Meeker Middle School

Meeker Middle School, a mid-sized middle school in Renton, Washington, one of the schools within Kent School District, instructs 779 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 35% larger than the state mean of about 577.

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

In terms of who attends, Meeker Middle School reports that 34% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 21% Hispanic, 17% White, 13% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Meeker Middle School reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Meeker Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.8%, the actual is 34.6%, a residual of -6.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for King County put the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Meeker Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Glenridge Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Meeker Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Meeker Middle School has ticked up 29%, going from 602 students in 2018 to 779 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 24% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Meeker Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.