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Sierra Heights Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

954^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Sierra Heights Elementary School is a public K-5 school serving 323 students in the Renton School District, located in a community with close proximity to higher-performing schools in neighboring districts.

Academic performance at Sierra Heights is significantly below both district and state averages, with recent proficiency rates around 30-35% in English and Math, representing a notable decline in ranking over the past few years. The school serves a student population where over half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic need compared to many nearby schools like Newcastle Elementary or Maplewood Heights Elementary. Interestingly, despite this challenge, other schools in the district with similar economic demographics, such as Hilltop Heritage Elementary, achieve stronger academic results.

A notable finding is that Sierra Heights operates with more resources per student and a lower student-to-teacher ratio than many comparison schools, yet outcomes are weaker. Performance gaps exist within the school, with female students and 5th-grade science scores showing relative strengths, while male students and upper-grade math present particular challenges. The stark contrast with top-performing schools less than a mile away in the Issaquah School District highlights that factors beyond just funding or demographics, such as instructional practices or school culture, are likely influencing these results.

323

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,710

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9901 132nd Ave SE
Renton, WA 98059-3505

(425) 204-4650

District: Renton School District

Students who attend Sierra Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Vera Risdon Middle School
High:	Hazen Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.3%

White:

21.7%

Asian:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg44%

Washington avg48%

954^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	21.6	954 of 1160	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	896 of 1168	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	775 of 1169	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	711 of 1169	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	609 of 1107	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	698 of 1130	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	816 of 1054	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	746 of 1056	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.9	703 of 1053	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.6	680 of 1067	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.8	395 of 1106	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.6	456 of 1097	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.4	392 of 1092	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.4	507 of 1088	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.9	524 of 1072	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	495 of 1067	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	452 of 1069	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.3	530 of 1051	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.0	397 of 1031	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.3	297 of 1026	71.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	150 of 189	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	118 of 170	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	125 of 187	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	78 of 131	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.0	52 of 201	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	36.4	116 of 169	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	204 of 303	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	235 of 320	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	157 of 254	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	141 of 213	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	133 of 248	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	85 of 333	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	794 of 1092	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	789 of 1093	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	572 of 1094	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	628 of 1100	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	720 of 1008	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	542 of 1068	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	818 of 1004	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	592 of 659	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	532 of 651	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	548 of 633	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	413 of 694	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	257 of 501	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	655 of 697	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	526 of 540	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	896 of 1013	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	913 of 1024	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	790 of 1013	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	528 of 1019	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	214 of 854	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	37.2	665 of 979	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	733 of 835	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	975 of 1098	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	937 of 1099	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	862 of 1099	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	721 of 1113	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	474 of 1025	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	756 of 1075	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	726 of 999	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	75.1	56 of 303	81.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	30.8	349 of 478	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	583 of 637	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	793 of 1007	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.0	398 of 1009	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	734 of 1011	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	572 of 1031	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	554 of 943	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	657 of 1027	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	655 of 833	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)82nd percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2022)27th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science41%-8 vs state

Math34%-8 vs state

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 5, 2021

Very disappointed with Teacher/staff. Staff don't seem to understand the value of communication and more so accountability. It really feels like THEM vs US. There is no "TEAM." I haven't complained about a meal or a cup of coffee and I cannot express how much this pains me to even write this. They choose to raise their voices and literally bark their rules vs pulling a parent aside, introduce themselves so I at least know who's yelling at me and tell me the policy so we can make sure we follow it. That's 100 how it works here though. If I give my child a demand to come to me or I am walking to take his hand to escort him to our car I should NEVER have a Teacher or Assistant Principal physically hold their hand out to my child and say "no," while I say "Come" and we go back and fourth 3X. In addition, to ("yelling is a perception") talking terse and at a semi higher-volume to my child to do something against what I want when I am standing right in front on them, not even the respect to tell ME what needs to be done and not my child. Who barks demands at a child (6yr) to do something when the Staff sees me and what I am trying to accomplish which was taking my Childs hand and escorting to our car and not say it to the parent? I get safety concerns and policies, but trumping my right as a parent X2 now is beyond me, especially when we are new to the area and its our FIRST day of school. We will never back down from our perspective and what my CHILD (not me) deserves. If they are willing to talk to me this way and my child, how do they handle situations behind closed doors? Such a waste of my time and theirs. Happy to change my review and stance once we see a positive change regarding common respect and care. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, June 15, 2009

I have nothing bad to say about this school! Everything ranging from the staff to the
students of 2005-2006, it was wonderful there! 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
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
Newcastle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 136th Ave SE	Newcastle	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-5801	451	29	15.6	21.7%	117 (25.9%)	22 (4.9%)	74 (16.4%)	185 (41.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.5%)	93.7	63^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	94.6%		94.7	54^th of 1168 public elementary schools	95.4%	9	81.4	81.4	67.9	85.5	88.7	79.9	73.8	85.5	74.7	77.7	92.0	93.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	92.0	96.0	94.7	92.0	92.0	$20,619	$486	$20,133
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
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
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
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
Apollo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15025 SE 117th St	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-7500	496	34	14.5	16.9%	163 (32.9%)	8 (1.6%)	74 (14.9%)	191 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.7%)	92.4	82^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.4	108^th of 1168 public elementary schools	90.8%	26	79.3	79.3	75.3	77.4	80.5	77.7	74.1	73.1	75.6	74.2	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	$21,449	$541	$20,908
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Heights Elementary School

Is Sierra Heights Elementary School a good school?

Sierra Heights Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Washington elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sierra Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sierra Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vera Risdon Middle School
High : Hazen Senior High School

How many students attend Sierra Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Sierra Heights Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Heights Elementary School?

Students at Sierra Heights Elementary School are 43% Hispanic, 22% White, 17% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What district is Sierra Heights Elementary School in?

Renton School District

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