Meeker Middle School, Renton WA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Meeker Middle School

Meeker Middle School is a regular public school in Renton serving grades six through eight as part of the Kent School District. The school is located in a section of Renton that mixes industrial and residential uses; the broader city is an inner-ring Seattle suburb with Boeing as a major employer, a redeveloped downtown core, and significant healthcare and tech offices. Housing in the area is expensive, reflecting the broader King County market, and the district has recently passed a capital bond for a new middle school and safety upgrades, as well as levies for technology and enrichment. At the same time, the district is closing two elementary schools in response to a budget shortfall tied to declining enrollment and rising costs.

Enrollment at Meeker is sizable for a middle school grade band, and the student body is notably diverse. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. No data on special education or English learner populations was available in the source materials, so families seeking that information would need to follow up with the school directly.

On state assessments from the most recent testing year, Meeker’s overall proficiency across math, English language arts, and science placed it below the midpoint when compared with other schools in King County districts. This is a straightforward measure of academic attainment at a single point in time; year-over-year trend data was not available because only one year of results was provided. A parent looking at these results may want to ask the school about specific supports and how the school tracks student growth over time.

Meeker is a regular, non-charter, non-magnet school, and no data on specific program offerings, course access, staffing ratios, or attendance patterns were provided in the materials used for this profile. The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate applies. The absence of certain metrics—such as chronic absenteeism or discipline data—is a gap that may reflect the limited data available for this profile rather than a statement about the school’s environment.

For a family weighing Meeker Middle School, the key facts are its position within a large, financially adjusting district; its diverse, high-poverty student body; and state test results that are below the county average. The school’s location in Renton means access to city amenities and a range of housing options, though costs are high. The district-wide changes, including a new middle school opening and elementary school closures, may shift feeder patterns and school assignments in coming years. Without more detailed information on programming and student support, this is a school that invites direct inquiry from prospective families about services, curriculum, and how it works with students at all levels.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 31% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 29% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 638%

School 38% · District 40% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 742%

School 42% · District 43%

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 45% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Science

Grade 834%

School 34% · District 37% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

This schoolKent School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income47%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income28%Higher-income65%37 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income58%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income23%Higher-income37%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income23%Higher-income54%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income28%Higher-income54%26 pp gap