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Nelsen Middle School

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Type
  
Public Middle School

Grades
  
6-8

Phone
  
+1 425-204-3000

Lowest grade
  
Sixth grade

Principal
  
Colin Falk

Number of students
  
1020 to 1040

Mascot
  
Hawks (previously Braves)

Color
  
purple, yellow, and white

Nelsen Middle School

Athletics
  
wrestling, volleyball, girls and boys soccer, girls and boys basketball, track

Address
  
2403 Jones Ave S, Renton, WA 98055, USA

Similar
  
Renton School District, Maywood Middle School, Meeker Middle School, Risdon Middle School, Aki Kurose Middle School

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Nelsen Middle School, is located in Renton, Washington, USA, a suburb of Seattle, and is in Renton School District 403. It is a middle school that educates around 1,130 students in grades 6-8.

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In the past few years Nelsen has completed a major remodel with peaked roofs and a peaked entry arch complementing its original boxy building shapes.

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Students

It serves 6th through 8th graders from the south-east hill of Renton. Students feed from Benson Hill, Cascade, Renton Park, Talbot Hill and Tiffany Park elementary schools. About half of the students from Talbot Hill elementary school also feeds into Nelsen. Nelsen Middle School graduates continue on to Lindbergh High School.

In 2006, 47% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. 25% of students were Asian American, 17% were African American, 41% were European American, 10% Hispanic, and 7% other. The school mascot, formerly "Braves" are now the "Hawks".

Incidents

There was an attempted abduction of a 12-year-old girl student, in March 2003, while walking home from the school. There was subsequent controversy when the van driver who went to her assistance was criticised.

Notable faculty

Steven Turner was named the Washington Middle Level Science Teacher of the Year by the Washington Science Teachers Association in October 2000

Brian Hoskins, Vocal Music, won a Renton Chamber of Commerce Ahead of the Class, Excellence In Education Award in May 2006.

Awards and grants

  • Nelsen received a technology grant from the Gates Foundation in January 1996.
  • Kristen Wong won one of the individual awards in the statewide MathCounts competition in March 1996 and the school came third in the team competition.
  • References

    Nelsen Middle School Wikipedia