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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
839th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 26% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Washington Elementary School is a K–5 school in Kennewick serving 405 students in the Kennewick School District, with a relatively high-need student population and a 13.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio. About 66.91% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. The school ranks in the 26th percentile statewide, an improvement from the 15th percentile in 2023–2024, but it remains below the district and state averages in all three reported subjects.

In 2025–2026, 39.90% of students were proficient in English language arts, 31.53% in math, and 41.94% in science. Math is the most urgent concern, especially in fourth grade, where proficiency was 27.14% compared with 43.68% districtwide. ELA is also a broad challenge: fourth grade was lowest at 35.71%, while third and fifth grades were 40.85% and 43.55%. Science is the clearest bright spot, rising from 27.94% to 41.94% in one year and ranking approximately fourth among the nine nearby Kennewick schools compared. Several student groups also showed improved effectiveness measures, although results remain uneven across groups.

Compared with nearby schools, Washington is stronger than Eastgate Elementary School, Cascade Elementary School, and Amistad Elementary School overall, but trails Hawthorne Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Westgate Elementary School, and Southgate Elementary School in overall standing. Its closest comparable, Canyon View Elementary School, has stronger ELA and math results but weaker science performance. Washington’s recent gains suggest momentum, while sustained improvement in fourth-grade math and schoolwide literacy remains the clearest opportunity.

405
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,991
Per pupil spending ?
66.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 105 West 21st Avenue
       Kennewick, WA  99337-4999

(509) 222-6200

District: Kennewick School District


Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
High:    Kennewick High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.1%
White:
36.0%
Two or more races:
6.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2024 → 26th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2026) from a 15th-percentile low (2024)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (37% vs 48% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Washington average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg43%
Washington avg48%
839th of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 27 pts since 2016
From top 46% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 17Elementary Schools in the Kennewick School District
124th of 238Kennewick 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202626.5839 of 113826.3%★☆☆☆☆
202524.8910 of 116021.6%★☆☆☆☆
202417.9998 of 116814.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.7990 of 116915.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.4936 of 116919.9%★☆☆☆☆
202117.0933 of 110715.7%★☆☆☆☆
201927.5862 of 113023.7%★☆☆☆☆
201834.3702 of 105433.4%★★☆☆☆
201729.0776 of 105626.5%★☆☆☆☆
201654.0489 of 105353.6%★★★☆☆
201551.3513 of 106751.9%★★★☆☆
201365.2384 of 110665.3%★★★☆☆
201261.9420 of 109761.7%★★★☆☆
201164.6376 of 109265.6%★★★☆☆
201070.2273 of 108874.9%★★★★☆
200981.0143 of 107286.7%★★★★☆
200888.072 of 106793.3%★★★★★
200785.0100 of 106990.6%★★★★★
200688.275 of 105192.9%★★★★★
200583.8125 of 103187.9%★★★★☆
200480.5154 of 102685.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202623.0268 of 32617.8%★☆☆☆☆
202538.3176 of 30341.9%★★☆☆☆
201936.5158 of 24836.3%★★☆☆☆
201844.5164 of 33350.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202630.9741 of 102027.4%★☆☆☆☆
202525.4847 of 109222.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.1807 of 109326.2%★☆☆☆☆
202319.7911 of 109416.7%★☆☆☆☆
202235.5708 of 110035.6%★★☆☆☆
202120.3834 of 100817.3%★☆☆☆☆
201933.5760 of 106828.8%★☆☆☆☆
201836.7655 of 100434.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202649.2341 of 64947.5%★★☆☆☆
202534.5455 of 65931.0%★★☆☆☆
202421.2552 of 65115.2%★☆☆☆☆
202341.8377 of 63340.4%★★☆☆☆
202232.6480 of 69430.8%★★☆☆☆
202141.0262 of 50147.7%★★☆☆☆
201937.1459 of 69734.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202639.1665 of 100834.0%★★☆☆☆
202531.6736 of 101327.3%★☆☆☆☆
202422.6876 of 102414.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.6805 of 101320.5%★☆☆☆☆
202239.9631 of 101938.1%★★☆☆☆
202130.0638 of 85425.3%★☆☆☆☆
201852.4403 of 83551.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202627.0815 of 105923.0%★☆☆☆☆
202524.9857 of 109821.9%★☆☆☆☆
20249.91047 of 10994.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.7928 of 109915.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.9909 of 111318.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.0889 of 102513.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.3820 of 107523.7%★☆☆☆☆
201833.3685 of 99931.4%★★☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
201948.230 of 6453.1%★★★☆☆
201877.16 of 6190.2%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202228.2366 of 47823.4%★☆☆☆☆
201928.3424 of 56625.1%★☆☆☆☆
201861.5175 of 63772.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202621.8782 of 90113.2%★☆☆☆☆
202529.7756 of 100724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1807 of 100920.0%★☆☆☆☆
202310.0961 of 10114.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.5875 of 103115.1%★☆☆☆☆
202111.9881 of 9436.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.6751 of 102726.9%★☆☆☆☆
201830.3619 of 83325.7%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2019)53rd percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)27th percentile~ school
Special Education (2022)23rd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)23rd percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)13th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
Science42%-9 vs state
English Language Arts40%-13 vs state
Math32%-12 vs state

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Washington Elementary School ranks 839th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
High : Kennewick High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Washington Elementary School.

Students at Washington Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 36% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


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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