WashingtonSchoolsCanyon Ridge Middle School

Canyon Ridge Middle School

PublicRegular
Kent, Washington · Kent School District
Teachers43.0FTE
Ratio18.4:1students per teacher
Students790enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students790
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher18.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch88%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
11%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
40
7.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
821
3.9%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
10
years
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.0:116.2:117.4:118.5:119.7:120.9:12023202418.4:120.5:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

788795802809816823404041424343202320247908214340EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20232024Nat Avg
Enrollment790821
Teacher FTE4340
Pupil : Teacher ratio18.4:120.5:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience10.2 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree80%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20232024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.