Summary:
ZIP code 98031 has one public high school, Kentridge High School, serving grades 9–12 in the Kent area. The school enrolls 2,186 students, making it a large comprehensive high school, and operates within the Kent School District.
Kentridge High School performs better than both the district and Washington overall in its reported academic results. In 2025–26, 69.67% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared with 42.84% in the Kent School District and 52.81% statewide. Math proficiency was 47.90%, above the district’s 34.16% and the state’s 43.11%. Science proficiency was 51.14%, nearly equal to the state rate of 50.95% and above the district’s 42.28%. The school’s 87.8% graduation rate also exceeded the district rate of 86.5% and the statewide rate of 82.6%. These results make Kentridge a comparatively strong academic option, especially in English and math.
Families should also consider several areas that may require attention. The school’s 11.1% dropout rate was higher than both the district’s 9.0% and the state’s 9.8%, despite the solid graduation rate. Science proficiency declined substantially from 59.83% to 51.14% in one year, while math decreased slightly and English remained nearly unchanged. Kentridge has retained a four-star rating and ranked around the 79th–86th percentile in the three reported years, although its relative percentile has slipped somewhat. With 42.5% of students participating in free or reduced-price lunch and a reported student-teacher ratio of 24.2 to 1, families may also want to ask about academic support, class sizes, counseling, and dropout-prevention services.
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