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Canyon Ridge Middle School

11000 SE 264th St, Kent, WA 98030 · (253) 373-7542 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL821 STUDENTS
Enrollment
821
Middle
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 577
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
599 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
290
Grade 7
269
Grade 8
262
Student demographics
White
20725%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
19023%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 27%
Black
11214%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5%
Asian
18523%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 9%
Two+
8410%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
385%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
41450%
Female
40649%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
29.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
17.1%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.

Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

About Canyon Ridge Middle School

Located at 11000 SE 264th St, in Kent, Washington, Canyon Ridge Middle School is a medium-sized 6-8 campus that caters to 821 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Kent School District. Enrollment runs roughly 42% above the state mean of about 577.

Within Kent School District, which oversees 44 schools and 25,358 students, Canyon Ridge Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Canyon Ridge Middle School logs that the most-represented group is White (25%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 23% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 14% Black, 10% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at Canyon Ridge Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Canyon Ridge Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.3%, the actual is 22.5%, a residual of -8.7 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for King County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 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), Canyon Ridge Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is The Outreach Program, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Canyon Ridge Middle School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 25.9%.

Canyon Ridge Middle School operates from a high-density location.

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King County at a glance

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Population
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students

Quick facts

School name
Canyon Ridge Middle School
District
Kent School District
Address
11000 SE 264th St, Kent, WA 98030
Phone
(253) 373-7542
County
King County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
821
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
20.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
599 (73%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
530396003907
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Canyon Ridge Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Canyon Ridge Middle School?
Canyon Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 821 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Canyon Ridge Middle School serve?
Canyon Ridge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Canyon Ridge Middle School have?
Canyon Ridge Middle School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
How diverse is Canyon Ridge Middle School?
Canyon Ridge Middle School reports a student body of 25% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% Black, 23% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Canyon Ridge Middle School public or private?
Canyon Ridge Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kent School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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