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Chinook Middle School

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Chinook Middle School ranks 253 rd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Chinook Middle School is a public school serving about 950 students in grades 6-8 within the Kennewick School District, and it currently holds a middle-of-the-pack state ranking that has been improving recently.

Academically, the school has a clear strength in English Language Arts, where it outperforms both the district and state averages, especially in the 6th grade. However, math scores are around the district average, and science scores are a notable area for improvement, falling below state benchmarks. A significant positive finding is the school's exceptional program for English Language Learners, which ranks well above the state average. The school shows a positive performance trajectory compared to some nearby schools like Horse Heaven Hills Middle School, which has seen its ranking decline.

Within the Kennewick School District, Chinook occupies a solid middle ground. It performs better than schools with higher economic need, such as Park Middle School and Highlands Middle School, while not matching the top-tier results of Desert Hills Middle School. This pattern of performance aligning with the economic profile of the student body is common across the district. Parents should note that while the school manages resources efficiently with moderate per-student spending, there is a performance dip in the upper grades and identified challenges in serving special education students that the school is likely working to address.

950

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,362

Per pupil spending ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6011 W 10th Place
Kennewick, WA 99338

(509) 222-7500

District: Kennewick School District

Students who attend Chinook Middle School usually attend:

High:

Southridge High School

Feeder schools for Chinook Middle School:

Elementary:	Fuerza Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Sage Crest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.9%

Hispanic:

36.2%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2019 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Washington median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 14 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Washington avg48%

253^rd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	49.1	253 of 534	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	277 of 535	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	207 of 539	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	200 of 541	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	202 of 529	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	246 of 512	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	21.5	130 of 152	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	33 of 96	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	36 of 78	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	27 of 50	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	216 of 471	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	218 of 464	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	188 of 464	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	198 of 479	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	207 of 469	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	207 of 452	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	168 of 376	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	188 of 347	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	211 of 344	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	175 of 336	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	189 of 360	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	205 of 353	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	241 of 344	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	155 of 259	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	269 of 457	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	222 of 455	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	181 of 463	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	157 of 475	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	123 of 458	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	143 of 349	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	251 of 472	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	271 of 466	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	193 of 470	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	171 of 480	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	160 of 476	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	219 of 453	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	155 of 371	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	63.9	10 of 36	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	8 of 38	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	39.6	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	144 of 246	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	168 of 243	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	128 of 244	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	99 of 257	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	108 of 250	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	131 of 246	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	66 of 166	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	118 of 186	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	138 of 179	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	136 of 167	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	138 of 199	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	183 of 210	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	152 of 231	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	85 of 268	68.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	185 of 488	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	221 of 486	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	168 of 488	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	158 of 488	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	136 of 480	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	164 of 470	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	148 of 325	54.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2022)72nd percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2019)14th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Math36%-7 vs state

Science36%-14 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
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
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
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
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
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
Ray Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	9507 Burns Rd	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6700	1,294	64	20.3	54.9%	432 (33.4%)	13 (1.0%)	775 (59.9%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	39 (3.0%)	35.6	334^th of 534 public middle schools	37.5%		35.7	331^st of 535 public middle schools	38.1%	3	33.9	33.9	40.5	46.6	42.9	43.3	30.4	38.6	32.3	33.7	$15,452	$607	$14,845
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chinook Middle School

What high school do graduates of Chinook Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chinook Middle School usually go on to attend Southridge High School

Is Chinook Middle School a good school?

Chinook Middle School ranks 253^rd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chinook Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 950 students attended Chinook Middle School.

What district is Chinook Middle School in?

Kennewick School District

What is the racial makeup of Chinook Middle School?

Students at Chinook Middle School are 53% White, 36% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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