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Finley Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

429^th

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of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Finley Middle School is a small grades 6–8 school in the Kennewick area, serving 204 students in the Finley School District amid a relatively high-need community.

About 72.55% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, although that figure has declined from 81.48% in 2022–23. The student-teacher ratio also improved, from 20.9 to 18.8. Finley’s latest statewide ranking was in the 17th percentile, a substantial improvement over the 2nd–6th percentile range seen in most of the previous five reported years. Academic performance remains below Washington averages, but the school improved in every reported subject since 2022–23. In 2025–26, proficiency was 32.52% in English language arts, 16.91% in math, and 36.76% in science. Science was the strongest relative area, exceeding the district by 10.06 percentage points and outperforming several nearby schools. Math is the clearest challenge, with similarly low results across sixth, seventh, and eighth grades.

Finley’s 204 students make it much smaller than most nearby comparison schools, including Ray Reynolds Middle School, McLoughlin Middle School, and Chinook Middle School. Small enrollment can make yearly percentages more volatile, but it may also support closer relationships and coordinated interventions. Locally, Finley ranks above Ellen Ochoa Middle School, Stevens Middle School, and Highlands Middle School, though it trails stronger performers such as Desert Hills Middle School and Chinook Middle School. Eighth-grade ELA stands out at 43.48%, suggesting a possible model for strengthening earlier grades, while schoolwide math improvement remains the most important priority.

204

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,234

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

37208 S Finley Rd
Kennewick, WA 99337-7574

(509) 586-7561

District: Finley School District

Students who attend Finley Middle School usually attend:

High:

River View High School

Feeder schools for Finley Middle School:

Elementary:

Finley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

White:

43.6%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (26% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Math scores 26 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

Washington avg48%

429^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

223^rd of 238Finley School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	429 of 514	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	507 of 534	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	501 of 535	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	528 of 539	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	529 of 541	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	505 of 529	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	459 of 512	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	414 of 437	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	419 of 435	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	427 of 443	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	425 of 445	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	466 of 498	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	461 of 497	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	426 of 492	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.7	414 of 483	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	434 of 476	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	345 of 466	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.8	335 of 463	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.9	386 of 449	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	394 of 425	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	375 of 421	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	377 of 443	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	446 of 471	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	423 of 464	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	443 of 464	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	451 of 479	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	439 of 469	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	411 of 452	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	367 of 376	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	254 of 347	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	334 of 347	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	279 of 344	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	306 of 336	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	320 of 360	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	316 of 353	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	270 of 344	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	247 of 259	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	388 of 453	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	448 of 457	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	396 of 455	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	455 of 463	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	469 of 475	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	445 of 458	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	376 of 448	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	330 of 349	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	385 of 454	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	446 of 472	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	426 of 466	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	465 of 470	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	475 of 480	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	459 of 476	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	382 of 453	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	331 of 371	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	37.0	152 of 268	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	402 of 453	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	460 of 488	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	467 of 486	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	483 of 488	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	487 of 488	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	454 of 480	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	417 of 470	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	319 of 325	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2018)43rd percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-14 vs state

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Math17%-26 vs state

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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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	$16,234	$488	$15,746
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	835 Maple Street	Burbank	99323	Walla Walla County	Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 545-8571	174	11	15.8	59.2%	100 (57.5%)	1 (0.6%)	71 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	21.6	410^th of 514 public middle schools	20.2%		17.9	453^rd of 534 public middle schools	15.2%	43	42.0	42.0	32.1	26.8	37.3	31.9	20.0	17.9	27.5	21.6	$18,994	$1,522	$17,472
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	$16,316	$1,148	$15,167
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	$15,715	$495	$15,220
Ellen Ochoa Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 E Sheppard St	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6742	831	44	18.9	91.0%	23 (2.8%)	7 (0.8%)	769 (92.5%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	4.8	508^th of 514 public middle schools	1.2%		4.6	527^th of 534 public middle schools	1.3%	19	19.5	19.5	14.3	15.6	19.1	16.4	8.1	11.9	12.0	10.7	$18,467	$870	$17,597
Stevens Middle School	Public	6-8	1120 N 22nd Avenue	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6798	956	51	18.7	91.7%	34 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	902 (94.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	6.6	500^th of 514 public middle schools	2.7%		7.6	514^th of 534 public middle schools	3.7%	14	17.1	17.1	13.9	29.8	23.8	22.5	13.9	12.3	8.4	11.5	$16,803	$904	$15,898
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	$15,658	$676	$14,982
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	$17,506	$1,162	$16,344
Mcloughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	2803 N Road 88	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 547-4542	1,171	54	21.6	58.9%	387 (33.0%)	15 (1.3%)	701 (59.9%)	20 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	38 (3.2%)	24.6	388^th of 514 public middle schools	24.5%		27.6	395^th of 534 public middle schools	26.0%	7	34.2	34.2	29.6	42.0	42.1	37.9	20.4	26.8	24.1	23.7	$16,778	$785	$15,992
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	$15,058	$538	$14,521

Frequently Asked Questions about Finley Middle School

How many students attend Finley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Finley Middle School.

Is Finley Middle School a good school?

Finley Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Washington middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Finley Middle School?

Students at Finley Middle School are 50% Hispanic, 44% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Finley Middle School in?

Finley School District

What high school do graduates of Finley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Finley Middle School usually go on to attend River View High School

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2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026

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