It's a Great Day to be a Charger!
Kentridge High School, home of the Chargers, is a public high school located approximately twenty miles southeast of Seattle. Kentridge is one of four comprehensive high schools in the Kent School District, one of the largest districts in the state. Kentridge is accredited through Washington State and Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. Kentridge has strong academic, music, and athletic programs. Over forty clubs are offered to students as well as all WIAA interscholastic sports.
Student Demographics
- Kentridge currently has approximately 2,100 students
- The senior class of 2019 is 534 students
- 7.0% of our students are English Language Learners (ELL)
- 8.0% qualify for special education services (SE)
Student Race/Ethnicity
- 36.4% of our students are White
- 28.8% of our students are Asian
- 12.8% of our students are Hispanic
- 10.0% or our students are two or more races
- 9.9% of our students are African American
- 1.6% of our students are Pacific Islander
- .23% of our students are American/Alaska Native
Kentridge High School's Graduation Rate is 96%
- 42% of graduates attend four-year colleges or universities
- 53% of graduates attend local community colleges
Classes & Grades
Kentridge classes are taught in a semester system, six periods per day; each class period is 55 minutes in length. Kentridge’s grading system consists of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, and F with the lowest passing mark of D.
All classes are weighted equally and all classes are included in cumulative grade point average (GPA) and class rank, with the exception of pass (P) grades or no credit (NC) grades.
Advanced Placement (AP) Classes
- AP Art
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Chemistry
- AP Computer Science
- AP English Lit & Comp
- AP English Lang & Comp
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Government & Politics
- AP Human Geography
- AP Physics 1
- AP Psychology
- AP Statistics
- AP US History
- AP World History
College in the High School (CHS) Classes
- CHS College Composition
- CHS College Literature
- CHS US. History
- CHS Human Geography
- CHS Government
- CHS Computer Programming
- CHS Networking
- CHS Spanish 5, 6, 7 & 8
- CHS French 5, 6, 7 & 8
Honors Classes
- Honors English 9
- Honors English 10
Running Start Program
In the 2018-2019 school year, 349 Kentridge students are enrolled at local community colleges as part of the Running Start program funded by the state of Washington.
Juniors and seniors with demonstrated college-level skills may take Running Start courses in lieu of all or part of regular high school college courses.
Clubs & Activities
Students may participate in any of more than forty clubs offered.
- Academic Decathlon
- Anime
- Annual/Yearbook
- A.S.B./Leadership
- Band
- Ceramics
- Chamber Music
- Chatelaines (Dance Team)
- Cheer Squad
- Chess
- Choir
- Coffee Club
- Creative Writing
- Debate/Speech
- DECA
- Drama Club
- Fashion Club
- FBLA
- Film Club
- French Club
- Game of Life
- Gender, Sexuality, Alliance (GSA)
- Girls’ Honor
- Hands Up/American Sign Language
- Japan Club
- Junior Statesmen of America (JSA)
- Key Club
- Latino Club (LEAP)
- Lifesavers
- Link Crew
- Mathletes/Math Team
- Me to We
- Multi-Cultural Club (MCC)
- National Honor Society
- Orchestra
- Robotics
- Skills USA – Advertising/Design
- Skills USA - Auto
- Skills USA – Photography
- Spanish Club
- Sparkle Cheer Squad
- Sports Medicine & Yoga
- Table Top Game Club
- Unified
- Unwind Your Mind
Graduation Requirements
Currently, students must earn 23 credits to graduate from Kentridge High School.
-
English: 4 Credits
- Social Studies: 3 Credits
- Contemporary World History (1 credit)
- US History (1 credit)
- Civics (.5 credit)
- Contemporary World Issues (.5 credit)
- Mathematics: 3 Credits
- Algebra 1/2
- Algebra 3/4
- Geometry
- Laboratory Science: 3 Credits
- Earth Physical Science
- Biology
- Occupational Education: 1 Credit
- Fine Arts: 1 Credit
- Physical Education:1.5 Credits
- Health: 0.5 Credit
- Electives: 6 Credits
- English Language Arts and Math Competencies
Kentridge SAT Profile
2013
- Critical Reading: 535
- Math: 571
- Writing: 516
2014
- Critical Reading: 473
- Math: 512
- Writing: 462
2015
- Critical Reading: 481
- Math: 516
- Writing: 463
2016
- Critical Reading: 470
- Math: 500
- Writing: 460
2017
- Critical Reading & Writing Combined: 573
- Writing: 594
Kentridge ACT Profile
- 2013: Composite 24.7
- 2014: Composite 24.0
- 2015: Composite 26.7
- 2016: Composite 24.8
- 2017: Composite 24.5
