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Miseducation » Washington

Renton School District

300 SW 7TH ST, RENTON, WA 98057

16.1K Students | 819 Teachers | 27 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.5x 

White students are 2.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

White students are 2.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

3.1x 

Black students are 3.1 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 1.4 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

students of Two or More Races are 2.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 2.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Segregation Index

High

Segregation between Black students students and White students is High, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is very uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isvery uneven

Achievement Gap

2.5 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 2.5 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 2.1 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

74% Nonwhite Students

54% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

75% High School Graduation Rate

14% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

631 students

5% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

813 students

24% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,110 students

5% Students Enrolled in Physics

236 students

13% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

602 students

22% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,035 students

26% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,221 students

18% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

849 students

3% Students Enrolled in Calculus

156 students

1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

190 students

Teachers & Resources

19.6 Students for Every Teacher

12% Inexperienced Teachers

44% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

9.3 Average Number of AP Courses per School

2.9 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

4 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

5 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

8 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

1 School With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

954 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

6% of all students in this district

756 Total In-School Suspended Students

5% of all students in this district

20 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

204 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

3.6Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

2 Total Arrests

6 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.3 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

  • Sheryl Moore
  • (206) 232-5886
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

  • Sheryl Moore
  • (206) 232-5886
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Damien Pattenaude
  • (206) 579-4747
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Benson Hill Elementary School Renton 76% 50%

Not Available

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Not available

Bryn Mawr Elementary School Seattle 87% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Campbell Hill Elementary School Seattle 93% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cascade Elementary School Renton 78% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dimmitt Middle School Seattle 89% 73%

Not Available

Not available

2.2x
Griffin Home Renton 75%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hazelwood Elementary School Newcastle 51% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hazen Senior High School Renton 61% 36% 88%

Not available

4.9x
Highlands Elementary School Renton 83% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Home Program Renton 22% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Honey Dew Elementary Renton 79% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kennydale Elementary School Renton 64% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lakeridge Elementary School Seattle 93% 87%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lindbergh Senior High School Renton 69% 52% 81% 1.6x

Not available

Maplewood Heights Elementary School Renton 65% 36%

Not Available

Not available

11.1x
McKnight Middle School Renton 67% 43%

Not Available

Not available

2x
Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education Center Renton 83% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nelsen Middle School Renton 72% 61%

Not Available

Not available

4.3x
Open Door Youth Reengagement Renton Renton 82% 66% Less than 5%

Not available

Not available

Out Of District Facility Renton 59% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Academy Renton 68% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Park Elementary School Renton 72% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Senior High School Renton 89% 68% 75%

Not available

1.9x
Secondary Learning Center Seattle 73% 62% Between 20% and 24%

Not available

3x
Sierra Heights Elementary School Renton 68% 42%

Not Available

Not available

12.1x
Talbot Hill Elementary School Renton 78% 45%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tiffany Park Elementary School Renton 65% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Benson Hill Elementary School Renton 76% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bryn Mawr Elementary School Seattle 87% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Campbell Hill Elementary School Seattle 93% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cascade Elementary School Renton 78% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dimmitt Middle School Seattle 89% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Griffin Home Renton 75%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hazelwood Elementary School Newcastle 51% 21%

Not Available

Not available

4.6x
Hazen Senior High School Renton 61% 36% 88% 1.5x

Not available

Highlands Elementary School Renton 83% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Home Program Renton 22% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Honey Dew Elementary Renton 79% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kennydale Elementary School Renton 64% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lakeridge Elementary School Seattle 93% 87%

Not Available

Not available

No Hispanic students suspended

Lindbergh Senior High School Renton 69% 52% 81%

Not available

Not available

Maplewood Heights Elementary School Renton 65% 36%

Not Available

Not available

3.1x
McKnight Middle School Renton 67% 43%

Not Available

Not available

1.9x
Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education Center Renton 83% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nelsen Middle School Renton 72% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Open Door Youth Reengagement Renton Renton 82% 66% Less than 5%

Not available

Not available

Out Of District Facility Renton 59% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Academy Renton 68% 84%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Renton Park Elementary School Renton 72% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Senior High School Renton 89% 68% 75%

Not available

Not available

Secondary Learning Center Seattle 73% 62% Between 20% and 24%

Not available

Not available

Sierra Heights Elementary School Renton 68% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Talbot Hill Elementary School Renton 78% 45%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tiffany Park Elementary School Renton 65% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Benson Hill Elementary School Renton 76% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Bryn Mawr Elementary School Seattle 87% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Campbell Hill Elementary School Seattle 93% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cascade Elementary School Renton 78% 67%

Not Available

Not available

No Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students suspended

Dimmitt Middle School Seattle 89% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Griffin Home Renton 75%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hazelwood Elementary School Newcastle 51% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hazen Senior High School Renton 61% 36% 88%

Less likely

Not available

Highlands Elementary School Renton 83% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Home Program Renton 22% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Honey Dew Elementary Renton 79% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kennydale Elementary School Renton 64% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lakeridge Elementary School Seattle 93% 87%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lindbergh Senior High School Renton 69% 52% 81%

Not available

Not available

Maplewood Heights Elementary School Renton 65% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

McKnight Middle School Renton 67% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education Center Renton 83% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nelsen Middle School Renton 72% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Open Door Youth Reengagement Renton Renton 82% 66% Less than 5%

Not available

Not available

Out Of District Facility Renton 59% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Academy Renton 68% 84%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Renton Park Elementary School Renton 72% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Senior High School Renton 89% 68% 75%

Not available

Less likely

Secondary Learning Center Seattle 73% 62% Between 20% and 24%

Not available

Not available

Sierra Heights Elementary School Renton 68% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Talbot Hill Elementary School Renton 78% 45%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tiffany Park Elementary School Renton 65% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Benson Hill Elementary School Renton 76% 50%

Not Available

Not available

8.3x
Bryn Mawr Elementary School Seattle 87% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Campbell Hill Elementary School Seattle 93% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cascade Elementary School Renton 78% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dimmitt Middle School Seattle 89% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Griffin Home Renton 75%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hazelwood Elementary School Newcastle 51% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hazen Senior High School Renton 61% 36% 88%

Not available

7x
Highlands Elementary School Renton 83% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Home Program Renton 22% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Honey Dew Elementary Renton 79% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kennydale Elementary School Renton 64% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lakeridge Elementary School Seattle 93% 87%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lindbergh Senior High School Renton 69% 52% 81%

Not available

4.7x
Maplewood Heights Elementary School Renton 65% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

McKnight Middle School Renton 67% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education Center Renton 83% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nelsen Middle School Renton 72% 61%

Not Available

Not available

10.8x
Open Door Youth Reengagement Renton Renton 82% 66% Less than 5%

Not available

Not available

Out Of District Facility Renton 59% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Academy Renton 68% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Park Elementary School Renton 72% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Senior High School Renton 89% 68% 75%

Not available

Not available

Secondary Learning Center Seattle 73% 62% Between 20% and 24%

Not available

8.2x
Sierra Heights Elementary School Renton 68% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Talbot Hill Elementary School Renton 78% 45%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tiffany Park Elementary School Renton 65% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Benson Hill Elementary School Renton 76% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bryn Mawr Elementary School Seattle 87% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Campbell Hill Elementary School Seattle 93% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cascade Elementary School Renton 78% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dimmitt Middle School Seattle 89% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Griffin Home Renton 75%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hazelwood Elementary School Newcastle 51% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hazen Senior High School Renton 61% 36% 88%

Not available

3.1x
Highlands Elementary School Renton 83% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Home Program Renton 22% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Honey Dew Elementary Renton 79% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kennydale Elementary School Renton 64% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lakeridge Elementary School Seattle 93% 87%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lindbergh Senior High School Renton 69% 52% 81%

Not available

3x
Maplewood Heights Elementary School Renton 65% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

McKnight Middle School Renton 67% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education Center Renton 83% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nelsen Middle School Renton 72% 61%

Not Available

Not available

5.8x
Open Door Youth Reengagement Renton Renton 82% 66% Less than 5%

Not available

Not available

Out Of District Facility Renton 59% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Academy Renton 68% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Park Elementary School Renton 72% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Renton Senior High School Renton 89% 68% 75%

Not available

3.2x
Secondary Learning Center Seattle 73% 62% Between 20% and 24%

Not available

Not available

Sierra Heights Elementary School Renton 68% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Talbot Hill Elementary School Renton 78% 45%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tiffany Park Elementary School Renton 65% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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