Vera Risdon Middle School

Grades 6–8 Public District: Renton School District

6928 116th Ave SE, Newcastle, WA 98056 Map

Math (met standard)
50%
+10 state 40% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
59%
+9 state 51% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
62%
+13 state 49% · 2025-26
Low income
39%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
751
2024-25
Students per teacher
21.8
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 6 47% state 40% · 2025-26 53% state 48% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 50% state 41% · 2025-26 60% state 53% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 53% state 39% · 2025-26 66% state 51% · 2025-26 62% state 49% · 2025-26
All grades 50% state 40% · 2025-26 59% state 51% · 2025-26 62% state 49% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 50% state 40% 59% state 51% 62% state 49%
2024-25 48% state 40% 59% state 51% 49% state 44%
2023-24 49% state 38% 56% state 50% 44% state 43%
2022-23 42% state 37% 49% state 50% 46% state 44%
2021-22 38% state 36% 50% state 51% 39% state 43%
2018-19 54% state 48% 62% state 60% 55% state 53%
2017-18 51% state 49% 55% state 60% 61% state 55%

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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2.1 mi
79%
+39 vs state
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76%
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40%
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43%
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42%
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84%
+44 vs state
83%
+32 vs state
78%
+30 vs state
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Dimmitt Middle School
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32%
−8 vs state
38%
−13 vs state
32%
−16 vs state
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+7 vs state
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+8 vs state
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−11 vs state
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−9 vs state
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48%
+2 vs state
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−2 vs state
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88%
+34 vs state
90%
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−20 vs state · 2023-24
25%
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