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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the McKnight Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
811
Middle
DISTRICT 770 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530723001079
McKnight Middle School
1200 Edmonds Ave NE, Renton, WA 98056 · (425) 204-3600 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL811 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
397 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 274 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 34% |
Student demographics
75%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
45.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -22.0pp since 2014
Math
40.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -16.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 35.5% |
| 2021-22 | 45.5% | 35.9% |
| 2018-19 | 55.5% | 50.8% |
| 2017-18 | 59.4% | 55.1% |
| 2016-17 | 63.7% | 54.0% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 57.7% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 56.3% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 McKnight Middle School
McKnight Middle School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Middle School this school | 811 | 49.0% | 41.6% |
| Vera Risdon Middle School Newcastle | 751 | 39.3% | 49.9% |
| Mt Baker Middle School AUBURN | 917 | 54.9% | 35.9% |
| Alderwood Middle School LYNNWOOD | 679 | 54.8% | 39.0% |
| Mattson Middle School Covington | 719 | 46.0% | 38.9% |
| Rainier Middle School AUBURN | 907 | 60.6% | 27.4% |
Matched among Washington middle 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 McKnight Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #143 of 294 | #49 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #133 of 357 ▲ 2 | #48 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #196 of 357 ▼ 6 | #52 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #152 of 290 | #44 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 811 | #68 of 377 | #28 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #279 of 340 | #57 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #40 of 340 | #25 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #196 of 359 | #30 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #131 of 192 | #27 of 37 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
811
-110 (-12%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 811 | 38.1 | 21.3:1 | 49% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 43.7 | 18.8:1 | 51% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 861 | 43.7 | 19.7:1 | 52% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 921 | 43 | 21.4:1 | 48% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 38.9 | 22.4:1 | 51% (444) |
| 2015-16 | 1,225 | 53 | 23.1:1 | 43% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 1,161 | 53 | 21.9:1 | 43% (504) |
| 2000-01 | 972 | 45 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 808 | 39 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKnight Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (873 to 811); teachers down 2% (38.9 to 38.1).
About McKnight Middle School
McKnight Middle School is one of the public schools in Renton, Washington. It is a mid-sized middle school. Federal data show 811 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Washington enroll around 577, and this school is 41% bigger than that mark.
The Renton School District system has 29 schools and 14,873 students.
Hispanic students make up 37% of enrollment at McKnight Middle School, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 25% Asian, 19% White, 9% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of King County's population at about 11%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
There are 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.3:1. The average for middle schools in Washington, 18.9:1, is lower. Of all students at McKnight Middle School, 49% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in King County is 38%.
A school with McKnight Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Washington is predicted to score 47.4%. McKnight Middle School scores 41.6%, 5.8 points below that line.
King County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. McKnight Middle School shares King County with 543 other public schools.
McKnight Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education Center, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, McKnight Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 811, down from 921 in 2020-21.
People who know McKnight Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Vera Risdon Middle SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- Dimmitt Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 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
- Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education Center0.2 mi · 490
- Highlands Elementary School0.7 mi · 386
- Kennydale Elementary School1.0 mi · 511
- Sierra Heights Elementary School1.0 mi · 323
- Honey Dew Elementary1.2 mi · 276
- YouthSource and RTC1.2 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About McKnight Middle SchoolHow many students attend McKnight Middle School?
McKnight Middle School enrolls approximately 811 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does McKnight Middle School serve?
McKnight Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does McKnight Middle School have?
McKnight Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at McKnight Middle School?
Student demographics at McKnight Middle School are roughly 19% White, 37% Hispanic, 9% Black, 25% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is McKnight Middle School in?
McKnight Middle School is part of Renton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.