Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530723003351
Honey Dew Elementary
800 Union Ave NE, Renton, WA 98058 · (425) 204-4800 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
196 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · 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
26.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -18.1pp since 2014
Math
25.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -29.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 29 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.6% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% | 26.4% |
| 2022-23 | 31.7% | 30.5% |
| 2021-22 | 31.3% | 31.5% |
| 2018-19 | 32.8% | 30.5% |
| 2017-18 | 34.7% | 37.4% |
| 2016-17 | 43.4% | 48.8% |
| 2015-16 | 44.9% | 52.8% |
| 2014-15 | 44.7% | 54.9% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Honey Dew Elementary
Honey Dew Elementary's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Dew Elementary this school | 276 | 71.0% | 26.6% |
| Highlands Elementary School Renton | 386 | 70.2% | 25.6% |
| Cedarhurst Elementary Burien | 399 | 69.9% | 26.5% |
| Fern Hill Elementary School Tacoma | 311 | 71.1% | 45.7% |
| Seahurst Elementary School Burien | 405 | 69.6% | 24.2% |
| Adelaide Elementary School Federal Way | 321 | 72.3% | 28.5% |
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 Honey Dew Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #854 of 936 | #255 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #948 of 1,103 ▼ 22 | #251 of 281 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #999 of 1,102 ▲ 14 | #255 of 280 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #136 of 928 | #45 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #1,015 of 1,268 | #265 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #457 of 1,085 | #108 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #462 of 1,088 | #204 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #245 of 1,169 | #45 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.9% | #18 of 778 | #12 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
276
-128 (-32%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 276 | 17.8 | 15.5:1 | 71% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 21.9 | 13.5:1 | 67% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 24.7 | 14.4:1 | 66% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 58% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 32.2 | 15.3:1 | 64% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 67% (369) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Honey Dew Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (492 to 276); teachers down 45% (32.2 to 17.8).
About Honey Dew Elementary
Honey Dew Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Renton, Washington. Enrollment is 276 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington, enrollment here is 27% lower.
The district for Honey Dew Elementary is Renton School District, with 29 schools and 14,873 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Honey Dew Elementary, at 57%. Other students are 11% White, 11% Asian, 9% Black, and 9% multiracial. That is higher than the 11% Hispanic share among all King County residents. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.5:1. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 71%. That is 33 points above the 38% average for public schools in King County.
Honey Dew Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.6% and a predicted 32.6%.
Federal survey data for King County show that the median household income is $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. King County is home to 544 public schools and about 278,492 public school students.
The nearest public school is Hilltop Heritage Elementary School, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Honey Dew Elementary places 5th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Honey Dew Elementary in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 128 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Renton School District
- Hazen Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,796 students
- Renton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Lindbergh Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Nelsen Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- McKnight Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Vera Risdon Middle SchoolMiddle · 751 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
Nearby schools
- Hilltop Heritage Elementary School0.4 mi · 576
- Hazen Senior High School0.6 mi · 1,796
- YouthSource and RTC0.8 mi · 296
- Renton Technical High School0.8 mi · 66
- Highlands Elementary School0.9 mi · 386
- Apollo Elementary1.1 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Honey Dew ElementaryHow large is Honey Dew Elementary?
Honey Dew Elementary enrolls approximately 276 students in grades KG-05.
Is Honey Dew Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Honey Dew Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Honey Dew Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Honey Dew Elementary.
How diverse is Honey Dew Elementary?
Honey Dew Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 57% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Honey Dew Elementary public or private?
Honey Dew Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Renton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.