Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396000615
Fairwood Elementary School
16600 148th Ave SE, Renton, WA 98058 · (253) 373-7491 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Washington public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
147 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -27.5pp since 2014
Math
40.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 27 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.9% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 45.8% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 41.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.2% | 42.4% |
| 2018-19 | 57.0% | 50.7% |
| 2017-18 | 62.6% | 57.2% |
| 2016-17 | 61.2% | 60.4% |
| 2015-16 | 63.2% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.3% | 50.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Schools most like Fairwood Elementary School
Fairwood Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairwood Elementary School this school | 355 | 41.4% | 43.6% |
| Parkwood Elementary Shoreline | 390 | 43.3% | 65.5% |
| Echo Lake Elementary School Shoreline | 416 | 46.4% | 51.6% |
| Olympic View Elementary School SEATTLE | 341 | 39.3% | 55.2% |
| Graham Hill Elementary School SEATTLE | 266 | 47.4% | 40.1% |
| Kimball Elementary School SEATTLE | 384 | 44.5% | 41.7% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fairwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #549 of 936 | #188 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #641 of 1,103 ▼ 127 | #189 of 281 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #826 of 1,102 ▼ 173 | #219 of 280 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.4pp | #106 of 928 | #33 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #788 of 1,268 | #214 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #969 of 1,085 | #248 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.0% | #66 of 1,088 | #37 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #782 of 1,169 | #130 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #627 of 778 | #184 of 220 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
355
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 355 | 19.8 | 18.0:1 | 41% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 23.7 | 15.4:1 | 43% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 23.5 | 16.8:1 | 44% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 34% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 21.4 | 17.9:1 | 35% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 38% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 28% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 24 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (382 to 355); teachers down 7% (21.4 to 19.8).
About Fairwood Elementary School
Fairwood Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Renton, Washington. The school has 355 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Fairwood Elementary School is among 44 schools run by Kent School District, which serves 25,358 students.
At Fairwood Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 32%. Enrollment also includes 23% Hispanic, 17% Black, 13% Asian, and 12% multiracial. Among people living in King County, the White share is about 55%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 78, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. That is in line with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 41% of the student body.
Fairwood Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Washington public elementary schools.
Test results at Fairwood Elementary School are 8.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.6% actual, 52.4% predicted).
In King County, home to about 2,287,171 people, median household income comes to about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 544 public schools in the county, enrolling about 278,492, Fairwood Elementary School among them.
Fairwood Elementary School is about 1.2 miles from Lindbergh Senior High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Fairwood Elementary School's average proficiency of 43.6% compares with 50.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 355, close to the 347 recorded in 2020-21.
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King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Kent School District
- Kentridge High SchoolHigh · 2,186 students
- Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Kent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Kentlake High SchoolHigh · 1,561 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
Other schools in Renton
- Hazen Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,796 students
- Liberty Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- Renton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Lindbergh Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Nelsen Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
Other Fairwood Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fairwood Elementary. Fairwood Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Fairwood Elementary SchoolHamilton, OH · 613 students
- Fairwood ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 324 students
Nearby schools
- Lindbergh Senior High School1.2 mi · 1,201
- Renton Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 393
- Carriage Crest Elementary School1.3 mi · 324
- Ridgewood Elementary School1.3 mi · 412
- Maywood Middle School1.7 mi · 826
- Northwood Middle School1.8 mi · 911
Frequently asked questions
About Fairwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fairwood Elementary School?
Fairwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fairwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fairwood Elementary School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Fairwood Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairwood Elementary School?
At Fairwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 23% Hispanic, 17% Black, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Fairwood Elementary School public or private?
Fairwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kent School District.
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