Summary:
ZIP code 98074 has two middle schools serving grades 6–8: Inglewood Middle School and Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning, both part of the highly rated Lake Washington School District. The district ranks among Washington’s strongest, placing fourth out of 238 districts, and both schools perform well above statewide averages.
Inglewood Middle School is the strongest overall performer based on the breadth and consistency of its available data. In 2025–2026, 84.48% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 78.70% in Math, and 82.31% in Science. The school exceeded district results in all three subjects and ranked sixth out of 514 schools statewide. Its Math performance was especially consistent, with results near 79% in each grade, while ELA proficiency was strong across grades 6–8. Inglewood is a large school with 1,229 students, but its results have remained stable and its statewide ranking has stayed near the top over multiple years.
Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning offers a much smaller-school setting, enrolling 80 students, with a lower student-teacher ratio of 17.3 compared with Inglewood’s 21.9. Renaissance had the higher 2025–2026 ELA result at 86.96%, but its Math proficiency of 73.91% was slightly below the district and below Inglewood’s result. Renaissance also made notable year-over-year gains in ELA and Math. However, several current results, including Science and some grade-level scores, are suppressed because of the small enrollment, so direct comparisons are limited. Families prioritizing consistently documented performance may prefer Inglewood, while those seeking a smaller environment and particularly strong ELA results may find Renaissance appealing.
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