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What's the most underrated thing about Kent Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396000619
Kent Elementary School
24700 64th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032 · (253) 373-7497 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
357 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
71%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
34.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.4pp since 2014
Math
27.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 7 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 | 34.1% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 19.9% |
| 2022-23 | 31.1% | 18.3% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 22.1% |
| 2018-19 | 38.8% | 27.2% |
| 2017-18 | 43.5% | 32.3% |
| 2016-17 | 39.3% | 32.7% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 35.5% |
| 2014-15 | 41.5% | 37.6% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Kent Elementary School
Kent Elementary School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Elementary School this school | 438 | 81.5% | 26.9% |
| Lake Grove Elementary School FEDERAL WAY | 390 | 77.9% | 27.0% |
| Olympic View Elementary School FEDERAL WAY | 547 | 82.6% | 20.9% |
| Park Lodge Elementary School Lakewood | 363 | 78.5% | 24.7% |
| Mirror Lake Elementary School FEDERAL WAY | 491 | 82.3% | 21.9% |
| Tyee Park Elementary School Lakewood | 381 | 83.7% | 23.6% |
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 Kent Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #849 of 936 | #253 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #923 of 1,103 ▲ 103 | #246 of 281 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #879 of 1,102 ▲ 122 | #228 of 280 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #441 of 928 | #114 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #488 of 1,268 | #135 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #382 of 1,085 | #91 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #266 of 1,088 | #142 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #99 of 1,169 | #7 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.2% | #32 of 778 | #19 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
438
-207 (-32%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 438 | 28.9 | 15.2:1 | 82% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 29.1 | 14.0:1 | 83% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 36.4 | 15.9:1 | 81% (471) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | 46 | 14.0:1 | 76% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 732 | 44.3 | 16.5:1 | 69% (503) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 79% (556) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 56% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 29 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 295 | 16 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kent Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (732 to 438); teachers down 35% (44.3 to 28.9).
About Kent Elementary School
Kent Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Kent, Washington. It teaches 438 students in kindergarten through 5.
Kent Elementary School is part of Kent School District, where 44 schools serve 25,358 students.
Hispanic students make up 49% of enrollment at Kent Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 16% Black, 10% Pacific Islander, 10% White, and 10% Asian. In King County overall, about 11% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. The school has 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.2:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. Federal data show 82% of students (357) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 38% average among public schools in King County.
In Washington, Kent Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.9% actual against a predicted 25.5%.
Census data for King County show median household income comes to about $124,746, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 544 public schools in the county, enrolling about 278,492, Kent Elementary School among them.
About 0.6 miles separate Kent Elementary School from the closest public school, Kent Virtual Academy. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Kent Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 26.9% versus a 25.2% average.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 438, down from 645 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 14.0 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Kent Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Kent
- Kentridge High SchoolHigh · 2,186 students
- Kent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Kentlake High SchoolHigh · 1,561 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Canyon Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
Other Kent Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Kent Elementary. Kent Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Kent Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 416 students
- KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCARMEL, NY · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Kent Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 130
- Neely O Brien Elementary School0.8 mi · 472
- Mill Creek Middle School1.1 mi · 866
- Sunnycrest Elementary School1.4 mi · 535
- Evergreen Middle School2.0 mi · 810
- Star Lake Elementary School2.0 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Kent Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kent Elementary School?
Kent Elementary School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kent Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kent Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kent Elementary School have?
Kent Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Kent Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kent Elementary School are roughly 10% White, 49% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Kent Elementary School?
Kent Elementary School is overseen by Kent School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.