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Enrollment
1,995
High
DISTRICT 1,135 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396001840
Kentwood High School
25800 164th Ave SE, Covington, WA 98042 · (253) 373-7680 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,995 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Washington public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 29.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
1,002 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 523 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 491 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 537 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 444 | 22% |
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
58.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +47.8pp since 2014
Math
22.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +16.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 48 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 29.3% |
| 2022-23 | 57.8% | 29.6% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 32.1% |
| 2018-19 | 80.8% | 50.3% |
| 2017-18 | 71.3% | 42.5% |
| 2016-17 | 7.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015-16 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
| 2014-15 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Kentwood High School
Kentwood High School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentwood High School this school | 1,995 | 50.2% | 38.1% |
| Lindbergh Senior High School Renton | 1,201 | 50.0% | 36.5% |
| Lynnwood High School BOTHELL | 1,335 | 52.1% | 44.4% |
| Kentridge High School Kent | 2,186 | 42.5% | 52.6% |
| Auburn Mountainview High School Auburn | 1,560 | 58.5% | 37.5% |
| Sammamish Senior High Bellevue | 1,363 | 43.3% | 37.1% |
Matched among Washington high 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 Kentwood High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #165 of 271 | #37 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #219 of 321 ▼ 64 | #42 of 59 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #162 of 327 ▲ 31 | #36 of 61 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.2pp | #21 of 259 | #4 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,995 | #23 of 570 | #9 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #286 of 311 | #62 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.1% | #13 of 316 | #7 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #190 of 386 | #25 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #151 of 164 | #31 of 34 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,995
+155 (+8%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 1,191
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 1,995 | 82.6 | 24.1:1 | 50% (1,002) |
| 2023-24 | 1,988 | 84.7 | 23.5:1 | 54% (1,071) |
| 2022-23 | 1,733 | 79.2 | 21.9:1 | 49% (844) |
| 2020-21 | 1,840 | 76 | 24.2:1 | 41% (750) |
| 2017-18 | 2,036 | 92.7 | 22.0:1 | 39% (802) |
| 2015-16 | 2,029 | 89 | 22.8:1 | 41% (823) |
| 2010-11 | 2,109 | 94 | 22.4:1 | 20% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 1,579 | 68 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,191 | 55 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kentwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,036 to 1,995); teachers down 11% (92.7 to 82.6).
About Kentwood High School
Kentwood High School is a high school in Covington, Washington, according to federal school records. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,995 students. The school is 248% larger than the average for high schools in Washington.
Kent School District is the district for Kentwood High School. It has 44 schools and 25,358 students.
White students account for 27% of enrollment at Kentwood High School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 27% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 9% multiracial. Among people living in King County, the White share is about 55%. The diversity index for Kentwood High School is 78%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Kentwood High School totals 82.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.1:1. Compared with the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 50% of students (1,002) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in King County is 38%.
Kentwood High 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 21% of Washington public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.5% at Kentwood High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.1%.
In the wider King County area, median household income comes to about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. King County's 544 public schools enroll about 278,492 students and include Kentwood High School.
Kentwood High School's closest public school neighbor is Mattson Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 38.1% is below the 45.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Kentwood High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 8% over 4 years, reaching 1,995 in 2024-25.
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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
- Kent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Kentlake High SchoolHigh · 1,561 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
Other schools in Covington
- Maple View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Mattson Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Jenkins Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Mattson Middle School0.5 mi · 719
- Covington Elementary School0.7 mi · 456
- Crestwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 386
- Jenkins Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 340
- Maple View Middle School1.6 mi · 1,046
- Cedar Valley Elementary School1.6 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Kentwood High SchoolHow many students attend Kentwood High School?
Kentwood High School enrolls approximately 1,995 students in grades 09-12.
Is Kentwood High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kentwood High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Kentwood High School have?
Kentwood High School employs 83 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Kentwood High School?
Student demographics at Kentwood High School are roughly 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% Black, 27% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Kentwood High School in?
Kentwood High School is part of Kent School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.