Kentlake High School

Kentlake High School is one of the substantial high schools in Kent, Washington, part of Kent School District, with 1,561 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 172% above the state mean of about 573.

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

On the student-mix side, Kentlake High School records that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 9% Black, 9% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 48% of students at Kentlake High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kentlake High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.1%; this one delivers 38.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household income runs about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Kentlake High School is one.

The closest other public school is Sawyer Woods Elementary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kentlake High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kentlake High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kentlake High School has showed little movement, going from 1,544 students in 2018 to 1,561 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 55% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

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