395	25	16.0	19.5%	147 (37.2%)	17 (4.3%)	58 (14.7%)	118 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.9%)	85.2	167^th of 1160 public elementary schools	85.6%		85.2	161^st of 1168 public elementary schools	86.2%	6	73.0			73.0	60.9	72.9	74.6					69.4	60.9	73.8	77.8					70.7	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	$21,010	$1,442	$19,569
McKnight Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Edmonds Ave NE	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3600	811	38	21.2	49.0%	157 (19.4%)	75 (9.2%)	297 (36.6%)	202 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	75 (9.2%)	51	238^th of 534 public middle schools	55.4%		54	224^th of 535 public middle schools	58.1%	14		39.9		39.9				47.4	49.2	48.2		48.2				38.5	50.0	42.4		43.5											$18,740	$1,579	$17,161
Hazen Senior High School	Public	9-12	1101 Hoquiam Ave NE	Renton	98059	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4200	1,796	74	24.4	38.2%	505 (28.1%)	91 (5.1%)	477 (26.6%)	532 (29.6%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.7%)	174 (9.7%)	66.8	119^th of 438 public high schools	72.8%		60.5	150^th of 437 public high schools	65.7%	31			50.6	50.6							69.5	69.5							45.7	45.7											$17,224	$1,008	$16,216
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
Renton Senior High School	Public	9-12	400 S 2nd St	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3400	1,208	57	21.0	65.6%	105 (8.7%)	266 (22.0%)	421 (34.9%)	302 (25.0%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.5%)	91 (7.5%)	19.6	357^th of 438 public high schools	18.5%		23	351^st of 437 public high schools	19.7%	6			34.5	34.5							42.7	42.7							19.7	19.7											$19,699	$1,273	$18,426
Sierra Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	9901 132nd Ave SE	Renton	98059	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4650	323	22	14.9	53.9%	70 (21.7%)	24 (7.4%)	140 (43.3%)	55 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.9%)	21.6	954^th of 1160 public elementary schools	17.8%		25.2	896^th of 1168 public elementary schools	23.3%	58	41.4			41.4	20.3	37.5	33.9					30.5	40.7	39.3	23.7					34.5	90.4	96.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	96.2	92.3	94.2	94.2	$23,710	$1,506	$22,205
Talbot Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Talbot Rd S	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4900	445	27	16.4	49.0%	77 (17.3%)	56 (12.6%)	131 (29.4%)	110 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	55 (12.4%)	55	494^th of 1160 public elementary schools	57.4%		55.5	494^th of 1168 public elementary schools	57.7%		42.7			42.7	51.4	57.4	46.4					51.4	62.0	58.2	45.1					54.6	86.8	86.8	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	89.7	92.7	91.2	91.2	$20,787	$1,369	$19,418
Tiffany Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1601 Lake Youngs Way SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4850	379	27	14.1	62.0%	96 (25.3%)	41 (10.8%)	97 (25.6%)	107 (28.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	36.5	722^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	37.8%		36.5	732^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	37.3%	10	32.0			32.0	40.4	48.0	39.2					42.0	57.9	49.0	29.3					43.7	90.6	92.5	94.3	94.3	94.3	92.5	96.2	94.3	92.5	92.5	$23,640	$2,193	$21,448
Out Of District Facility	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 SW 7th St	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2200	10	0		30.0%	3 (30.0%)	4 (40.0%)	1 (10.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)																															$6,656	$801	$5,855
Griffin Home	Public	6-12	2500 Lake Washington Blvd N	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2550	0	0	12.5		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																															$58,546	$801	$57,745
Dimmitt Middle School	Public	6-8	12320 80th Ave S	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-2800	605	34	17.5	62.3%	64 (10.6%)	141 (23.3%)	172 (28.4%)	157 (26.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.5%)	46 (7.6%)	28	390^th of 534 public middle schools	27.0%		13.4	477^th of 535 public middle schools	10.8%	87		34.0		34.0				41.9	35.4	41.3		39.7				31.7	26.9	27.0		28.6											$21,054	$2,276	$18,778
H.O.M.E. Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	2607 Jones Ave S	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2520	136	5	25.6	22.8%	91 (66.9%)	6 (4.4%)	13 (9.6%)	10 (7.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.0%)								(n/a)	66.7	87.5		76.5		63.6	44.4		88.9	77.8	100.0	68.5	66.7				55.6	75.0		46.0	72.7	81.8	81.8	81.8	81.8	81.8	90.9	72.7	81.8	81.8	$16,476	$801	$15,675
Renton Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2607 Jones Ave S	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-2550	24	7	3.4	62.5%	7 (29.2%)	7 (29.2%)	7 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)								(n/a)																															$121,583	$18,041	$103,542
Honey Dew Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Union Ave NE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4800	276	18	15.4	71.0%	31 (11.2%)	26 (9.4%)	156 (56.5%)	30 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	26 (9.4%)	14.6	1031^st of 1160 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.2	1063^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	9.0%	32	34.0			34.0	11.1	28.6	40.4					27.0	20.5	26.5	31.9					26.4	97.7	97.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.7	97.7	100.0	97.7	97.7	$26,031	$3,095	$22,936
Talley High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	7800 S 132nd St	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 204-2100	248	17	14.2	64.5%	60 (24.2%)	57 (23.0%)	68 (27.4%)	33 (13.3%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	21 (8.5%)	6	426^th of 438 public high schools	2.7%		5	430^th of 437 public high schools	1.6%	4			25.9	25.9							25.5	25.5																			$29,935	$1,037	$28,898
Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK	1800 Index Ave NE	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2200	490	17	28.1	52.4%	88 (18.0%)	94 (19.2%)	131 (26.7%)	131 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	40 (8.2%)								(n/a)																															$36,926	$1,878	$35,048
Open Door Youth Reengagement	Public	11-12	2607 Jones Ave S	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2520	50	0		64.0%	13 (26.0%)	11 (22.0%)	17 (34.0%)	6 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)																															$6,656	$801	$5,855
Vera Risdon Middle School	Public	6-8	6928 116th Ave SE	Newcastle	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2700	751	34	21.8	39.3%	191 (25.4%)	49 (6.5%)	205 (27.3%)	209 (27.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	89 (11.9%)	66.9	156^th of 534 public middle schools	70.8%		66.1	164^th of 535 public middle schools	69.3%	8		48.7		48.7				48.8	63.9	62.9		58.5				42.9	57.1	44.4		48.3											$18,281	$1,158	$17,123
Sartori Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	332 Park Ave N	Renton	98057	King County	Renton School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 204-4500	510	29	17.3	28.4%	130 (25.5%)	58 (11.4%)	83 (16.3%)	151 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	86 (16.9%)	87.8	132^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	88.6%		83.2	186^th of 1168 public elementary schools	84.1%	54	69.1			69.1	61.9	75.6	74.1					70.5	76.2	81.7	66.7					74.9	96.3	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.8	96.3	97.5	98.8	98.8	$19,836	$946	$18,890
Renton Remote School	Public, Alternative	K-12	300 SW 7th St	Renton	98057	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2333	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	1075 Duvall Ave NE	Renton	98059	King County	Renton School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 204-3000	576	33	17.6	48.4%	118 (20.5%)	35 (6.1%)	204 (35.4%)	149 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	65 (11.3%)	59.3	441^st of 1160 public elementary schools	62.0%		46.5	603^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	48.4%	162	54.5			54.5	44.6	50.6	58.0					51.7	63.5	54.1	52.5					56.2	88.8	89.9	91.0	91.0	91.0	89.9	94.4	91.0	89.9	89.9	$19,789	$959	$18,831

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kent School District	0.51 mi	46	159^th
Ashe Preparatory Academy	0.54 mi	1
Impact \| Black River Elementary	1.11 mi	1
Puget Sound Educational Service District 121	3.4 mi	1
Renton Technical College	3.83 mi	3

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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.

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