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White Bluffs Elementary School

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White Bluffs Elementary School ranks 271 st of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

White Bluffs Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Richland, Washington, serving 653 students in the Richland School District, an area district ranked 78th out of 238 statewide. It is a relatively large elementary school with generally above-average academic results, especially in science and upper-grade performance.

In 2025–2026, White Bluffs ranked 271st among Washington elementary schools, placing it at the 76th percentile and earning four stars. Students performed above both district and state averages in every tested subject: 61.29% were proficient in English language arts, 56.89% in math, and 74.26% in science. Science is the school’s clearest signature strength, ranking near the top among nearby schools. Fifth grade also stands out, with 73% proficiency in ELA and 64% in math. By comparison, Desert Sky Elementary and Orchard Elementary rank higher overall, while White Bluffs is broadly comparable with Badger Mountain Elementary and Lewis & Clark Elementary School.

The main areas to watch are recent trends and consistency across grades. The school’s overall ranking has softened from the 87th percentile in 2021–2022, and math declined from 65.72% proficiency in 2022–2023 to 56.89% most recently. Third- and fourth-grade math were slightly below district averages, suggesting an opportunity to strengthen earlier elementary foundations. White Bluffs has a 19.3:1 student-teacher ratio and reported lower per-student spending than several nearby schools, including Badger Mountain and Orchard. Its student subgroup results are generally strong, though the low-socioeconomic-status group ranked at the 60th percentile, below the school’s overall standing. Overall, it remains a strong school with particularly impressive science results, despite trailing the area’s top performers.

653

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,447

Per pupil spending ?

27.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

90.1%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.2% (any vaccine)

1250 Kensington
Richland, WA 99352

(509) 967-6575

District: Richland School District

Students who attend White Bluffs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Leona Libby Middle School
High:	Richland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Hispanic:

21.1%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st 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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg52%

Washington avg48%

271^st of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	74.0	271 of 1138	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	301 of 1160	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	200 of 1168	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	161 of 1169	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	155 of 1169	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	162 of 1107	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	80 of 1130	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	114 of 1054	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	88.6	101 of 1056	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.7	96 of 1053	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	83.8	144 of 1067	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	86.7	85 of 1106	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	63 of 1097	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	85.4	110 of 1092	89.9%	★★★★★
2010	88.2	79 of 1088	92.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.4	97 of 1072	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	243 of 1020	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	66.6	321 of 1092	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	246 of 1093	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	170 of 1094	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	154 of 1100	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	159 of 1008	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	80 of 1068	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	104 of 1004	89.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	98 of 649	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	49.8	310 of 659	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	219 of 651	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	214 of 633	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	94.9	15 of 694	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	18 of 501	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	11 of 697	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	58 of 540	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	406 of 1008	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.0	580 of 1013	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.5	190 of 1024	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	197 of 1013	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.3	20 of 1019	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	26 of 854	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	109 of 979	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	217 of 835	74.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	216 of 1059	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	228 of 1098	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	147 of 1099	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	142 of 1099	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	143 of 1113	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	157 of 1025	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	68 of 1075	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	120 of 999	88.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	55 of 197	72.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	135 of 432	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.9	257 of 363	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.7	96 of 339	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	58 of 308	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	102 of 478	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	26 of 158	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	73 of 566	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	191 of 637	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	230 of 901	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	327 of 1007	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.8	179 of 1009	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	97 of 1011	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	171 of 1031	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	152 of 943	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	75 of 1027	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	125 of 833	85.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

White (2026)74th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+23 vs state

English Language Arts61%+8 vs state

Math57%+14 vs state

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Monday, January 27, 2020

New to school teachers should be better observed & coached. Entire class suffering from uncommunicative, unorganized, overpaid person with no interest, no talent and no skill in teaching. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	90.1%	2.2%	$15,447	$403	$15,044
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	98.9%	0%	$17,018	$330	$16,688
William Wiley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2820 S Highlands Blvd	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6375	493	30	16.4	27.8%	355 (72.0%)	5 (1.0%)	99 (20.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	79.2	227^th of 1138 public elementary schools	80.1%		75.1	257^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.8%	30	75.9	75.9	51.1	65.2	77.1	64.1	57.8	63.8	61.5	60.7	92.9%	0%	$18,173	$469	$17,704
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	90.1%	0%	$19,451	$1,026	$18,424
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	90.5%	1%	$16,462	$401	$16,060
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	86.7%	0%	$19,345	$773	$18,571
Desert Sky Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Sunshine Avenue	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 967-6225	441	25	17.6	20.2%	340 (77.1%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (12.7%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.3%)	87.6	146^th of 1138 public elementary schools	87.2%		84.7	169^th of 1160 public elementary schools	85.4%	23	79.8	79.8	67.5	73.4	65.9	68.9	67.5	69.6	65.1	67.4	91.1%	0%	$18,315	$237	$18,078
Jason Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 McMurray	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6475	518	31	16.6	62.2%	345 (66.6%)	8 (1.5%)	134 (25.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	31.1	779^th of 1138 public elementary schools	31.5%		43.6	631^st of 1160 public elementary schools	45.6%	148	41.5	41.5	34.8	42.0	50.0	42.1	35.2	42.0	28.1	35.1	93.1%	0%	$18,288	$785	$17,503
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 George Washington Way	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6250	418	28	14.7	61.2%	236 (56.5%)	10 (2.4%)	131 (31.3%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	61.6	411^th of 1138 public elementary schools	63.9%		51	550^th of 1160 public elementary schools	52.6%	139	42.3	42.3	50.0	61.4	44.2	52.9	55.8	60.0	42.3	53.5	85.7%	0%	$20,807	$1,255	$19,552
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	91.7%	7.1%	$15,921	$1,717	$14,203

Frequently Asked Questions about White Bluffs Elementary School

How many students attend White Bluffs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended White Bluffs Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of White Bluffs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend White Bluffs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leona Libby Middle School
High : Richland High School

What is the racial makeup of White Bluffs Elementary School?

Students at White Bluffs Elementary School are 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is White Bluffs Elementary School in?

Richland School District

Is White Bluffs Elementary School a good school?

White Bluffs Elementary School ranks 271^st of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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