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Martin Sortun Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 12711 SE 248th St, Kent, King County, 98030

543
Pupils
15.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Martin Sortun Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kent, King County. The school has 543 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kent School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Kent School District

Enrollment & staffing

Martin Sortun Elementary School enrolls 543 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.

Male students
288 (53%)
Female students
255 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.4
Student-teacher ratio
15.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Asian, 23% White and 18% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Asian17833%
White12723%
Hispanic or Latino9618%
Black or African American8115%
Two or more races488.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander132.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

331 of the school's 543 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 qualify for free lunch and 84 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Martin Sortun Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-80, state senate district 47, state house district 47.

School district: Kent School District

Martin Sortun Elementary School is one of 45 schools in Kent School District, based in KENT, Washington. The district serves 25,358 students district-wide and employs 1,517 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 543 students, Martin Sortun Elementary School is close to the district average of about 564 students per school.

25,358
District students
45
Schools
1,517
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

13%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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