📍 6928 116th Ave SE, Newcastle, King County, 98056
Vera Risdon Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newcastle, King County. The school has 780 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Renton School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vera Risdon Middle School enrolls 780 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 24% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 227 | 29% |
| White | 211 | 27% |
| Asian | 189 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 90 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 6.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 780 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 91 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.
Vera Risdon Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 41.
Vera Risdon Middle School is one of 30 schools in Renton School District, based in RENTON, Washington. The district serves 14,873 students district-wide and employs 824 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 780 students, Vera Risdon Middle School is larger than the district average of about 496 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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