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Finley Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Finley Middle School is a small, rural public school in Kennewick, WA, serving about 204 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Finley School District.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student test scores in English, math, and science consistently well below Washington state averages. For example, only about 26% of students are proficient in English compared to 53% statewide. The school serves a high-need population, with over 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's small size could allow for more individual attention, its academic performance ranks in the bottom 10% of all middle schools in the state, and it is particularly struggling to support its economically disadvantaged students compared to similar schools.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Finley's performance is lower than most, even when considering factors like funding and student demographics. For instance, Desert Hills Middle School in the Kennewick School District achieves much higher test scores. Finley is part of a cluster of high-poverty, low-performing schools in the region, including Ellen Ochoa Middle School and Stevens Middle School. Notably, the school's spending per student is in line with some mid-performing schools, suggesting that factors beyond just funding are influencing outcomes. A point of concern is the recent, sharp decline in performance for Hispanic students at the school.

204

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,179

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37208 S Finley Rd
Kennewick, WA 99337-7574

(509) 586-7561

District: Finley School District

Students who attend Finley Middle School usually attend:

High:

River View High School

Feeder schools for Finley Middle School:

Elementary:

Finley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

White:

43.6%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Math scores 29 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg21%

Washington avg48%

507^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

241^st of 247Finley School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	507 of 534	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	501 of 535	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	528 of 539	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	529 of 541	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	505 of 529	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	459 of 512	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	414 of 437	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	419 of 435	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	427 of 443	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	425 of 445	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	466 of 498	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	461 of 497	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	426 of 492	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.7	414 of 483	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	434 of 476	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	345 of 466	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.8	335 of 463	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.9	386 of 449	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	394 of 425	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	375 of 421	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	446 of 471	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	423 of 464	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	443 of 464	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	451 of 479	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	439 of 469	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	411 of 452	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	367 of 376	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	334 of 347	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	279 of 344	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	306 of 336	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	320 of 360	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	316 of 353	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	270 of 344	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	247 of 259	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	448 of 457	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	396 of 455	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	455 of 463	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	469 of 475	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	445 of 458	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	376 of 448	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	330 of 349	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	446 of 472	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	426 of 466	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	465 of 470	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	475 of 480	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	459 of 476	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	382 of 453	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	331 of 371	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	37.0	152 of 268	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	460 of 488	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	467 of 486	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	483 of 488	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	487 of 488	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	454 of 480	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	417 of 470	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	319 of 325	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2018)43rd percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Science22%-28 vs state

Math13%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Finley Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Finley Middle School	Public	6-8	37208 S Finley Rd	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Finley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 586-7561	204	11	18.8	72.5%	89 (43.6%)	5 (2.5%)	102 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	8.3	507^th of 534 public middle schools	5.1%		10.6	501^st of 535 public middle schools	6.4%	6	21.7	21.7	18.8	31.0	26.7	25.6	12.3	17.1	10.0	13.3	$15,179	$895	$14,284
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	835 Maple Street	Burbank	99323	Walla Walla County	Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 545-8571	174	11	15.8	59.2%	100 (57.5%)	1 (0.6%)	71 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	17.9	453^rd of 534 public middle schools	15.2%		18	454^th of 535 public middle schools	15.1%	1	23.9	23.9	18.5	49.0	19.7	27.8	18.5	34.7	13.6	21.3	$18,932	$3,255	$15,677
Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 West 10th Avenue	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6900	688	40	17.4	85.2%	126 (18.3%)	12 (1.7%)	489 (71.1%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	28 (4.1%)	19.5	442^nd of 534 public middle schools	17.2%		20.3	443^rd of 535 public middle schools	17.2%	1	16.6	16.6	31.9	44.8	34.3	37.4	23.7	29.4	17.9	24.0	$15,799	$1,584	$14,214
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 South Vancouver Street	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 585-3260	856	41	20.7	55.0%	419 (48.9%)	31 (3.6%)	356 (41.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	26.5	401^st of 534 public middle schools	24.9%		35.3	335^th of 535 public middle schools	37.4%	66	29.8	29.8	38.3	45.7	44.9	43.0	21.7	28.3	22.4	24.2	$15,042	$1,414	$13,628
Ellen Ochoa Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 E Sheppard St	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6742	831	44	18.9	91.0%	23 (2.8%)	7 (0.8%)	769 (92.5%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	4.6	527^th of 534 public middle schools	1.3%		5.3	531^st of 535 public middle schools	0.7%	4	16.3	16.3	15.3	22.0	18.4	18.6	8.0	9.1	11.2	9.4	$16,890	$917	$15,973
Stevens Middle School	Public	6-8	1120 N 22nd Avenue	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6798	956	51	18.7	91.7%	34 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	902 (94.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	7.6	514^th of 534 public middle schools	3.7%		6.8	525^th of 535 public middle schools	1.9%	11	19.3	19.3	13.0	25.0	31.2	23.4	11.6	9.9	16.5	12.8	$16,039	$778	$15,261
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	6011 W 10th Place	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-7500	950	43	22.1	41.3%	503 (52.9%)	21 (2.2%)	344 (36.2%)	20 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.9%)	49.1	253^rd of 534 public middle schools	52.6%		45.1	277^th of 535 public middle schools	48.2%	24	35.6	35.6	61.7	56.9	47.2	54.9	39.4	36.7	31.7	35.8	$15,362	$1,649	$13,713
Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	425 South Tweedt Street	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6700	745	42	17.5	76.5%	250 (33.6%)	9 (1.2%)	445 (59.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.9%)	11.4	489^th of 534 public middle schools	8.4%		16.9	463^rd of 535 public middle schools	13.5%	26	22.3	22.3	22.2	27.6	34.1	27.7	15.6	16.5	20.4	17.4	$17,772	$1,835	$15,937
Mcloughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	2803 N Road 88	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 547-4542	1,171	54	21.6	58.9%	387 (33.0%)	15 (1.3%)	701 (59.9%)	20 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	38 (3.2%)	27.6	395^th of 534 public middle schools	26.0%		24.3	409^th of 535 public middle schools	23.6%	14	27.5	27.4	40.0	45.1	46.1	43.6	27.1	25.1	24.4	25.6	$16,345	$696	$15,649
Desert Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 S Clodfelter Rd	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-6600	906	40	22.4	24.6%	673 (74.3%)	11 (1.2%)	148 (16.3%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.1%)	73.5	117^th of 534 public middle schools	78.1%		68.6	146^th of 535 public middle schools	72.7%	29	51.1	51.1	60.4	71.7	62.3	64.8	49.3	45.9	51.5	49.0	$14,592	$1,989	$12,602

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Finley Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Washington middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Finley Middle School?

Students at Finley Middle School are 50% Hispanic, 44% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Finley Middle School in?

Finley School District

What high school do graduates of Finley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Finley Middle School usually go on to attend River View High School

How many students attend Finley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Finley Middle School.

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