Neely O Brien Elementary School

Located at 6300 S 236th ST, in Kent, Washington, Neely O Brien Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school that works with 472 students (grades K through 5), operated by Kent School District. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 24% bigger than typical.

Across the 44 schools in Kent School District (25,358 students total), Neely O Brien Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Neely O Brien Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Black, 11% Pacific Islander, 10% White, 10% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Neely O Brien Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Neely O Brien Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than King County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, Neely O Brien Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.3%; this one delivers 37.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Neely O Brien Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Kent Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Neely O Brien Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 17.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 42%: 814 students in 2018 compared to 472 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment shrank from 17% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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