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Chinook Middle School

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Chinook Middle School ranks 178 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 65% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Chinook Middle School serves approximately 950 students in grades 6–8 in Kennewick, Washington, an area with several middle schools located within a few miles of one another. The school ranks 178th out of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it in the 65th percentile and earning three stars. Its standing has improved substantially, rising 99 positions over the past two years. Among nearby schools in the Kennewick School District, Chinook ranks second behind Desert Hills Middle School, and well ahead of Park Middle School, Highlands Middle School, and Horse Heaven Hills Middle School.

English Language Arts is Chinook’s clearest academic strength: 59.12% of students were proficient, compared with 49.42% in the district and 52.81% statewide. ELA results have improved each of the past three years, with seventh grade performing especially well at 63.64%. Math is improving too, reaching 37.46%, slightly above the district average but below the state’s 43.11%; eighth-grade math, at 32.91%, is the main grade-level concern. Science rebounded to 43.13% after two weaker years, nearly matching the district but remaining below the statewide rate of 50.95%. Chinook’s results generally exceed those at most nearby comparison schools, although Desert Hills remains stronger, particularly in math and science.

Chinook’s subgroup effectiveness is a notable strength for English learners, who rank at the 80th percentile statewide, and migrant students, who rank at the 70th percentile. Results also improved for Hispanic students, male students, and students from low-income households. The most significant concern is special education effectiveness, which ranks at the 29th percentile; the multi-racial subgroup is also below the statewide midpoint. Overall, Chinook appears to be a steadily improving, balanced school with particularly strong ELA performance. Parents may want to ask about plans for eighth-grade math, continued science improvement, and support for students receiving special education services.

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: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2019 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Washington median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

178^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From top 48% (2019) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Kennewick School District

124^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	178 of 514	65.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	68.8	28 of 143	80.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	58.5	163 of 443	63.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	60.0	116 of 347	66.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	55.2	180 of 453	60.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	58.8	166 of 454	63.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	55.9	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	40.8	139 of 222	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.8	161 of 226	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	66.8	137 of 453	69.8%	★★★★☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile+4 vs school

Migrant (2026)70th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2019)14th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+6 vs state

Science43%-8 vs state

Math37%-6 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 (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 (2025)	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
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	$15,362	$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%)	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	$17,772	$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%)	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	$15,042	$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%)	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	$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%)	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	$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%)	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	$16,039	$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%)	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	$16,345	$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%)	4.8	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	$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%)	37.6	305^th of 514 public middle schools	40.7%		35.6	334^th of 534 public middle schools	37.5%	29	41.2	41.2	43.8	42.9	42.8	43.1	32.2	33.7	28.7	31.6	$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%)	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	$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 178^th of 514 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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