Nelsen Middle School
2403 Jones Ave South
Renton WA, 98055, King County
Phone: 425-204-3000
Ranking: (911 out of 1,485, bottom 39%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Renton 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 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 55 | ||||||
Total Students: | 971 | 994 | 1,035 | 1,038 | 1,037 | 1,086 | 1,097 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 340 | 35.0% | 334 | 33.6% | 322 | 31.1% | 368 | 35.5% | 337 | 32.5% | 343 | 31.6% | 370 | 33.7% |
Grade 7: | 337 | 34.7% | 313 | 31.5% | 366 | 35.4% | 339 | 32.7% | 339 | 32.7% | 374 | 34.4% | 380 | 34.6% |
Grade 8: | 294 | 30.3% | 347 | 34.9% | 347 | 33.5% | 331 | 31.9% | 361 | 34.8% | 369 | 34.0% | 347 | 31.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 486 | 50.1% | 487 | 49.0% | 521 | 50.3% | 554 | 53.4% | 561 | 54.1% | 573 | 52.8% | 563 | 51.3% |
Female: | 485 | 49.9% | 507 | 51.0% | 514 | 49.7% | 484 | 46.6% | 468 | 45.1% | 505 | 46.5% | 530 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.7% | 14 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.1% | 19 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 281 | 28.9% | 264 | 26.6% | 256 | 24.7% | 240 | 23.1% | 258 | 24.9% | 261 | 24.0% | 269 | 24.5% |
Hispanic: | 171 | 17.6% | 157 | 15.8% | 183 | 17.7% | 157 | 15.1% | 153 | 14.8% | 155 | 14.3% | 154 | 14.0% |
Black: | 178 | 18.3% | 190 | 19.1% | 187 | 18.1% | 213 | 20.5% | 218 | 21.0% | 223 | 20.5% | 199 | 18.1% |
White: | 295 | 30.4% | 337 | 33.9% | 377 | 36.4% | 409 | 39.4% | 397 | 38.3% | 428 | 39.4% | 462 | 42.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 31 | 3.2% | 26 | 2.6% | 18 | 1.7% | 5 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 445 | 45.8% | 462 | 46.5% | 437 | 42.2% | 446 | 43.0% | 410 | 39.5% | 307 | 28.3% | 313 | 28.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 12.2% | 128 | 12.9% | 128 | 12.4% | 130 | 12.5% | 139 | 13.4% | 133 | 12.2% | 132 | 12.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.64 | 19.87 | 20.12 | 20.10 | 19.70 | 19.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 98.9% | 53.9% | 62.4% |
2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 97.7% | 66.4% | 71% |
2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 95.6% | 79.1% | 80.7% |
2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 95.5% | 68% | 72.9% |
2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 96.9% | 75.7% | 79.1% |
2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 90.1% | 89.4% |
MSP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 42.7% | 51.8% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 49.9% | 58.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 51.1% | 61.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 50.1% | 59.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 62.7% | 64.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 67.9% | 70.6% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.3% | 70.6% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 71.3% | 71.4% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 47.6% | 55.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 48.4% | 56.9% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 55.7% | 59.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 57.1% | 63.7% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 66.5% | 63.3% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 57.2% | 56.4% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 70.3% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 66.0% | 68.7% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 68.6% | 70.2% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 69.8% | 71% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 72.9% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 70.3% | 71.0% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 47.4% | 51.5% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 50.9% | 50.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 50.9% | 55.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 51.7% | 53.2% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.6% | 69.2% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.2% | 68.6% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 66.8% | 67.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.2% | 66.2% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 53.4% | 54.4% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 64.4% | 61.5% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 66.3% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 65.4% | 64.9% |
WASL | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 39% | 49.4% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 36.9% | 49.5% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 38% | 48.9% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 38.1% | 50.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 61.7% | 66.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 56.4% | 67.8% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 62.7% | 68.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 68.3% | 72% |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 37.4% | 46.3% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 38.7% | 50.8% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 37.6% | 48.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 46.2% | 54.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 50.3% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 42.7% | 51.8% |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 51.1% | 60.4% |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 57.6% | 69% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 44.7% | 61.5% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 60.6% | 68.5% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 51% | 62.8% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 53.1% | 59.3% |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 49.4% | 57.9% |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 57.4% | 61.2% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 55.3% | 64.5% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 66.8% | 68.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 65.2% | 69.7% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 65.5% | 69.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 40.9% | 48.8% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 38.2% | 49.5% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 46.2% | 51.5% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 38.9% | 50.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 60.2% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 54.3% | 64.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 57.3% | 65.9% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 59.7% | 67.5% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 34.9% | 39.4% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 27.2% | 36.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 36.1% | 42.9% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 37.8% | 44.4% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 43.9% | 47.9% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 43.7% | 51.1% |
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* Nelsen Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.