Kentridge High School

Set in Kent, Washington, Kentridge High School is a well-populated 9-12 campus, overseen by Kent School District. It caters to 2,186 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Kentridge High School sits 282% bigger than that benchmark.

Kentridge High School is one of 44 schools operated by Kent School District, a district that instructs 25,358 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Kentridge High School reports that the most-represented group is Asian (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 21% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Kentridge High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Kentridge High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for King County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Kentridge High School is one.

Emerald Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kentridge High School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 2,184 students in 2018 compared to 2,186 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 37% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Kentridge High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.