Open Door Youth Reengagement

As a very small 9-12 campus in Renton, Washington, Open Door Youth Reengagement teaches 50 students from grades 11 through 12, overseen by Renton School District. Enrollment runs roughly 91% leaner than the state mean of about 573.

Within Renton School District, which oversees 29 schools and 14,873 students, Open Door Youth Reengagement is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Open Door Youth Reengagement records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% White, 22% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Roughly 64% of students at Open Door Youth Reengagement qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (King County) records that median household earnings sit near $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Open Door Youth Reengagement is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: H.O.M.E. Program, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Open Door Youth Reengagement has grew 28%, going from 39 students in 2018 to 50 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 3% to 12% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.