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Orchard Elementary

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Orchard Elementary ranks 152 nd of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Elementary is a high-performing public school serving approximately 594 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Richland School District, consistently ranking among the top 15% of all elementary schools in Washington state.

The school's academic results are a standout strength, with student proficiency in English, math, and science significantly exceeding both district and state averages; for example, 78.2% of students are proficient in science compared to the state average of 49.4%. This performance is notably stronger than that of many nearby schools, including its closest neighbor, Badger Mountain Elementary, and it even outperforms schools in the neighboring Kennewick School District like Sunset View Elementary School. Orchard achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than some schools with lower outcomes, such as Jefferson Elementary.

While the school serves all student groups well, with notable recent improvement for students in special education, there is a focus on continuing to support growth for all learners. Some variability in performance across grade levels exists, and the school's student-to-teacher ratio has increased in recent years alongside a very gradual decline in its statewide rank, though it remains exceptionally high. Overall, Orchard Elementary is a benchmark for academic excellence in the area, demonstrating strong and consistent outcomes for its students.

594

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,018

Per pupil spending ?

24.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Gala Way
Richland, WA 99352

(509) 967-6175

District: Richland School District

Students who attend Orchard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leona Libby Middle School
High:	Richland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Hispanic:

14.8%

Asian:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2018 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (72% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Washington elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richland School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg54%

Washington avg48%

152^nd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2018

From top 9% (2018) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary 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	85.7	152 of 1160	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	138 of 1168	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	133 of 1169	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	88 of 1169	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	113 of 1107	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	163 of 1130	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	95 of 1054	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	186 of 1092	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	149 of 1093	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	100 of 1094	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	95 of 1100	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	162 of 1008	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	179 of 1068	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	119 of 1004	88.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	141 of 659	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	227 of 651	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	279 of 633	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.5	88 of 694	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	73 of 501	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	114 of 697	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	92 of 540	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	241 of 1013	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	252 of 1024	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	336 of 1013	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.6	54 of 1019	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	24 of 854	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	66.4	271 of 979	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	312 of 835	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	95 of 1098	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	125 of 1099	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	153 of 1099	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	78 of 1113	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	72 of 1025	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	137 of 1075	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	64 of 999	93.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	69.3	68 of 339	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	117 of 308	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	95.4	11 of 478	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	9 of 158	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	77 of 566	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	48 of 637	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	164 of 1007	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	94 of 1009	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	58 of 1011	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	39 of 1031	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	57 of 943	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	176 of 1027	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	63 of 833	92.4%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)80th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science78%+29 vs state

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Math65%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% 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	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 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
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%)	85.7	152^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	86.9%		87.3	138^th of 1168 public elementary schools	88.2%	14	78.2	78.2	76.8	61.5	80.9	73.0	75.8	59.6	61.8	65.4	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
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%)	67.9	338^th of 1160 public elementary schools	70.9%		64.8	387^th of 1168 public elementary schools	66.9%	49	65.4	65.4	68.2	54.4	63.0	61.9	62.7	46.6	49.4	53.4	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
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%)	71.2	301^st of 1160 public elementary schools	74.1%		82.2	200^th of 1168 public elementary schools	82.9%	101	65.7	65.7	55.6	53.3	70.6	59.7	57.1	55.1	67.0	59.7	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
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%)	83.3	182^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	84.3%		87.9	132^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	88.7%	50	60.5	60.5	65.6	73.2	71.3	70.1	81.1	73.2	55.3	69.0	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
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%)	77.6	236^th of 1160 public elementary schools	79.7%		74	281^st of 1168 public elementary schools	75.9%	45	71.3	71.3	66.3	55.4	72.3	64.8	69.9	57.1	55.9	61.0	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
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%)	52.2	531^st of 1160 public elementary schools	54.2%		68.5	334^th of 1168 public elementary schools	71.4%	197	55.1	55.1	60.2	40.0	53.9	53.2	62.4	40.0	41.6	49.4	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
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%)	35	750^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.3%		33.1	780^th of 1168 public elementary schools	33.2%	30	35.5	35.5	45.1	49.3	51.6	48.4	40.2	38.7	32.3	37.4	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
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%)	82.4	192^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	83.4%		90	111^th of 1168 public elementary schools	90.5%	81	64.4	64.4	64.4	72.6	63.3	67.2	72.9	73.7	61.1	68.9	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
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%)	55.8	489^th of 1160 public elementary schools	57.8%		56	490^th of 1168 public elementary schools	58.0%	1	67.1	67.1	35.8	49.2	69.3	51.1	38.3	49.2	58.7	48.4	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
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%)	51	550^th of 1160 public elementary schools	52.6%		48.2	586^th of 1168 public elementary schools	49.8%	36	54.2	54.2	53.5	45.3	58.3	53.1	56.3	32.1	47.2	46.4	89.1	92.2	93.8	92.2	92.2	92.2	96.9	92.2	92.2	92.2	$20,807	$1,255	$19,552

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Elementary

Is Orchard Elementary a good school?

Orchard Elementary ranks 152^nd of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orchard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Orchard Elementary.

What district is Orchard Elementary in?

Richland School District

What schools do graduates of Orchard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orchard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leona Libby Middle School
High : Richland High School

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Elementary?

Students at Orchard Elementary are 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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