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Finley School District

At a glance

241^stof 247 Washington districts▼ 3

Better than 2% of Washington districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

224606 E Game Farm Rd
Kennewick, WA 99337-8623·(509) 586-3217·All Washington district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 2.4% of districts

Schools

892

Students

Top rankedRiver View High School410^th of 438 Washington high schools

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Biggest riser

Finley Elementary up 9 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Finley School District in Kennewick, Washington, consists of three schools—Finley Elementary (PK-5), Finley Middle School (6-8), and River View High School (9-12)—serving about 892 students in a high-needs community.

Academically, the district performs significantly below state averages, with the largest gap in math, where proficiency is over 30 percentage points lower. Finley Elementary has the district's lowest math proficiency at 9.25%, while River View High School shows relative strength in science at 32.47% proficiency. All three schools rank in the bottom 10% of Washington schools, and their state rankings have declined over the past three years.

Notable differences exist between the schools: River View High has the highest per-student spending and graduation rate but also the largest class sizes, while Finley Middle School operates with the lowest spending. The district faces considerable economic challenges, with between 65% and 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch across its schools.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)				SBAC English Language Arts (2025)								SBAC Math (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Finley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213504 E Cougar Rd	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Finley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 586-7577	367	25	14.9	80.1%	136 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	211 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	5.4	1139^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.8%		4.5	1148^th of 1168 public elementary schools	1.7%	9	23.5			23.5	19.6	24.1	23.2					22.4	15.7	8.8					9.3	88.7	94.3	90.6	90.6	90.6	94.3	96.2	88.7	94.3	94.3	$17,070	$1,253	$15,817
River View High School	Public	9-12	36509 S Lemon Dr	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Finley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 582-2158	321	15	21.1	64.8%	155 (48.3%)	2 (0.6%)	156 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	9.5	410^th of 438 public high schools	6.4%		20.3	361^st of 437 public high schools	17.4%	49			32.5	32.5							27.4	27.4						9.3	9.3											$18,701	$813	$17,889
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kennewick School District	4.01 mi	33	131^st
Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	4.36 mi	3	218^th
Pasco School District	6.24 mi	32	214^th
Educational Service District 123	7.98 mi	1
Richland School District	12.14 mi	23	73^rd

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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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