School district · Washington
Kent School District
Kent School District in Washington: 46 public schools with 25,358 students and 18.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,051 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 46
- Students
- 25,358
- Students per teacher
- 18.0
- WA 17.8 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $20,051
- WA $18.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,411
- Counselors (FTE)
- 56.4
- Students per counselor
- 450
- WA 360 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 32.5
- Librarians (FTE): 24.3
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Washington: 51%42%proficient
−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in Washington
Median 47% · 267 school districts compared
10,826 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Washington: 44%35%proficient
+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in Washington
Median 40% · 263 school districts compared
10,817 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 11% · $64.7M
- State
- 64% · $379.4M
- Local
- 25% · $148.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,642
- Support services
- $7,866
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $24.7M
- Long-term debt
- $203.2M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birth to Age 2Special education | Pre-K | 0 | — | — | — |
Carriage Crest Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 324 | 17.4 | 48% | 48% |
Cedar Valley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 318 | 15.1 | 34% | 33% |
Covington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 456 | 15.4 | 45% | 54% |
Crestwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 386 | 15.4 | 55% | 58% |
East Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 383 | 15.8 | 19% | 15% |
Emerald Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 318 | 15.1 | 44% | 41% |
Fairwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 355 | 18.0 | 38% | 42% |
George T. Daniel Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 292 | 11.3 | 30% | 22% |
Glenridge ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 298 | 14.0 | 50% | 42% |
Grass Lake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 337 | 15.8 | 61% | 64% |
Horizon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 408 | 18.8 | 39% | 38% |
Jenkins Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 340 | 14.3 | 33% | 31% |
Kent Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 438 | 15.2 | 35% | 28% |
Lake Youngs Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 416 | 16.3 | 67% | 66% |
Martin Sortun Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 450 | 16.2 | 54% | 51% |
Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 423 | 15.8 | 15% | 13% |
Meridian Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 390 | 15.7 | 57% | 51% |
Millennium Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 482 | 17.8 | 24% | 24% |
Neely O Brien Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 472 | 13.3 | 50% | 37% |
Panther Lake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 396 | 14.5 | 31% | 29% |
Park Orchard Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 473 | 15.9 | 29% | 30% |
Pine Tree Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 305 | 13.3 | 27% | 25% |
Ridgewood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 412 | 17.5 | 72% | 73% |
River Ridge ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 697 | 16.6 | 15% | 16% |
Sawyer Woods Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 303 | 17.1 | 59% | 67% |
Scenic Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 481 | 14.2 | 39% | 21% |
Soos Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 290 | 14.0 | 42% | 45% |
Springbrook Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 350 | 15.8 | 30% | 39% |
Sunrise Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 512 | 16.2 | 63% | 65% |
Canyon Ridge Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 821 | 20.4 | 31% | 18% |
Cedar Heights Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 876 | 20.3 | 46% | 26% |
Mattson Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 719 | 18.4 | 51% | 37% |
Meeker Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 779 | 22.1 | 42% | 34% |
Meridian Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 647 | 20.0 | 56% | 40% |
Mill Creek Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 866 | 18.9 | 16% | 9.5% |
Northwood Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 911 | 20.6 | 54% | 44% |
Individualized Graduation & Degree ProgramAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all | 9–12 | 370 | 38.5 | — | — |
Kent Virtual AcademyAlternativeFully virtual | 6–12 | 130 | 20.3 | 29% | 25% |
Kent-Meridian High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,639 | 21.0 | — | — |
Kentlake High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,561 | 21.6 | — | — |
Kentridge High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,186 | 24.3 | — | — |
Kentwood High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,995 | 24.1 | — | — |
Regional Justice CenterAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
The Outreach ProgramSpecial educationFree meals for all | 12 | 62 | 53.0 | — | — |
Kent Laboratory AcademyAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all | 3–12 | 291 | 17.9 | 56% | 41% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 12033 SE 256TH St, Kent, WA 98031
- Phone
- (253)373-7000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.