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Park Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Park Middle School is a public middle school serving 688 students in grades 6-8 within the Kennewick School District, and it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 20% of Washington middle schools with proficiency rates well below district and state averages.

Academically, the school's performance is among the lowest in the region, particularly in science and math, even when compared to other schools with similar student demographics. Interestingly, the school shows relative strength in supporting its migrant student population and Hispanic students, outperforming its results with other groups. Despite having more favorable resources, like a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than some higher-performing schools like Desert Hills Middle School, these advantages have not translated into better overall test scores, creating a notable performance gap within the same district.

While the school's historical performance has been consistently low, the analysis shows that improvement is possible, as some schools with comparable levels of student need achieve better outcomes. Key areas for potential growth include understanding why resources aren't yielding stronger results and learning from the school's own effective practices with specific student subgroups to benefit all learners.

688

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,799

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1011 West 10th Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99336-6097

(509) 222-6900

District: Kennewick School District

Students who attend Park Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kennewick High School

Feeder schools for Park Middle School:

Elementary:

Amistad Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

White:

18.3%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg42%

Washington avg48%

442^nd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the Kennewick School District

131^st of 247Kennewick 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
2025	19.5	442 of 534	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	443 of 535	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	462 of 539	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	480 of 541	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	496 of 529	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	434 of 512	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	368 of 437	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	363 of 435	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	383 of 443	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	410 of 445	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	446 of 498	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.4	444 of 497	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	464 of 492	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	452 of 483	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	411 of 476	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	384 of 466	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.8	358 of 463	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.9	353 of 449	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.1	355 of 425	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.5	381 of 421	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	25.4	92 of 111	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	57 of 96	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	47 of 78	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	36 of 57	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	57 of 63	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	67 of 100	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	68 of 135	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	399 of 471	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	392 of 464	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	406 of 464	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	438 of 479	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	449 of 469	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	396 of 452	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	327 of 376	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	204 of 347	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	195 of 344	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	226 of 336	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	275 of 360	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	299 of 353	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	206 of 344	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	172 of 259	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	321 of 457	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	310 of 455	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	347 of 463	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	381 of 475	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	414 of 458	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	245 of 349	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	390 of 472	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	385 of 466	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	405 of 470	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	413 of 480	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	432 of 476	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	368 of 453	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	319 of 371	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	9 of 29	69.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	17 of 36	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.7	27 of 36	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.0	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	17 of 43	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	19.1	249 of 268	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	453 of 488	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	438 of 486	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	445 of 488	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	443 of 488	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	453 of 480	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	344 of 470	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	284 of 325	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)75th percentile+58 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

African American (2019)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2018)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-16 vs state

Math24%-19 vs state

Science17%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				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 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
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%)	19.5	442^nd of 534 public middle schools	17.2%		20.3	443^rd of 535 public middle schools	17.2%	1	16.6	16.6	31.9	44.8	34.3	37.4	23.7	29.4	17.9	24.0	$15,799	$1,584	$14,214
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%)	26.5	401^st of 534 public middle schools	24.9%		35.3	335^th of 535 public middle schools	37.4%	66	29.8	29.8	38.3	45.7	44.9	43.0	21.7	28.3	22.4	24.2	$15,042	$1,414	$13,628
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%)	11.4	489^th of 534 public middle schools	8.4%		16.9	463^rd of 535 public middle schools	13.5%	26	22.3	22.3	22.2	27.6	34.1	27.7	15.6	16.5	20.4	17.4	$17,772	$1,835	$15,937
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%)	49.1	253^rd of 534 public middle schools	52.6%		45.1	277^th of 535 public middle schools	48.2%	24	35.6	35.6	61.7	56.9	47.2	54.9	39.4	36.7	31.7	35.8	$15,362	$1,649	$13,713
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%)	7.6	514^th of 534 public middle schools	3.7%		6.8	525^th of 535 public middle schools	1.9%	11	19.3	19.3	13.0	25.0	31.2	23.4	11.6	9.9	16.5	12.8	$16,039	$778	$15,261
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%)	4.6	527^th of 534 public middle schools	1.3%		5.3	531^st of 535 public middle schools	0.7%	4	16.3	16.3	15.3	22.0	18.4	18.6	8.0	9.1	11.2	9.4	$16,890	$917	$15,973
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%)	27.6	395^th of 534 public middle schools	26.0%		24.3	409^th of 535 public middle schools	23.6%	14	27.5	27.4	40.0	45.1	46.1	43.6	27.1	25.1	24.4	25.6	$16,345	$696	$15,649
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
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%)	73.5	117^th of 534 public middle schools	78.1%		68.6	146^th of 535 public middle schools	72.7%	29	51.1	51.1	60.4	71.7	62.3	64.8	49.3	45.9	51.5	49.0	$14,592	$1,989	$12,602
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%)	17.9	453^rd of 534 public middle schools	15.2%		18	454^th of 535 public middle schools	15.1%	1	23.9	23.9	18.5	49.0	19.7	27.8	18.5	34.7	13.6	21.3	$18,932	$3,255	$15,677

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Middle School

What high school do graduates of Park Middle School attend?

Students who attend Park Middle School usually go on to attend Kennewick High School

What is the racial makeup of Park Middle School?

Students at Park Middle School are 71% Hispanic, 18% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Park Middle School in?

Kennewick School District

Is Park Middle School a good school?

Park Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Park Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Park Middle School.

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