Richland School District

Summary:

The Richland School District is a 4-star district in Washington with 21 schools serving grades K-12, generally outperforming state averages in graduation rates and test scores.

Performance varies significantly across schools, creating a tiered system. Top performers include Leona Libby Middle School (consistently in the state's top 10%), Orchard Elementary, Desert Sky Elementary, and Richland High School, which has a 92% graduation rate. In contrast, Rivers Edge High School and Pacific Crest Online Academy face substantial academic challenges, while traditional middle schools like Carmichael Middle School and Chief Joseph Middle School perform below district averages, highlighting a pronounced middle school performance gap.

Notable findings show that high spending does not guarantee high performance, and the successful Three Rivers Home Link program operates effectively with lower per-student costs. The district's main academic weakness is math proficiency at the high school level, and schools like Lewis & Clark Elementary School demonstrate that strong outcomes are possible across different community contexts, providing models for addressing the district's internal performance disparities.

District Detail

6972 Keene Road
West RICHLAND, WA 99353

(509) 967-6000

SchoolDigger Rank:
73^rd of 247 Washington districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,410

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 3

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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 4th 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
Badger Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	1515 Elementary Street	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6225	605	32	18.6	37.4%	400 (66.1%)	6 (1.0%)	152 (25.1%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.1%)	67.9	338^th of 1160 public elementary schools	70.9%		64.8	387^th of 1168 public elementary schools	66.9%	49	65.4			65.4	68.2	54.4	63.0					61.9	62.7	46.6	49.4					53.4	91.8	92.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	92.8	95.9	92.8	92.8	92.8	$16,462	$401	$16,060
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%)	40.6	302^nd of 534 public middle schools	43.4%		37.8	316^th of 535 public middle schools	40.9%	14		40.2		40.2				47.7	45.7	40.0		44.4				38.8	37.6	31.8		36.0											$15,687	$330	$15,358
Richland High School	Public	9-12	930 Long Ave	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6535	2,218	95	23.3	34.1%	1,490 (67.2%)	31 (1.4%)	469 (21.1%)	77 (3.5%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	138 (6.2%)	77.1	76^th of 438 public high schools	82.6%		76.9	77^th of 437 public high schools	82.4%	1			69.6	69.6							72.8	72.8							40.6	40.6											$16,060	$409	$15,651
Hanford High School	Public	9-12	450 Hanford Street	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6500	1,959	86	22.8	32.7%	1,253 (64.0%)	33 (1.7%)	446 (22.8%)	100 (5.1%)	11 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	104 (5.3%)	69.4	110^th of 438 public high schools	74.9%		72	98^th of 437 public high schools	77.6%	12			55.2	55.2							71.2	71.2							42.8	42.8											$15,596	$274	$15,323
Jason Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 McMurray	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6475	518	31	16.6	62.2%	345 (66.6%)	8 (1.5%)	134 (25.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	43.6	631^st of 1160 public elementary schools	45.6%		57.8	472^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	59.6%	159	58.8			58.8	39.1	43.4	57.8					47.6	44.8	36.0	43.1					41.7	91.5	93.9	95.1	95.1	95.1	92.7	95.1	92.7	92.7	92.7	$18,288	$785	$17,503
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 George Washington Way	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6250	418	28	14.7	61.2%	236 (56.5%)	10 (2.4%)	131 (31.3%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	51	550^th of 1160 public elementary schools	52.6%		48.2	586^th of 1168 public elementary schools	49.8%	36	54.2			54.2	53.5	45.3	58.3					53.1	56.3	32.1	47.2					46.4	89.1	92.2	93.8	92.2	92.2	92.2	96.9	92.2	92.2	92.2	$20,807	$1,255	$19,552
Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Jadwin	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6275	471	30	15.9	53.5%	250 (53.1%)	7 (1.5%)	142 (30.1%)	36 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	77.6	236^th of 1160 public elementary schools	79.7%		74	281^st of 1168 public elementary schools	75.9%	45	71.3			71.3	66.3	55.4	72.3					64.8	69.9	57.1	55.9					61.0	93.2	93.2	94.5	94.5	94.5	93.2	98.6	94.5	93.2	93.2	$19,345	$773	$18,571
Marcus Whitman Elementary	Public	K-5	1704 Gray St.	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6300	467	25	18.6	59.7%	287 (61.5%)	4 (0.9%)	145 (31.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	52.2	531^st of 1160 public elementary schools	54.2%		68.5	334^th of 1168 public elementary schools	71.4%	197	55.1			55.1	60.2	40.0	53.9					53.2	62.4	40.0	41.6					49.4	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$19,451	$1,026	$18,424
Sacajawea Elementary	Public	K-5	535 Fuller St.	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6325	474	27	17.5	49.6%	293 (61.8%)	10 (2.1%)	132 (27.8%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	37	715^th of 1160 public elementary schools	38.4%		45.9	611^th of 1168 public elementary schools	47.7%	104	57.1			57.1	33.3	30.4	64.9					43.0	32.4	30.0	45.5					36.0	87.7	95.1	93.8	93.8	93.8	92.6	96.3	91.4	92.6	92.6	$19,236	$507	$18,729
Tapteal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 N 62nd Ave	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6350	458	26	17.5	53.5%	256 (55.9%)	4 (0.9%)	175 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	42.7	647^th of 1160 public elementary schools	44.2%		42.3	652^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	44.2%	5	50.6			50.6	51.4	38.8	54.3					48.6	43.1	40.3	42.0					41.8	89.3	90.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	89.3	94.7	94.7	89.3	89.3	$18,489	$978	$17,512
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%)	39.7	310^th of 534 public middle schools	41.9%		37.1	319^th of 535 public middle schools	40.4%	9		42.6		42.6				40.9	49.3	45.5		45.2				33.8	36.4	30.6		33.6											$17,874	$329	$17,545
Rivers Edge High School	Public	9-12	975 Gillespie	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6450	245	10	24.5	66.9%	139 (56.7%)	4 (1.6%)	87 (35.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	20.9	351^st of 438 public high schools	19.9%		9.3	417^th of 437 public high schools	4.6%	66			43.5	43.5							31.6	31.6																			$17,607	$1,373	$16,235
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%)	61.4	183^rd of 534 public middle schools	65.7%		61.7	185^th of 535 public middle schools	65.4%	2		52.4		52.4				57.1	59.5	53.2		56.6				44.6	44.7	36.6		42.1											$17,227	$408	$16,819
William Wiley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2820 S Highlands Blvd	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6375	493	30	16.4	27.8%	355 (72.0%)	5 (1.0%)	99 (20.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	75.1	257^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.8%					(n/a)	60.0			60.0	58.2	75.6	60.6					65.1	64.2	68.6	53.0					61.3	95.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	98.6	97.3	97.3	97.3	$18,173	$469	$17,704
Twin Rivers Group Home	Public	9-12	605 McMurray	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 734-7120	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																															$32,733	$158	$32,575
Special Programs	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6972 Keene Road	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6050	14	0		21.4%	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																															$10,360	$158	$10,203
White Bluffs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Kensington	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6575	653	34	19.3	27.7%	438 (67.1%)	5 (0.8%)	138 (21.1%)	27 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	71.2	301^st of 1160 public elementary schools	74.1%		82.2	200^th of 1168 public elementary schools	82.9%	101	65.7			65.7	55.6	53.3	70.6					59.7	57.1	55.1	67.0					59.7	97.1	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	99.0	98.1	97.1	97.1	$15,447	$403	$15,044
Three Rivers Home Link	Public, Alternative	K-12	1710 Van Giesen	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6450	756	20	38.3	21.6%	638 (84.4%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.1%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)								(n/a)	69.0	54.8	82.4	64.8	50.0	44.4	60.7	56.3	65.3	57.1	79.2	61.3	48.2	48.2	34.5	43.8	57.1	47.6	37.5	45.8	86.7	91.1	91.1	91.1	91.1	88.9	88.9	91.1	88.9	88.9	$12,578	$158	$12,420
Orchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Gala Way	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6175	594	31	19.4	24.4%	395 (66.5%)	5 (0.8%)	88 (14.8%)	62 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	85.7	152^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	86.9%		87.3	138^th of 1168 public elementary schools	88.2%	14	78.2			78.2	76.8	61.5	80.9					73.0	75.8	59.6	61.8					65.4	96.9	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	96.9	96.9	98.0	98.0	$17,018	$330	$16,688
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%)	85.9	65^th of 534 public middle schools	87.8%		89.3	55^th of 535 public middle schools	89.7%	10		60.7		60.7				71.0	77.2	70.3		72.9				56.7	61.1	51.7		56.6											$15,525	$334	$15,191
Richland School District Early Learning Center	Public	PK	1525 Hunt	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6082	301	18	16.7	78.1%	179 (59.5%)	13 (4.3%)	85 (28.2%)	10 (3.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Pacific Crest Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6972 Keene Road	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 967-6245	325	19	17.1	52.0%	197 (60.6%)	3 (0.9%)	96 (29.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)								(n/a)		31.8	30.8	31.3					40.9	45.5	26.2	33.0					23.8	23.8		14.3											$14,952	$161	$14,791
Desert Sky Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Sunshine Avenue	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 967-6225	441	25	17.6	20.2%	340 (77.1%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (12.7%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.3%)	84.7	169^th of 1160 public elementary schools	85.4%		83.5	182^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	84.4%	13	71.1			71.1	66.7	68.8	72.4					69.3	72.2	67.5	61.3					67.0	98.6	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	100.0	100.0	98.6	98.6	$18,315	$237	$18,078

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.