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Kennewick School District


At a glance
131stof 247 Washington districts▲ 4
Better than 46% of Washington districts
1000 W. 4th Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99336-5601
·(509) 222-5000·All Washington district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 47% of districts
33
Schools
18,826
Students
Top rankedAmon Creek Elementary182nd of 1,160 Washington elementary schools
Biggest riser
Southgate Elementary School up 236 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Canyon View Elementary School 11.3 students per teacher
Newly ranked this year
Phoenix High School
SchoolDigger ratings
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3★
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0★
7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Kennewick School District operates 30 public schools serving roughly 17,000 students from elementary through high school in southeastern Washington, with overall academic performance slightly below the state average.

Performance varies widely across the district, with clear standout schools like Kamiakin High School (a top-rated high school), Desert Hills Middle School (the highest-performing middle school), and elementary leaders Amon Creek Elementary and Cottonwood Elementary. In contrast, schools like Amistad Elementary, Edison Elementary, and Highlands Middle School face significant academic challenges and rank near the bottom statewide.

Key takeaways include a strong pattern where schools with lower rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch consistently achieve higher test scores. The district shows a particular strength in high school science, with Kamiakin High School and Endeavor High School outperforming the state average, while math proficiency declines notably from elementary to high school. Alternative programs show mixed results, with Legacy High School having a very low graduation rate despite higher per-student spending.

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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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