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Badger Mountain Elementary

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Badger Mountain Elementary ranks 268 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Badger Mountain Elementary is a K–5 school serving 605 students in Richland, Washington, a community in the Tri-Cities area and part of the Richland School District. The school ranks 268th among Washington elementary schools, placing it in the 76th percentile, and has a four-star rating. Its statewide standing has improved considerably, rising from the 51st percentile in 2018–2019 to its current position.

Academically, Badger Mountain performs above both district and state averages in English language arts, math, and science. Math is the clearest strength: 60.56% of students met standards, compared with 46.29% in the district and 43.11% statewide. ELA proficiency was 61.06%, and science was 60.78%. The school is especially competitive with nearby Lewis & Clark Elementary School and White Bluffs Elementary School, while Orchard Elementary is the stronger local benchmark, with proficiency near 70% in all three subjects. Other nearby schools, including Amon Creek Elementary, Cottonwood Elementary, and Ridge View Elementary School, currently report higher results, while Badger Mountain is ahead of Marcus Whitman Elementary, Vista Elementary School, and Sunset View Elementary School.

Parents may want to pay particular attention to grade-level patterns. Third- and fourth-grade math results were strong, but fifth-grade performance fell to 51.92% in math and 58.65% in ELA; fifth-grade science was also slightly below the district result. Science overall has declined in recent years, even though it remains above the state average. On the positive side, the school’s subgroup effectiveness rankings are broadly strong, including the 76th percentile for special education and the 78th percentile for students from low-income households. With a 37.36% free- or reduced-price lunch rate, an 18.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and moderate per-student spending, Badger Mountain combines improving overall performance with clear opportunities to strengthen fifth grade and science.

605

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,462

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1515 Elementary Street
Richland, WA 99352

(509) 967-6225

District: Richland School District

Students who attend Badger Mountain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carmichael Middle School
High:	Richland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

Hispanic:

25.1%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (61% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Washington elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg52%

Washington avg48%

268^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Richland School District

78^th of 238Richland 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	75.2	268 of 1138	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	338 of 1160	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	387 of 1168	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	382 of 1169	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	405 of 1169	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	396 of 1107	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	556 of 1130	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	436 of 1054	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	394 of 1056	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.2	336 of 1053	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.5	318 of 1067	70.2%	★★★★☆
2013	70.6	299 of 1106	73.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.7	262 of 1097	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	70.7	286 of 1092	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	64.9	346 of 1088	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.9	317 of 1072	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	69.4	302 of 1067	71.7%	★★★★☆
2007	85.7	95 of 1069	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	81.1	135 of 1051	87.2%	★★★★☆
2005	88.3	89 of 1031	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	69.9	263 of 1026	74.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	31 of 303	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	60.9	100 of 320	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	157 of 1020	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	65.6	336 of 1092	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	332 of 1093	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	348 of 1094	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	362 of 1100	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	320 of 1008	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	489 of 1068	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	397 of 1004	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	148 of 649	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	139 of 659	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	109 of 651	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	118 of 633	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	203 of 694	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	40.6	268 of 501	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	437 of 697	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	419 of 540	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	217 of 1008	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	187 of 1013	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	293 of 1024	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	153 of 1013	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	296 of 1019	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	249 of 854	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	543 of 979	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	431 of 835	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	261 of 1059	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	323 of 1098	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	388 of 1099	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	405 of 1099	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	422 of 1113	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	409 of 1025	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	569 of 1075	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	461 of 999	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	102 of 432	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	58.8	121 of 363	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	190 of 339	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	214 of 308	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	224 of 478	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	385 of 566	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.7	142 of 637	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	145 of 901	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	63.9	354 of 1007	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	387 of 1009	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	467 of 1011	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	391 of 1031	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	349 of 943	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	525 of 1027	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.7	330 of 833	60.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)90th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%+8 vs state

Science61%+10 vs state

Math61%+17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, October 19, 2018

Communication is very poor, especially with divorced parents. Discipline is enacted randomly, and is skewed more towards the children who do not come from a "traditional" family, with two parents in the home. Leadership talks down to people, both parents and students. Gaslighting is not uncommon. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 17, 2017

Its in a upper class neighborhood and they don't work with kids they just expect them to get it and move on my son is in kindergarten and has brought home 1 art project! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Badger Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	1515 Elementary Street	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6225	605	32	18.6	37.4%	400 (66.1%)	6 (1.0%)	152 (25.1%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.1%)	75.2	268^th of 1138 public elementary schools	76.4%		67.9	338^th of 1160 public elementary schools	70.9%	70	60.8	60.8	60.6	63.9	58.7	61.1	66.1	63.3	51.9	60.6	91.8	92.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	92.8	95.9	92.8	92.8	92.8	$16,462	$401	$16,060
Orchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Gala Way	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6175	594	31	19.4	24.4%	395 (66.5%)	5 (0.8%)	88 (14.8%)	62 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	87.7	145^th of 1138 public elementary schools	87.3%		85.7	152^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	86.9%	7	70.6	70.6	70.4	69.3	69.7	69.8	69.4	79.2	61.5	69.8	96.9	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	96.9	96.9	98.0	98.0	$17,018	$330	$16,688
Amon Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Center Parkway	Richland	99352	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-7600	594	38	15.6	22.1%	404 (68.0%)	10 (1.7%)	133 (22.4%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	89.3	121^st of 1138 public elementary schools	89.4%		83.3	182^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	84.3%	61	74.0	74.0	65.6	69.4	77.2	70.9	75.8	69.4	65.4	70.0	94.2	94.2	95.9	95.9	95.9	94.2	95.9	95.0	94.2	94.2	$15,921	$1,717	$14,203
Sunset View Elementary School	Public	K-5	711 North Center Parkway	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-6000	411	26	15.8	54.7%	205 (49.9%)	8 (1.9%)	166 (40.4%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	37.2	715^th of 1138 public elementary schools	37.2%		35	750^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.3%	35	40.0	40.0	49.2	47.6	48.0	48.2	54.0	35.3	20.0	35.4	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	$18,693	$2,124	$16,569
Vista Elementary School	Public	K-5	1701 North Young Street	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6100	409	29	14.1	62.8%	172 (42.1%)	11 (2.7%)	184 (45.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (7.1%)	55.7	484^th of 1138 public elementary schools	57.5%		55.8	489^th of 1160 public elementary schools	57.8%	5	65.2	65.2	46.0	45.6	61.4	50.9	45.2	41.8	54.3	46.9	95.1	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	95.1	97.6	97.6	95.1	95.1	$20,066	$967	$19,099
Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Jadwin	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6275	471	30	15.9	53.5%	250 (53.1%)	7 (1.5%)	142 (30.1%)	36 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	73.7	278^th of 1138 public elementary schools	75.6%		77.6	236^th of 1160 public elementary schools	79.7%	42	64.8	64.8	58.7	61.1	66.3	62.0	56.5	63.7	48.3	56.3	93.2	93.2	94.5	94.5	94.5	93.2	98.6	94.5	93.2	93.2	$19,345	$773	$18,571
White Bluffs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Kensington	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6575	653	34	19.3	27.7%	438 (67.1%)	5 (0.8%)	138 (21.1%)	27 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	74	271^st of 1138 public elementary schools	76.2%		71.2	301^st of 1160 public elementary schools	74.1%	30	74.3	74.3	50.4	61.7	73.0	61.3	54.0	53.9	64.0	56.9	97.1	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	99.0	98.1	97.1	97.1	$15,447	$403	$15,044
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-5	16734 S. Cottonwood Creek Blvd	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-6404	474	28	16.9	21.1%	355 (74.9%)	3 (0.6%)	86 (18.1%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	88.8	133^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	88.3%		82.4	192^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	83.4%	59	79.2	79.2	60.3	72.1	76.2	70.5	64.7	70.2	71.3	69.1	86.4	86.4	88.1	88.1	88.1	86.4	93.2	88.1	86.4	86.4	$17,557	$2,642	$14,915
Marcus Whitman Elementary	Public	K-5	1704 Gray St.	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6300	467	25	18.6	59.7%	287 (61.5%)	4 (0.9%)	145 (31.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	55.5	487^th of 1138 public elementary schools	57.2%		52.2	531^st of 1160 public elementary schools	54.2%	44	38.3	38.3	56.8	67.8	36.7	55.8	59.5	55.6	25.9	49.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$19,451	$1,026	$18,424
Ruth Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Road 84	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 546-2688	541	32	16.7	46.8%	258 (47.7%)	6 (1.1%)	243 (44.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.0%)	80.1	218^th of 1138 public elementary schools	80.8%		82.8	188^th of 1160 public elementary schools	83.8%	30	79.1	79.1	65.6	51.7	82.6	66.3	64.5	51.7	70.9	62.2	93.2	93.2	94.6	94.6	94.6	93.2	94.6	94.6	93.2	93.2	$17,108	$1,039	$16,070

Frequently Asked Questions about Badger Mountain Elementary

What district is Badger Mountain Elementary in?

Richland School District

Is Badger Mountain Elementary a good school?

Badger Mountain Elementary ranks 268^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Badger Mountain Elementary?

Students at Badger Mountain Elementary are 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Badger Mountain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Badger Mountain Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carmichael Middle School
High : Richland High School

How many students attend Badger Mountain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Badger Mountain Elementary.

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