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Carmichael Middle School

Q: Is Carmichael Middle School a good school?

Carmichael Middle School ranks 302 nd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Carmichael Middle School is a public school serving about 790 students in grades 6 through 8 in the Richland School District, which is generally considered a strong district for the state of Washington.

Academically, Carmichael's test scores in English, math, and science are consistently below both the district and state averages. A key point for parents to understand is that performance varies widely between middle schools within the same district. For example, Leona Libby Middle School in Richland scores over 28 points higher in English proficiency, and even the district's middle performer, Enterprise Middle School, outpaces Carmichael by a significant margin. The school's performance has trended slightly downward over the last five years, and it faces particular challenges in effectively supporting students with special needs, ranking in the bottom 13% of schools statewide for that subgroup.

Carmichael serves a student population with a higher level of economic need than some of its higher-performing district peers, which is a common factor in school performance comparisons. Interestingly, the school's funding per student is very similar to top schools like Leona Libby, indicating the performance gap isn't due to simple spending differences. When looking at nearby schools in other districts, such as Desert Hills Middle School in Kennewick, it's clear that strong results are achievable with different approaches, even with moderate class sizes. For families, the main takeaway is that while Carmichael is part of a good district, its academic outcomes currently lag behind its immediate neighbors.

791

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,687

Per pupil spending ?

49.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 Thayer Drive
Richland, WA 99352

(509) 967-6425

District: Richland School District

Students who attend Carmichael Middle School usually attend:

High:

Richland High School

Feeder schools for Carmichael Middle School:

Elementary:	Badger Mountain Elementary
	Lewis & Clark Elementary School
	Marcus Whitman Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Hispanic:

26.8%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Richland School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg54%

Washington avg48%

302^nd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Richland School District

73^rd of 247Richland 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	40.6	302 of 534	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	316 of 535	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	292 of 539	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	252 of 541	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	245 of 529	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	376 of 512	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	286 of 437	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.6	241 of 435	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	236 of 443	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.1	243 of 445	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	226 of 498	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.7	180 of 497	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.6	230 of 492	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.7	276 of 483	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.2	206 of 476	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.5	150 of 466	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	162 of 463	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.4	115 of 449	74.4%	★★★★☆
2005	77.1	78 of 425	81.6%	★★★★☆
2004	65.4	142 of 421	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	59.9	59 of 152	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	283 of 471	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	291 of 464	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	266 of 464	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	279 of 479	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	248 of 469	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	369 of 452	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	285 of 376	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	210 of 347	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	239 of 344	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	281 of 336	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	256 of 360	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	213 of 353	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.0	326 of 344	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	239 of 259	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	267 of 457	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	357 of 455	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	296 of 463	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	238 of 475	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	166 of 458	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.3	385 of 448	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	301 of 349	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	278 of 472	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	277 of 466	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	269 of 470	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	195 of 480	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	188 of 476	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	281 of 453	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	227 of 371	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	146 of 246	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	172 of 243	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	170 of 244	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	132 of 257	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	145 of 250	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	162 of 246	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	87 of 166	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	162 of 186	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	170 of 179	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	144 of 167	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	220 of 268	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	296 of 488	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	288 of 486	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	227 of 488	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	213 of 488	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	206 of 480	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	355 of 470	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	236 of 325	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)61st percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-9 vs state

Science40%-9 vs state

Math36%-7 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, September 28, 2017

i didn't like the school and the special teachers and paras are not good at there job and I per fur River Side High school and Connell High School for a Special Ed Teachers Except Connell High School and River Side High School. Carmichael Middle school is not the best Close Quote

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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
Carmichael Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Thayer Drive	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6425	791	39	20.4	49.6%	489 (61.8%)	15 (1.9%)	212 (26.8%)	21 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (5.9%)	40.6	302^nd of 534 public middle schools	43.4%		37.8	316^th of 535 public middle schools	40.9%	14	40.2	40.2	47.7	45.7	40.0	44.4	38.8	37.6	31.8	36.0	$15,687	$330	$15,358
Chief Joseph Middle School	Public	6-8	504 Wilson	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6400	659	35	18.8	58.4%	401 (60.8%)	11 (1.7%)	174 (26.4%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (7.7%)	39.7	310^th of 534 public middle schools	41.9%		37.1	319^th of 535 public middle schools	40.4%	9	42.6	42.6	40.9	49.3	45.5	45.2	33.8	36.4	30.6	33.6	$17,874	$329	$17,545
Enterprise Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 Paradise Way	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6200	745	37	19.9	34.0%	526 (70.6%)	8 (1.1%)	152 (20.4%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.1%)	61.4	183^rd of 534 public middle schools	65.7%		61.7	185^th of 535 public middle schools	65.4%	2	52.4	52.4	57.1	59.5	53.2	56.6	44.6	44.7	36.6	42.1	$17,227	$408	$16,819
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
Leona Libby Middle School	Public	6-8	3259 Belmont Blvd.	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6465	805	40	19.9	20.6%	541 (67.2%)	9 (1.1%)	141 (17.5%)	61 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	46 (5.7%)	85.9	65^th of 534 public middle schools	87.8%		89.3	55^th of 535 public middle schools	89.7%	10	60.7	60.7	71.0	77.2	70.3	72.9	56.7	61.1	51.7	56.6	$15,525	$334	$15,191
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmichael Middle School

What high school do graduates of Carmichael Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carmichael Middle School usually go on to attend Richland High School

What district is Carmichael Middle School in?

Richland School District

How many students attend Carmichael Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Carmichael Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Carmichael Middle School?

Students at Carmichael Middle School are 62% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Carmichael Middle School a good school?

Carmichael Middle School ranks 302^nd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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