Nelsen Middle School

Nelsen Middle School is a large intermediate school in Renton, Washington, operated by Renton School District. The school caters to 913 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 58% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

Nelsen Middle School is one of 29 schools operated by Renton School District, a district that teaches 14,873 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Nelsen Middle School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 27%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 27% Asian, 20% White, 16% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Nelsen Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.0%; this one delivers 33.1%.

In the broader community, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Nelsen Middle School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

H.O.M.E. Program is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nelsen Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.1%.

Nelsen Middle School operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Nelsen Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,009 (now 913). Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 27% across the same window.

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