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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Sartori Elementary School?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530723003651
Sartori Elementary School
332 Park Ave N, Renton, WA 98057 · (425) 204-4500 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Washington public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
145 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
78%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
69.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +2.8pp since 2018
Math
73.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +12.7pp since 2018
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2018, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 73.4% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 70.4% |
| 2022-23 | 65.5% | 63.4% |
| 2021-22 | 58.5% | 57.7% |
| 2018-19 | 66.3% | 60.7% |
% 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Sartori Elementary School
Sartori Elementary School's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sartori Elementary School this school | 510 | 28.4% | 68.7% |
| Endeavour Elementary Mukilteo | 436 | 24.1% | 63.5% |
| Crystal Springs Elementary Bothell | 500 | 35.0% | 61.8% |
| Bowman Creek Elementary Auburn | 440 | 35.0% | 55.6% |
| Phantom Lake Elementary Bellevue | 430 | 35.1% | 65.3% |
| Lake Youngs Elementary School Kent | 416 | 33.9% | 65.7% |
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Sartori Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #154 of 936 | #99 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #100 of 1,103 ▲ 28 | #67 of 281 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #173 of 1,102 ▲ 33 | #99 of 280 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.1pp | #40 of 928 | #13 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #265 of 1,268 | #69 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #893 of 1,085 | #231 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.9% | #68 of 1,088 | #39 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #955 of 1,169 | #172 of 292 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
510
-33 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 510 | 29.3 | 17.4:1 | 28% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 29.1 | 17.6:1 | 32% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 29.4 | 17.7:1 | 34% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 35% (189) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sartori Elementary School.
About Sartori Elementary School
Located in Renton, Washington, Sartori Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 510 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 34% bigger than that.
A total of 29 schools make up Renton School District, with 14,873 students enrolled.
Asian students are the largest group at Sartori Elementary School, with 30% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 25% White, 17% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, and 11% Black. King County as a whole is about 21% Asian, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Sartori Elementary School comes in at 78%.
The school reported 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.4:1. Elementary schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. Eligible students account for 28% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 38% average for public schools in King County is 10 points higher.
Sartori Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Sartori Elementary School scores 68.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 61.1%.
In King County (population about 2,287,171), median household income is about $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Sartori Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County, which together enroll about 278,492 students.
Renton Senior High School is the public school closest to Sartori Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Sartori Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Sartori Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 nearby schools, at 68.7% versus a 31.2% average.
For locale, NCES codes Sartori Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 543 in 2020-21 and 510 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Sartori Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
- McKnight Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Vera Risdon Middle SchoolMiddle · 751 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
- Renton Senior High School0.6 mi · 1,208
- Highlands Elementary School1.0 mi · 386
- YouthSource and RTC1.2 mi · 296
- Renton Technical High School1.2 mi · 66
- Out Of District Facility1.3 mi · 10
- Dimmitt Middle School1.5 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About Sartori Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sartori Elementary School?
Sartori Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sartori Elementary School serve?
Sartori Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sartori Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Sartori Elementary School.
How diverse is Sartori Elementary School?
Sartori Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 30% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Sartori Elementary School in?
Sartori Elementary School is part of Renton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.