Bryn Mawr Elementary School

Bryn Mawr Elementary School is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Seattle, Washington, run under Renton School District, hosting 415 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 29 schools in Renton School District (14,873 students total), Bryn Mawr Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Bryn Mawr Elementary School records that 34% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 19% Asian, 19% Black, 12% White, 11% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 62% of students at Bryn Mawr Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bryn Mawr Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for King County shows median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Bryn Mawr Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dimmitt Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Bryn Mawr Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 463 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 24% to 34%.

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