Summary:
The Kiona-Benton City Middle School is the only middle school in the Kiona-Benton City School District, serving grades 6–8 and about 340 students in the Kiona-Benton City area of Washington. Because there is only one middle school, families cannot compare it with another middle school within the district. The most useful comparisons are with district and statewide results, along with differences among grades and subjects.
Academic performance is a significant concern. In 2025–26, 14.71% of students met standards in English Language Arts, compared with 52.81% statewide; math proficiency was 7.24%, compared with 43.11% statewide; and science proficiency was 18.92%, compared with 50.95% statewide. Math was the weakest subject in every grade, with proficiency ranging from 6.31% in eighth grade to 8.89% in sixth grade. ELA results were also low but fairly consistent, ranging from 12.5% in seventh grade to 16.22% in eighth grade. This consistency suggests that low performance is a schoolwide issue rather than a problem limited to one grade. The school’s reported ranking was near the bottom of its comparison group, at 512 of 514 schools in 2025–26.
There are a few encouraging signs. Science was the school’s strongest subject and improved from 15.46% in 2024–25 to 18.92% in 2025–26. However, ELA declined by 5.23 percentage points and math declined by 2.42 points over the same period. The school reports a 16.9:1 student-teacher ratio, $16,433 in per-student spending, and 13.53% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. These figures provide useful context but do not, by themselves, explain academic outcomes. Families considering the school may want to ask about foundational math and reading support, progress monitoring, attendance, teacher stability, and plans to improve instruction across all three grades.
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