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Leona Libby Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
65th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 514 Washington Middle Schools
Better than 87% of Washington middle schools
Summary

Leona Libby Middle School is a high-performing grades 6–8 school in West Richland, serving 805 students in the Richland School District, an area with several nearby middle-school options. The school ranked 65th of 514 Washington middle schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the 87th percentile statewide and making it the highest-ranked school in the supplied comparison group. The district ranked 78th of 238 Washington districts, or approximately the 67th percentile.

Leona Libby’s academic results were substantially stronger than those of the other Richland middle schools. In 2025–2026, 67.72% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 56.48% in math, and 65.04% in science. Those results exceeded the district and state in every subject. Compared with nearby Enterprise Middle School, just 1.37 miles away, Leona Libby led by more than 10 percentage points in every subject. Its advantages were even larger over Chief Joseph Middle School and Carmichael Middle School. It also outperformed the stronger nearby Desert Hills Middle School in ELA, math, and science.

Performance is broadly strong across grades. ELA proficiency stayed between 66.93% and 68.34% in grades 6–8, while math was strongest in sixth grade at 61.96% and declined to 50.99% in eighth grade. Science is a notable bright spot, rising to 65.04% and leading every nearby comparison school. Recent trends are mixed: ELA has declined from its 2023–2024 peak, math has remained near 56%–57%, and science has improved significantly. Families should also consider that 20.62% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, a lower share than at most nearby schools, while the school’s low-income subgroup ranked in the 91st percentile statewide. Special education effectiveness, at the 46th percentile, is the clearest area for improvement.

805
Students ?
19.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,525
Per pupil spending ?
20.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3259 Belmont Blvd.
       West Richland, WA  99353

(509) 967-6465

District: Richland School District


Students who attend Leona Libby Middle School usually attend:

High:    Richland High School

Feeder schools for Leona Libby Middle School:

Elementary:    Desert Sky Elementary
    Orchard Elementary
    White Bluffs Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
67.2%
Hispanic:
17.5%
Asian:
7.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2019 → 87th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Washington average (63% vs 48% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 13% of Washington middle schools
Among the top-ranked schools in Richland School District
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school63%
District avg52%
Washington avg48%
65th of 514
Washington public middle schools ?
Top 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2019
From top 9% (2019) to top 13% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 4Middle Schools in the Richland School District
78th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202686.665 of 51487.4%★★★★☆
202585.965 of 53487.8%★★★★☆
202489.355 of 53589.7%★★★★☆
202387.062 of 53988.5%★★★★☆
202289.350 of 54190.8%★★★★★
202189.946 of 52991.3%★★★★★
201988.646 of 51291.0%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202580.732 of 14778.2%★★★★☆
202293.46 of 16196.3%★★★★★
201973.935 of 15277.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202682.269 of 44384.4%★★★★☆
202580.679 of 47183.2%★★★★☆
202488.844 of 46490.5%★★★★★
202387.450 of 46489.2%★★★★☆
202286.355 of 47988.5%★★★★☆
202189.245 of 46990.4%★★★★★
201988.435 of 45292.3%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202683.342 of 34787.9%★★★★☆
202575.858 of 34783.3%★★★★☆
202481.642 of 34487.8%★★★★☆
202391.421 of 33693.8%★★★★★
202286.430 of 36091.7%★★★★★
202187.330 of 35391.5%★★★★★
201981.440 of 34488.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202684.541 of 45390.9%★★★★★
202578.855 of 45788.0%★★★★☆
202460.1152 of 45566.6%★★★☆☆
202366.9113 of 46375.6%★★★★☆
202268.893 of 47580.4%★★★★☆
202185.327 of 45894.1%★★★★★
201985.822 of 44895.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202688.245 of 45490.1%★★★★★
202587.857 of 47287.9%★★★★☆
202489.250 of 46689.3%★★★★☆
202385.462 of 47086.8%★★★★☆
202290.641 of 48091.5%★★★★★
202189.946 of 47690.3%★★★★★
201987.549 of 45389.2%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202661.180 of 22264.0%★★★☆☆
202571.164 of 24674.0%★★★★☆
202474.452 of 24378.6%★★★★☆
202372.157 of 24476.6%★★★★☆
202275.749 of 25780.9%★★★★☆
202183.333 of 25086.8%★★★★☆
201986.023 of 24690.7%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202639.6121 of 22646.5%★★☆☆☆
202533.7115 of 18638.2%★★☆☆☆
202450.977 of 17957.0%★★★☆☆
202350.869 of 16758.7%★★★☆☆
202259.751 of 19974.4%★★★★☆
202154.964 of 21069.5%★★★☆☆
201978.524 of 23189.6%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202682.671 of 45384.3%★★★★☆
202581.978 of 48884.0%★★★★☆
202486.252 of 48689.3%★★★★☆
202380.375 of 48884.6%★★★★☆
202283.664 of 48886.9%★★★★☆
202185.853 of 48089.0%★★★★☆
201983.560 of 47087.2%★★★★☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)90th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)88th percentile~ school
Female (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-23 vs school
Special Education (2026)46th percentile-41 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts68%+15 vs state
Science65%+14 vs state
Math56%+13 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Leona Libby Middle School

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Leona Libby Middle School.

Students at Leona Libby Middle School are 67% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Leona Libby Middle School ranks 65th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Leona Libby Middle School usually go on to attend Richland High School

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2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresNewSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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