Total enrollment
14,873
-711 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
31 schools in Renton School District
Washington · 14,873 students · 3 cities
Public K-12 education in Renton School District runs across 31 schools with combined enrollment of about 14,873 students, averaging 480 per school.
4-year change in Renton School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
29
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Renton School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #74 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,873 | #24 of 183 | #563 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 29 | #20 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #125 of 183 | #7,938 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 50.6% | #96 of 183 | #4,086 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.2% | #3 of 146 | #8 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Renton School District
State test results across the district's 23 scored schools run from Hazelwood Elementary School at 72.6% proficient to Highlands Elementary School at 25.6%, a gap of 47.1 points. That is the 14th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 24 district schools that reported both years went from 15,689 to 13,237 students (down 16%) and from 821 to 722 full-time teachers (down 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Renton School District
As a moderately sized district in Washington, Renton School District enrolls 14,873 students across 31 schools.
On the school-mix side, Renton School District comprises 17 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 5%: 15,584 students in SY 2020-21 versus 14,873 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Renton School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.