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Best Middle Schools in Benton County, WA

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At a glance

Schools

8,218

Students

Districts

Top rankedLeona Libby Middle School65^th of 514 Washington middle schools

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Biggest riser

Finley Middle School up 78 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Housel Middle School 15.4 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	17.8	429^th of 514 public middle schools	16.5%		8.3	507^th of 534 public middle schools	5.1%	78	36.8	36.8	26.0	28.1	43.5	32.5	15.1	18.5	17.4	16.9	$15,179	$895	$14,284
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%)	77.6	104^th of 514 public middle schools	79.8%		73.5	117^th of 534 public middle schools	78.1%	13	53.2	53.2	60.5	65.1	64.8	63.4	46.4	50.0	56.6	50.9	$14,592	$1,989	$12,602
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%)	17.3	434^th of 514 public middle schools	15.6%		11.4	489^th of 534 public middle schools	8.4%	55	30.4	30.4	33.0	27.2	32.0	30.8	23.6	20.3	22.5	22.1	$17,772	$1,835	$15,937
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%)	28	369^th of 514 public middle schools	28.2%		19.5	442^nd of 534 public middle schools	17.2%	73	26.2	26.2	41.6	36.2	46.3	41.5	34.1	19.4	22.8	25.3	$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%)	35	327^th of 514 public middle schools	36.4%		26.5	401^st of 534 public middle schools	24.9%	74	43.0	43.0	40.6	51.0	45.4	45.6	29.5	21.2	23.0	24.6	$15,042	$1,414	$13,628
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%)	59.7	178^th of 514 public middle schools	65.4%		49.1	253^rd of 534 public middle schools	52.6%	75	43.1	43.1	57.9	63.6	56.3	59.1	39.0	41.1	32.9	37.5	$15,362	$1,649	$13,713
Kiona-Benton City Middle School	Public	6-8	913 Horne Drive	Benton City	99320	Benton County	Kiona-Benton City School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 588-2040	340	20	16.9	13.5%	131 (38.5%)	2 (0.6%)	198 (58.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	3.6	512^th of 514 public middle schools	0.4%		4.9	526^th of 534 public middle schools	1.5%	14	18.9	18.9	15.4	12.5	16.2	14.7	8.9	6.8	6.3	7.2	$16,433	$969	$15,464
Housel Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 Highland Dr.	Prosser	99350	Benton County	Prosser School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 786-1732	529	34	15.4	75.8%	123 (23.3%)	3 (0.6%)	381 (72.0%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	27	374^th of 514 public middle schools	27.2%		19.4	445^th of 534 public middle schools	16.7%	71	32.2	32.2	38.8	39.3	36.3	38.0	26.1	24.7	31.5	27.6	$17,645	$1,705	$15,940
Carmichael Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Thayer Drive	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6425	791	39	20.4	49.6%	489 (61.8%)	15 (1.9%)	212 (26.8%)	21 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (5.9%)	35.3	324^th of 514 public middle schools	37.0%		40.6	302^nd of 534 public middle schools	43.4%	22	37.3	37.3	37.7	48.9	30.1	38.8	33.2	34.1	34.6	34.0	$15,687	$330	$15,358
Chief Joseph Middle School	Public	6-8	504 Wilson	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6400	659	35	18.8	58.4%	401 (60.8%)	11 (1.7%)	174 (26.4%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (7.7%)	37.1	311^th of 514 public middle schools	39.5%		39.7	310^th of 534 public middle schools	41.9%	1	41.9	41.9	44.8	44.8	36.5	41.9	30.8	35.3	28.8	31.5	$17,874	$329	$17,545
Enterprise Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 Paradise Way	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6200	745	37	19.9	34.0%	526 (70.6%)	8 (1.1%)	152 (20.4%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.1%)	55.3	206^th of 514 public middle schools	59.9%		61.4	183^rd of 534 public middle schools	65.7%	23	54.9	54.9	44.8	53.1	44.1	47.2	40.8	44.9	37.3	40.9	$17,227	$408	$16,819
Leona Libby Middle School	Public	6-8	3259 Belmont Blvd.	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6465	805	40	19.9	20.6%	541 (67.2%)	9 (1.1%)	141 (17.5%)	61 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	46 (5.7%)	86.6	65^th of 514 public middle schools	87.4%		85.9	65^th of 534 public middle schools	87.8%		65.0	65.0	68.3	67.9	66.9	67.7	62.0	56.4	51.0	56.5	$15,525	$334	$15,191

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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