Kent-Meridian High School
10020 Se 256th St Kent WA, 98030, King County Phone: 253-373-7405 Ranking:  (303 out of 331, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Kent School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 92 | 89 | 91 | 95 | 88 | 88 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 2,136 | 2,127 | 2,117 | 2,024 | 1,937 | 1,868 | 1,852 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 772 | 36.1% | 726 | 34.1% | 629 | 29.7% | 700 | 34.6% | 541 | 27.9% | 543 | 29.1% | 590 | 31.9% |
| Grade 10: | 493 | 23.1% | 515 | 24.2% | 562 | 26.5% | 439 | 21.7% | 517 | 26.7% | 522 | 27.9% | 524 | 28.3% |
| Grade 11: | 408 | 19.1% | 424 | 19.9% | 470 | 22.2% | 493 | 24.4% | 446 | 23.0% | 443 | 23.7% | 349 | 18.8% |
| Grade 12: | 463 | 21.7% | 462 | 21.7% | 456 | 21.5% | 392 | 19.4% | 433 | 22.4% | 360 | 19.3% | 388 | 21.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,129 | 52.9% | 1,137 | 53.5% | 1,137 | 53.7% | 1,057 | 52.2% | 951 | 49.1% | 926 | 49.6% | 935 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 1,007 | 47.1% | 990 | 46.5% | 980 | 46.3% | 967 | 47.8% | 824 | 42.5% | 799 | 42.8% | 802 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 16 | 0.7% | 24 | 1.1% | 24 | 1.1% | 21 | 1.0% | 32 | 1.7% | 34 | 1.8% | 30 | 1.6% |
| Asian: | 447 | 20.9% | 435 | 20.5% | 445 | 21.0% | 450 | 22.2% | 491 | 25.3% | 453 | 24.3% | 418 | 22.6% |
| Hispanic: | 552 | 25.8% | 483 | 22.7% | 483 | 22.8% | 434 | 21.4% | 342 | 17.7% | 315 | 16.9% | 294 | 15.9% |
| Black: | 393 | 18.4% | 391 | 18.4% | 410 | 19.4% | 400 | 19.8% | 362 | 18.7% | 360 | 19.3% | 376 | 20.3% |
| White: | 509 | 23.8% | 570 | 26.8% | 563 | 26.6% | 581 | 28.7% | 556 | 28.7% | 571 | 30.6% | 623 | 33.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 92 | 4.3% | 87 | 4.1% | 79 | 3.7% | 49 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 127 | 5.9% | 137 | 6.4% | 113 | 5.3% | 89 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,309 | 61.3% | 1,174 | 55.2% | 1,089 | 51.4% | 652 | 32.2% | 988 | 51.0% | 865 | 46.3% | 994 | 53.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 238 | 11.1% | 230 | 10.8% | 227 | 10.7% | 147 | 7.3% | 245 | 12.6% | 254 | 13.6% | 205 | 11.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 23.11 | 23.79 | 22.32 | 20.44 | 21.30 | 21.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 46.3% | 61.1% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 59.9% | 75.2% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 51.7% | 65% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 52.7% | 71.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 65.9% | 80.0% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 55.5% | 69% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 62.5% | 79% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 89.5% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 47.4% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 76.5% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.3% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 79.3% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 82.1% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 42.9% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 49.7% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 84.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 87.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 85.3% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 84.2% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 50.6% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 49.9% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 56.4% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 56.8% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 52.7% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 47.2% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66.5% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 73.5% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 82.1% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 81.4% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 79.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 78.5% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 35.6% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 37.9% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 42.3% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 45.4% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23% | 38.6% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 33.2% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 69.6% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 70.9% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 82% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 82.2% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 84.2% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 85.1% | 86.3% |
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* Kent-Meridian High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.