Is McKnight Middle School a good school?

McKnight Middle School ranks 224 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McKnight Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 861 students attended McKnight Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of McKnight Middle School?

Students at McKnight Middle School are 32% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 24% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American.

What high school do graduates of McKnight Middle School attend?

Students who attend McKnight Middle School usually go on to attend Hazen Senior High School

McKnight Middle School

Summary:

McKnight Middle School is a public middle school located in Renton, Washington, serving 861 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Renton School District.

McKnight Middle School has a relatively diverse student population, with 31.71% Hispanic, 25.2% Asian, and 9.64% two or more races. Academically, the school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the Renton School District and Washington state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (48.23%) and Math (41.4%) close to the district averages but below the state. However, there are significant disparities in performance between different student subgroups, with White and Asian students generally performing better than the school's overall averages, while Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform significantly worse. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 51.8% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, higher than nearby schools like Tyee Middle School (15.34%) and Islander Middle School (5.38%).

Over the years, McKnight Middle School's statewide ranking has declined, from a high of 91 out of 443 Washington middle schools in 2015-2016 to 224 out of 535 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school's performance may be declining relative to other middle schools in the state. These challenges, including the diverse student population, lower academic performance in certain areas, and significant disparities in subgroup outcomes, indicate the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to ensure that all students at McKnight Middle School have the opportunity to succeed.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1200 Edmonds Ave NE
Renton, WA 98056-2763

(425) 204-3600

District: Renton School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
224^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,714

Students who attend McKnight Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hazen Senior High School

Feeder schools for McKnight Middle School:

Elementary:	Highlands Elementary School
	Kennydale Elementary School
	Maplewood Heights Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.7

Number of students: 861

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.7%

Asian:

25.2%

White:

24.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McKnight Middle School ranks better than 58.1% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Renton School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.02. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at McKnight Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (31.7%), Asian (25.2%), White (24.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McKnight Middle School is 19.7, which is the 2^nd best among 4 middle schools in the Renton School District. (See more...)

Compare McKnight Middle School employs 43.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKnight Middle School is $16,714. 2 middle schools in the Renton School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKnight Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks McKnight Middle School 224^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See McKnight Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Renton School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Renton School District 139^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for McKnight Middle School

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Rank History for all students at McKnight Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	40.53	270^th	421	35.9%
2005	41.28	270^th	425	36.5%
2006	40.53	283^rd	449	37.0%
2007	52.69	211^th	463	54.4%
2008	48.58	237^th	466	49.1%
2009	51.58	229^th	476	51.9%
2010	62.55	164^th	483	66.0%
2011	60.25	176^th	492	64.2%
2012	55.41	210^th	497	57.7%
2013	63.78	174^th	498	65.1%
2015	76.88	80^th	445	82.0%
2016	75.57	91^st	443	79.5%
2017	67.22	134^th	435	69.2%
2018	62.38	152^nd	437	65.2%
2019	52.17	238^th	512	53.5%
2021	46.23	271^st	529	48.8%
2022	45.44	267^th	541	50.6%
2023	44.04	272^nd	539	49.5%
2024	54.02	224^th	535	58.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at McKnight Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	64.46	64^th	166	61.4%
2019	64.37	84^th	246	65.9%
2021	42.29	136^th	250	45.6%
2022	32.69	171^st	257	33.5%
2023	34.82	164^th	244	32.8%
2024	62.63	82^nd	243	66.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at McKnight Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.18	75^th	135	44.4%
2019	29.20	71^st	100	29.0%
2022	25.13	48^th	63	23.8%
2023	21.61	44^th	57	22.8%
2024	25.70	53^rd	78	32.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at McKnight Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.28	162^nd	268	39.6%
2019	24.22	197^th	231	14.7%
2021	30.37	153^rd	210	27.1%
2022	23.15	169^th	199	15.1%
2023	29.75	114^th	167	31.7%
2024	30.29	121^st	179	32.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McKnight Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.74	160^th	349	54.2%
2019	33.68	322^nd	448	28.1%
2021	27.54	353^rd	458	22.9%
2022	28.57	367^th	475	22.7%
2023	30.54	328^th	463	29.2%
2024	44.41	239^th	455	47.5%

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Rank History for Female students at McKnight Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	54.03	166^th	376	55.9%
2019	53.34	204^th	452	54.9%
2021	49.94	216^th	469	53.9%
2022	43.62	256^th	479	46.6%
2023	46.91	226^th	464	51.3%
2024	53.64	198^th	464	57.3%

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Rank History for Male students at McKnight Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	65.37	112^th	371	69.8%
2019	49.46	218^th	453	51.9%
2021	43.39	251^st	476	47.3%
2022	45.61	230^th	480	52.1%
2023	38.56	286^th	470	39.1%
2024	53.67	202^nd	466	56.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at McKnight Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.80	35^th	123	71.5%
2019	68.26	46^th	152	69.7%
2021	66.69	48^th	149	67.8%
2022	62.90	55^th	161	65.8%
2023	56.73	59^th	145	59.3%
2024	48.39	74^th	148	50.0%

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Rank History for African American students at McKnight Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	39.36	63^rd	111	43.2%
2021	38.75	63^rd	106	40.6%
2022	34.95	65^th	104	37.5%
2023	36.86	61^st	96	36.5%
2024	48.92	40^th	90	55.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at McKnight Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	37.17	168^th	259	35.1%
2019	20.11	295^th	344	14.2%
2021	13.86	344^th	353	2.5%
2022	17.39	318^th	360	11.7%
2023	19.01	289^th	336	14.0%
2024	21.34	286^th	344	16.9%

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Rank History for White students at McKnight Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	73.27	87^th	325	73.2%
2019	78.18	83^rd	470	82.3%
2021	62.93	151^st	480	68.5%
2022	57.81	181^st	488	62.9%
2023	54.66	197^th	488	59.6%
2024	67.51	136^th	486	72.0%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for McKnight Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	664	58	57	11	16	n/a	n/a	0	806
1989	615	60	57	13	17	n/a	n/a	0	762
1990	629	88	61	12	13	n/a	n/a	0	803
1991	603	97	69	20	19	n/a	n/a	0	808
1992	571	71	77	25	14	n/a	n/a	0	758
1993	610	85	75	21	12	n/a	n/a	0	803
1994	599	100	73	25	13	n/a	n/a	0	810
1995	554	124	113	42	17	n/a	n/a	0	850
1996	554	124	113	42	17	n/a	n/a	0	850
1997	536	94	95	41	16	n/a	n/a	0	782
1998	715	81	111	27	18	n/a	n/a	0	952
1999	697	70	123	34	15	n/a	n/a	0	939
2000	672	62	127	50	16	n/a	n/a	0	927
2001	653	75	153	76	15	n/a	n/a	0	972
2002	645	88	181	103	15	n/a	n/a	0	1032
2003	645	88	181	103	15	n/a	n/a	0	1032
2004	662	81	164	130	10	n/a	n/a	0	1047
2005	673	113	170	148	5	n/a	n/a	0	1109
2006	627	102	187	157	6	n/a	n/a	0	1079
2007	612	94	204	180	14	n/a	n/a	0	1104
2008	568	113	231	198	14	n/a	n/a	0	1124
2009	559	126	275	207	14	n/a	n/a	0	1181
2010	506	114	271	214	7	n/a	n/a	0	1112
2011	486	103	307	251	6	1	7	0	1161
2012	467	112	304	236	7	2	21	0	1149
2013	475	112	330	262	8	1	43	0	1231
2014	446	89	352	271	7	5	50	0	1220
2015	419	85	355	278	7	10	51	0	1205
2016	404	72	364	312	5	5	63	0	1225
2017	441	72	376	300	4	6	71	0	1270
2018	226	57	220	312	0	2	56	0	873
2019	206	67	220	290	1	7	74	0	865
2020	212	100	230	306	0	7	75	0	930
2021	230	85	224	292	1	7	81	1	921
2022	230	82	219	266	1	5	85	0	888
2023	210	72	217	273	1	5	83	0	861

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at McKnight Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	806	38.0	21.2	0
1989	762	36.0	21.1	n/a
1990	803	38.0	21.1	0
1991	808	39.1	20.6	n/a
1992	758	34.9	21.7	n/a
1993	803	36.6	21.9	n/a
1994	810	35.9	22.6	n/a
1995	850	37.5	22.7	n/a
1996	850	37.5	22.7	n/a
1997	782	38.3	20.4	n/a
1998	952	43.5	21.9	n/a
1999	939	42.6	22.0	n/a
2000	927	43.8	21.2	n/a
2001	972	45.7	21.3	n/a
2002	1032	44.9	23.0	29
2003	1032	44.9	23.0	29
2004	1047	45.0	23.3	35.2
2005	1109	44.8	24.8	34.7
2006	1079	53.0	20.4	33.2
2007	1104	53.0	20.8	32.6
2008	1124	54.0	20.8	31.5
2009	1181	54.0	21.9	33.3
2010	1112	55.1	20.1	42.2
2011	1161	53.6	21.6	43.4
2012	1149	51.5	22.2	42.6
2013	1231	54.1	22.7	44.2
2014	1220	n/a	n/a	41.7
2015	1205	52.0	23.1	41.1
2016	1225	53.0	23.1	43.3
2017	1270	57.9	21.9	39.2
2018	873	38.9	22.4	50.9
2019	865	42.8	20.2	49.8
2020	930	43.3	21.4	51.4
2021	921	43.2	21.2	47.7
2022	888	45.1	19.6	44.8
2023	861	43.7	19.7	51.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio McKnight Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	806	38.0	21.2	0
1989	762	36.0	21.1	n/a
1990	803	38.0	21.1	0
1991	808	39.1	20.6	n/a
1992	758	34.9	21.7	n/a
1993	803	36.6	21.9	n/a
1994	810	35.9	22.6	n/a
1995	850	37.5	22.7	n/a
1996	850	37.5	22.7	n/a
1997	782	38.3	20.4	n/a
1998	952	43.5	21.9	n/a
1999	939	42.6	22.0	n/a
2000	927	43.8	21.2	n/a
2001	972	45.7	21.3	n/a
2002	1032	44.9	23.0	29
2003	1032	44.9	23.0	29
2004	1047	45.0	23.3	35.2
2005	1109	44.8	24.8	34.7
2006	1079	53.0	20.4	33.2
2007	1104	53.0	20.8	32.6
2008	1124	54.0	20.8	31.5
2009	1181	54.0	21.9	33.3
2010	1112	55.1	20.1	42.2
2011	1161	53.6	21.6	43.4
2012	1149	51.5	22.2	42.6
2013	1231	54.1	22.7	44.2
2014	1220	n/a	n/a	41.7
2015	1205	52.0	23.1	41.1
2016	1225	53.0	23.1	43.3
2017	1270	57.9	21.9	39.2
2018	873	38.9	22.4	50.9
2019	865	42.8	20.2	49.8
2020	930	43.3	21.4	51.4
2021	921	43.2	21.2	47.7
2022	888	45.1	19.6	44.8
2023	861	43.7	19.7	51.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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