Is Renton Park Elementary School a good school?

Renton Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Renton Park Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 364 students attended Renton Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Renton Park Elementary School?

Students at Renton Park Elementary School are 34% Hispanic, 22% White, 17% African American, 14% Asian, 14% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Renton Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Renton Park Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Nelsen Middle School High : Lindbergh Senior High School

Renton Park Elementary School

Summary:

Renton Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Renton, Washington, serving 371 students in grades K-5. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently underperforming academic results, a diverse student population with a high percentage of low-income families, and a low ranking compared to nearby schools and the state average.

Renton Park Elementary's academic performance is a major concern, with only 22.16% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 25.15% proficient in Math, far below the Renton School District and Washington state averages. The school's diverse student body is 21.02% White, 20.49% African American, 31.81% Hispanic, 13.48% Asian, and 12.13% two or more races, and 71.97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than nearby schools. This suggests the school is struggling to address the achievement gap and provide equitable educational opportunities for its students.

In comparison, nearby schools like Talbot Hill Elementary, Cascade Elementary, and Glenridge Elementary generally outperform Renton Park Elementary in academic achievement, school rankings, and student demographics. The Renton School District as a whole is ranked 139 out of 247 districts in Washington, indicating a need for targeted interventions and additional resources to improve educational outcomes at Renton Park Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

16828 128th Ave SE
Renton, WA 98058-6149

(425) 204-2950

District: Renton School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1101^st of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,177

Students who attend Renton Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Nelsen Middle School
High:	Lindbergh Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 364

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.5%

White:

22.0%

African American:

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Renton Park Elementary School ranks worse than 94.3% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Renton School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.67. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Renton Park Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (33.5%), White (22%), African American (16.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Renton Park Elementary School is 14.9, which is the 5^th best among 15 elementary schools in the Renton School District. (See more...)

Compare Renton Park Elementary School employs 24.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Renton Park Elementary School is $21,177, which is the 6^th highest among 15 elementary schools in the Renton School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Renton Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Renton Park Elementary School 1101^st of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Renton Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

White students:

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 Renton Park Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Renton Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	60.69	375^th	1026	63.5%
2005	57.46	444^th	1031	56.9%
2006	38.87	698^th	1051	33.6%
2007	29.86	802^nd	1069	25.0%
2008	34.17	757^th	1067	29.1%
2009	34.35	763^rd	1072	28.8%
2010	43.67	641^st	1088	41.1%
2011	35.07	773^rd	1092	29.2%
2012	31.65	828^th	1097	24.5%
2013	50.59	591^st	1106	46.6%
2015	16.65	938^th	1067	12.1%
2016	31.98	744^th	1053	29.3%
2017	24.12	828^th	1056	21.6%
2018	23.26	846^th	1054	19.7%
2019	12.07	1033^rd	1130	8.6%
2021	19.16	899^th	1107	18.8%
2022	14.76	1032^nd	1169	11.7%
2023	12.56	1066^th	1169	8.8%
2024	9.67	1101^st	1168	5.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Renton Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	46.04	180^th	303	40.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Renton Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.08	206^th	333	38.1%
2019	20.34	223^rd	248	10.1%
2021	38.16	19^th	32	40.6%
2022	26.02	184^th	213	13.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Renton Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	49.73	273^rd	637	57.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Renton Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	31.42	631^st	835	24.4%
2019	14.28	924^th	979	5.6%
2021	16.71	794^th	854	7.0%
2022	11.16	988^th	1019	3.0%
2023	13.88	952^nd	1013	6.0%
2024	11.02	972^nd	1024	5.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Renton Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	25.74	784^th	1004	21.9%
2019	15.62	944^th	1068	11.6%
2021	21.64	816^th	1008	19.0%
2022	18.73	937^th	1100	14.8%
2023	10.17	1035^th	1094	5.4%
2024	11.53	1019^th	1093	6.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Renton Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.90	801^st	999	19.8%
2019	11.04	1005^th	1075	6.5%
2021	14.13	926^th	1025	9.7%
2022	9.48	1061^st	1113	4.7%
2023	18.07	951^st	1099	13.5%
2024	11.79	1012^th	1099	7.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Renton Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	16.65	180^th	201	10.4%
2024	12.93	151^st	163	7.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Renton Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.27	98^th	107	8.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Renton Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	30.09	407^th	540	24.6%
2019	14.34	658^th	697	5.6%
2022	26.50	550^th	694	20.7%
2023	21.86	543^rd	633	14.2%

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Rank History for White students at Renton Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.46	626^th	833	24.8%
2019	22.28	866^th	1027	15.7%
2022	44.21	574^th	1031	44.3%
2023	39.72	619^th	1011	38.8%
2024	13.56	942^nd	1009	6.6%

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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

Review counts

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50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Monday, March 2, 2020

Teachers and staff are amazing and really care about students Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Verbal, and physical abuse by playground staff is the norm here. Principal is "new", and not very helpful in addressing any issue.
15 minutes for students to eat each day before being moved outside means thousands of dollars in wasted food.
This in turn leads to hungry students who can't focus as well as they would had they actually eaten.
When parents complain, the staff act concerned. However, no changes are ever made. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Teachers are very nice,help kids and let the kids have some fun during class time,I got 100% in 9/10 tests from Renton Park. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Renton Park Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	454	36	63	9	5	n/a	n/a	0	567
1989	465	36	47	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	569
1990	509	40	51	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	618
1991	500	38	49	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	603
1992	484	30	38	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	564
1993	465	42	46	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	569
1994	441	50	38	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	541
1995	441	68	57	13	9	n/a	n/a	0	588
1996	441	68	57	13	9	n/a	n/a	0	588
1997	409	57	56	16	8	n/a	n/a	0	546
1998	406	53	73	21	9	n/a	n/a	0	562
1999	341	41	51	16	5	n/a	n/a	0	454
2000	300	52	66	21	7	n/a	n/a	0	446
2001	304	51	83	19	5	n/a	n/a	0	462
2002	249	72	87	37	6	n/a	n/a	0	451
2003	249	72	87	37	6	n/a	n/a	0	451
2004	222	90	76	46	4	n/a	n/a	0	438
2005	232	88	113	72	6	n/a	n/a	0	511
2006	168	83	96	60	6	n/a	n/a	0	413
2007	170	82	89	75	4	n/a	n/a	0	420
2008	176	77	84	93	7	n/a	n/a	0	437
2009	163	72	81	99	4	n/a	n/a	0	419
2010	169	86	101	104	4	n/a	n/a	6	470
2011	150	100	101	130	2	5	22	0	510
2012	143	86	100	119	3	6	27	0	484
2013	134	96	83	95	2	11	39	0	460
2014	147	117	79	100	1	10	45	0	499
2015	136	104	71	94	1	14	51	0	471
2016	131	101	63	95	0	14	58	0	462
2017	141	91	58	111	2	14	50	0	467
2018	143	87	58	132	3	9	54	0	486
2019	124	70	66	120	2	14	59	0	455
2020	104	62	60	121	4	9	48	2	410
2021	85	59	57	130	4	7	47	6	395
2022	77	51	39	113	3	6	45	2	336
2023	78	76	50	118	0	3	45	1	371
2024	80	61	50	122	0	0	50	1	364

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 Renton Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	567	23.0	24.6	0
1989	569	23.0	24.7	n/a
1990	618	23.8	25.9	0
1991	603	24.6	24.5	n/a
1992	564	23.8	23.6	n/a
1993	569	23.0	24.7	n/a
1994	541	22.9	23.6	n/a
1995	588	25.7	22.9	n/a
1996	588	25.7	22.9	n/a
1997	546	25.0	21.8	n/a
1998	562	24.5	22.9	n/a
1999	454	23.2	19.6	n/a
2000	446	18.4	24.2	n/a
2001	462	20.9	22.1	n/a
2002	451	21.0	21.5	33.7
2003	451	21.0	21.5	33.7
2004	438	22.0	19.9	37.4
2005	511	21.9	23.3	38.9
2006	413	23.4	17.6	49.9
2007	420	24.0	17.5	46.2
2008	437	22.9	19.1	48.1
2009	419	22.9	18.3	50.4
2010	470	24.1	19.4	59.5
2011	510	25.6	19.8	63.9
2012	484	22.9	21.0	66.1
2013	460	24.5	18.7	66.5
2014	499	n/a	n/a	61.5
2015	471	32.0	14.7	64.8
2016	462	28.0	16.5	66.7
2017	467	28.6	16.2	58.9
2018	486	29.7	16.3	59.5
2019	455	29.2	15.5	59.1
2020	410	29.3	13.9	58.8
2021	395	26.3	14.9	56.5
2022	336	22.8	14.7	55.4
2023	371	22.7	16.3	72
2024	364	24.3	14.9	74.2

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 Renton Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	567	23.0	24.6	0
1989	569	23.0	24.7	n/a
1990	618	23.8	25.9	0
1991	603	24.6	24.5	n/a
1992	564	23.8	23.6	n/a
1993	569	23.0	24.7	n/a
1994	541	22.9	23.6	n/a
1995	588	25.7	22.9	n/a
1996	588	25.7	22.9	n/a
1997	546	25.0	21.8	n/a
1998	562	24.5	22.9	n/a
1999	454	23.2	19.6	n/a
2000	446	18.4	24.2	n/a
2001	462	20.9	22.1	n/a
2002	451	21.0	21.5	33.7
2003	451	21.0	21.5	33.7
2004	438	22.0	19.9	37.4
2005	511	21.9	23.3	38.9
2006	413	23.4	17.6	49.9
2007	420	24.0	17.5	46.2
2008	437	22.9	19.1	48.1
2009	419	22.9	18.3	50.4
2010	470	24.1	19.4	59.5
2011	510	25.6	19.8	63.9
2012	484	22.9	21.0	66.1
2013	460	24.5	18.7	66.5
2014	499	n/a	n/a	61.5
2015	471	32.0	14.7	64.8
2016	462	28.0	16.5	66.7
2017	467	28.6	16.2	58.9
2018	486	29.7	16.3	59.5
2019	455	29.2	15.5	59.1
2020	410	29.3	13.9	58.8
2021	395	26.3	14.9	56.5
2022	336	22.8	14.7	55.4
2023	371	22.7	16.3	72
2024	364	24.3	14.9	74.2

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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