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Horse Heaven Hills Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Horse Heaven Hills Middle School is a public school serving 856 students in grades 6-8 within the Kennewick School District, which ranks in the middle of all districts in Washington state.

Academic performance at Horse Heaven Hills is below both district and state averages, with particular challenges in math where only 24% of students are proficient. The school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years to the 25th percentile, earning it 1 star. This places it in the middle among Kennewick middle schools—significantly behind top-performer Desert Hills Middle School (78th percentile) and Chinook Middle School (53rd percentile), but ahead of Park Middle School and Highlands Middle School. About 55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that sits between the higher and lower-poverty schools in the district.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts like the Pasco School District, Horse Heaven Hills performs reasonably well given its student demographics, outperforming schools such as Ellen Ochoa Middle School and Stevens Middle School. The school spends about $15,042 per student, which is mid-range for the area, but the recent decline in test scores across most subjects suggests there are ongoing challenges to address, even as the school shows some historical strengths in serving specific student groups like migrant students.

856

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,042

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 South Vancouver Street
Kennewick, WA 99337-3749

(509) 585-3260

District: Kennewick School District

Feeder schools for Horse Heaven Hills Middle School:

Elementary:	Canyon View Elementary School
	Cascade Elementary School
	Eastgate Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

Hispanic:

41.6%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg42%

Washington avg48%

401^st of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	401 of 534	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	335 of 535	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	305 of 539	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	373 of 541	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	395 of 529	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	288 of 512	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	243 of 437	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.8	202 of 435	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.0	191 of 443	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.5	211 of 445	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.1	260 of 498	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.9	199 of 497	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.7	198 of 492	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.7	207 of 483	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.7	139 of 476	70.8%	★★★★☆
2008	66.5	128 of 466	72.5%	★★★★☆
2007	74.5	86 of 463	81.4%	★★★★☆
2006	69.6	117 of 449	73.9%	★★★★☆
2005	71.7	108 of 425	74.6%	★★★★☆
2004	55.4	188 of 421	55.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	27.5	86 of 111	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	45.7	54 of 135	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	340 of 471	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	307 of 464	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	275 of 464	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	345 of 479	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	365 of 469	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	260 of 452	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	216 of 376	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	253 of 347	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	204 of 344	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	177 of 336	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	240 of 360	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	264 of 353	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	193 of 344	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	141 of 259	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	332 of 457	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	270 of 455	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	228 of 463	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	338 of 475	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	350 of 458	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	170 of 349	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	375 of 472	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	291 of 466	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	274 of 470	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	318 of 480	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	325 of 476	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	263 of 453	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	211 of 371	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	18 of 36	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.1	30 of 36	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	35 of 38	7.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	19 of 43	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	158 of 246	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	164 of 243	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	199 of 244	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	197 of 257	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	216 of 250	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	158 of 246	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	34.2	124 of 199	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	52 of 231	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	61 of 268	77.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	364 of 488	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	296 of 486	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	243 of 488	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	297 of 488	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	336 of 480	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	255 of 470	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	203 of 325	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)60th percentile+16 vs school

Migrant (2025)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2022)38th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)25th percentile~ school

African American (2019)23rd percentile-21 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Science30%-20 vs state

Math24%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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Horse Heaven Hills Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Horse Heaven Hills Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended Horse Heaven Hills Middle School.

What district is Horse Heaven Hills Middle School in?

Kennewick School District

What is the racial makeup of Horse Heaven Hills Middle School?

Students at Horse Heaven Hills Middle School are 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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