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Chiawana Senior High School

Public Grades 8-12

370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 16% of Washington high schools

Summary

Chiawana Senior High School is a large public high school in Pasco, WA, serving over 3,100 students in grades 8-12 within the Pasco School District.

The school presents a complex picture for parents, with a significant strength in its 92.8% graduation rate, which far exceeds the state average and the rates of nearby alternative schools like New Horizons High School. However, academic proficiency on state tests, especially in math, is well below state averages. It's important to view these results in context: while the school has a low statewide ranking, it often performs better than the average for its own district in subjects like English and science. The school is much larger than most neighboring alternative schools, which serves different types of students and has different challenges.

Comparisons with nearby comprehensive high schools are revealing. For instance, Kamiakin High School in the neighboring Kennewick School District has higher test scores but a lower rate of economically disadvantaged students. A key takeaway is that Chiawana's effectiveness varies greatly for different groups of students, with some subgroups performing much better than others on state assessments. The school also spends less per student than several local alternative schools while achieving a much higher graduation rate, raising questions about different educational models and costs.

3,127

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,376

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8125 W Argent Rd
Pasco, WA 99301

(509) 543-6786

District: Pasco School District

Feeder schools for Chiawana Senior High School:

Elementary:	Columbia River Elementary
	Edwin Markham Elementary
	Longfellow Elementary
	Marie Curie STEM Elementary
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	Maya Angelou Elementary
	Ruth Livingston Elementary
	Three Rivers Elementary
	Virgie Robinson Elementary
	Whittier Elementary
Middle:	Ellen Ochoa Middle School
	Mcloughlin Middle School
	Ray Reynolds Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

24.8%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

Washington avg48%

370^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Pasco School District

214^th of 247Pasco 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	17.4	370 of 438	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	335 of 437	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	330 of 442	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	310 of 434	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	351 of 455	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	322 of 417	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	251 of 315	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.4	209 of 301	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	215 of 306	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.2	265 of 341	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.0	339 of 454	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	341 of 450	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.7	329 of 440	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	106 of 119	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	95 of 113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	63 of 118	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	53 of 124	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	5.0	136 of 136	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	104 of 121	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	80 of 85	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	68 of 68	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	41 of 44	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	59 of 70	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	88 of 102	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	322 of 350	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	286 of 347	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	311 of 357	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	294 of 368	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	320 of 390	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	283 of 358	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	211 of 243	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	226 of 249	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	195 of 248	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	190 of 249	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	192 of 261	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	183 of 278	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	184 of 241	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	324 of 355	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	278 of 356	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	287 of 362	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	258 of 370	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	310 of 392	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	285 of 344	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	204 of 227	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	302 of 359	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	280 of 362	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	267 of 358	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	259 of 363	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	298 of 395	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	281 of 355	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	207 of 254	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	17 of 27	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.6	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	109 of 170	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.8	38 of 161	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	72 of 166	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	80 of 179	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	75 of 195	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	88 of 163	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	81.3	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	126 of 127	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	110 of 110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	129 of 130	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	211 of 212	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	135 of 139	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	216 of 373	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	202 of 374	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	224 of 379	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	197 of 390	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	193 of 413	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	204 of 382	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	134 of 222	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2021)89th percentile+67 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile+27 vs school

Migrant (2025)37th percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science39%-11 vs state

English Language Arts37%-16 vs state

Math16%-27 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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	17.4	370^th of 438 public high schools	15.5%		26.8	335^th of 437 public high schools	23.3%	35	38.5	38.5	36.8	36.8	15.8	15.8	$16,376	$929	$15,447
Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center	Public	6-12	5606 West Canal Drive	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 783-2151	34	3	11.3	70.6%	13 (38.2%)	3 (8.8%)	17 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$30,368	$2,167	$28,201
Sageview High School	Public	9-12	6091 Burns Rd	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 543-6700	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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)
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
Kamiakin High School	Public	9-12	600 North Arthur Street	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 734-3500	1,956	78	24.9	38.5%	1,150 (58.8%)	50 (2.6%)	614 (31.4%)	34 (1.7%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.8%)	70.8	103^rd of 438 public high schools	76.5%		71.5	102^nd of 437 public high schools	76.7%	1	68.5	68.5	69.6	69.6	35.5	35.5	$14,290	$1,492	$12,797
Ugrad ESD123 Re-Engagement Program	Public	9-12	3918 West Court Street	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Educational Service District 123	No	No	No	No	(509) 544-5700	353	0			164 (46.5%)	6 (1.7%)	165 (46.7%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)
Soar to Success	Public	9-12	2600 N 20th Ave	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 547-0511	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$4,450	$410	$4,040
New Horizons High School	Public	6-12	2020 W Argent Rd	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6796	344	22	15.8	81.1%	45 (13.1%)	8 (2.3%)	278 (80.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	14.4	386^th of 438 public high schools	11.9%					(n/a)	23.8	23.8	45.5	45.5			$18,089	$1,254	$16,834
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%)	20.9	351^st of 438 public high schools	19.9%		9.3	417^th of 437 public high schools	4.6%	66	43.5	43.5	31.6	31.6			$17,607	$1,373	$16,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Chiawana Senior High School

What district is Chiawana Senior High School in?

Pasco School District

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How many students attend Chiawana Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,127 students attended Chiawana Senior High School.

Is Chiawana Senior High School a good school?

Chiawana Senior High School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Washington high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chiawana Senior High School?

Students at Chiawana Senior High School are 68% Hispanic, 25% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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