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Kiona-Benton City High School

Public Grades 9-12

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 396 Washington High Schools

Better than 12% of Washington high schools

Summary

Kiona-Benton City High School is a small public high school serving about 435 students in grades 9–12 in Benton City, a smaller community in southeastern Washington. It is part of the Kiona-Benton City School District, which is ranked 233rd of 238 Washington districts. The school’s latest ranking improved to 350th of 396 high schools, or about the 12th percentile, but it remains in the lower portion of the state.

The school’s strongest relative academic areas are English language arts and science. In 2025–26, 39.36% of students were proficient in ELA and 30.10% in science, both above district averages but below state results. Math is the clearest concern: only 12.36% were proficient, nearly unchanged from the very low results of the previous three years. That compares with 32.48% at Prosser High School, 38.98% at Hanford High School, and 40.19% at Richland High School. The smaller school environment may allow closer relationships, but it can also limit course options and make results more sensitive to changes in individual student cohorts.

Graduation and persistence are also important concerns. The graduation rate fell to 77.4% in 2024–25, below Washington’s 82.6% and well below nearby Chiawana Senior High School at 92.8% and Prosser High School at 94.3%. Kiona-Benton’s dropout rate rose to 9.9%, compared with 3.7% at Chiawana and 2.6% at Prosser. Staffing levels are broadly comparable with nearby schools, while per-student spending is relatively high, suggesting that improving math instruction, early intervention, attendance, credit recovery, and ninth- and tenth-grade on-track support may be more important than simply adding resources. The latest ranking improvement is encouraging, but sustained progress will require broader gains in achievement and graduation.

435

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,225

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1205 Horne Drive
Benton City, WA 99320-9705

(509) 588-2140

District: Kiona-Benton City School District

Feeder schools for Kiona-Benton City High School:

Middle:

Kiona-Benton City Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

White:

43.0%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (28% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Washington average (77% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg18%

Washington avg48%

350^th of 396

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

233^rd of 238Kiona-Benton City 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	15.9	350 of 396	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	399 of 438	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	411 of 437	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	374 of 442	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	365 of 434	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	374 of 455	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	283 of 417	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	234 of 315	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.6	215 of 301	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.5	196 of 306	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.0	184 of 341	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.5	317 of 454	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	294 of 450	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.2	138 of 440	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.2	154 of 423	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	26.8	318 of 402	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.6	281 of 396	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.0	301 of 399	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.4	305 of 395	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.1	280 of 394	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.7	240 of 390	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	36.7	39 of 70	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	96.8	1 of 102	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	18.2	62 of 65	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	296 of 309	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	338 of 350	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	338 of 347	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	321 of 357	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	286 of 368	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	268 of 390	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	276 of 358	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	193 of 243	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	216 of 236	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	235 of 249	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	230 of 248	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	199 of 261	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	171 of 278	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	185 of 241	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	150 of 156	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	279 of 325	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	341 of 355	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	300 of 356	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	258 of 362	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	300 of 370	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	293 of 392	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	240 of 344	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	188 of 227	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	269 of 326	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	315 of 359	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	339 of 362	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	307 of 358	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	314 of 363	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	326 of 395	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	213 of 355	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	192 of 254	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	76.2	3 of 28	89.3%	★★★★★
2022	28.4	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.7	14 of 35	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.6	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	59.5	51 of 212	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	19.9	125 of 139	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	284 of 319	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	337 of 373	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	346 of 374	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	359 of 379	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	365 of 390	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	380 of 413	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	237 of 382	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	176 of 222	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)89th percentile+74 vs school

Special Education (2021)76th percentile+58 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)44th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-13 vs state

Science30%-21 vs state

Math12%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 8, 2018

this place makes me sick like how can you think this school is great for our kids there food is cardboard the teachers are ok but i wish this school would improve Close Quote

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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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kiona-Benton City High School	Public	9-12	1205 Horne Drive	Benton City	99320	Benton County	Kiona-Benton City School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 588-2140	435	22	19.7	13.3%	187 (43.0%)	2 (0.5%)	229 (52.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	15.9	350^th of 396 public high schools	11.6%		13	399^th of 438 public high schools	8.9%	49	30.1	30.1		39.8	39.4		12.5	12.4	$18,225	$873	$17,352
Richland High School	Public	9-12	930 Long Ave	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6535	2,218	95	23.3	34.1%	1,490 (67.2%)	31 (1.4%)	469 (21.1%)	77 (3.5%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	138 (6.2%)	79.1	64^th of 396 public high schools	83.8%		77.1	76^th of 438 public high schools	82.6%	12	65.5	65.5		71.5	71.5		40.2	40.2	$16,060	$409	$15,651
Rivers Edge High School	Public	9-12	975 Gillespie	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6450	245	10	24.5	66.9%	139 (56.7%)	4 (1.6%)	87 (35.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	16.3	348^th of 396 public high schools	12.1%		20.9	351^st of 438 public high schools	19.9%	3	24.2	24.2		43.3	43.3				$17,607	$1,373	$16,235
Twin Rivers Group Home	Public	9-12	605 McMurray	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 734-7120	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									$32,733	$158	$32,575
Hanford High School	Public	9-12	450 Hanford Street	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6500	1,959	86	22.8	32.7%	1,253 (64.0%)	33 (1.7%)	446 (22.8%)	100 (5.1%)	11 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	104 (5.3%)	78.5	68^th of 396 public high schools	82.8%		69.4	110^th of 438 public high schools	74.9%	42	67.7	67.7		70.7	70.7		39.0	39.0	$15,596	$274	$15,323
Prosser High School	Public	9-12	1500 Paterson Rd.	Prosser	99350	Benton County	Prosser School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 786-1224	877	45	19.6	62.3%	259 (29.5%)	3 (0.3%)	583 (66.5%)	11 (1.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	50.7	189^th of 396 public high schools	52.3%		33.7	296^th of 438 public high schools	32.4%	107	41.3	41.3		61.1	61.1		32.5	32.5	$18,068	$903	$17,164
Prosser Opportunity Academy	Public	9-12	1500 Paterson Rd.	Prosser	99350	Benton County	Prosser School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 786-1224	48	0		83.3%	14 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)									$4,915	$311	$4,604
Benton County Jail	Public	9-12	7122 W Okanogan Place	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-6522	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chiawana Senior High School	Public	8-12	8125 W Argent Rd	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6786	3,127	152	20.6	61.7%	777 (24.8%)	27 (0.9%)	2,135 (68.3%)	66 (2.1%)	8 (0.3%)	9 (0.3%)	95 (3.0%)	35.2	270^th of 396 public high schools	31.8%		17.4	370^th of 438 public high schools	15.5%	100	40.1	40.1		52.3	52.3		21.9	21.9	$16,376	$929	$15,447
Tri-Technical Skills Center	Public	9-12	5929 West Metaline Avenue	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-7300	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									$15,308	$732	$14,576

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Kiona-Benton City High School is fed by the following schools:

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Is Kiona-Benton City High School a good school?

Kiona-Benton City High School ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Washington high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kiona-Benton City High School?

Students at Kiona-Benton City High School are 53% Hispanic, 43% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kiona-Benton City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Kiona-Benton City High School.

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