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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 99336

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Top rankedPark Middle School369^th of 514 Washington middle schools

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Park Middle School up 73 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 99336 has two middle schools serving grades 6–8: Highlands Middle School and Park Middle School, both part of the Kennewick School District in the Kennewick area. The schools are similar in size, with Highlands enrolling 745 students and Park enrolling 688, and they have nearly identical student–teacher ratios of about 17.5 students per teacher. Both schools serve students with substantial academic needs and report proficiency levels below district and Washington averages, making continued academic improvement an important priority.

Park Middle School is the stronger overall performer in the latest results. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates are 41.47% in English language arts, 25.34% in math, and 26.20% in science, compared with 30.76%, 22.13%, and 30.40% at Highlands Middle School. Park also has the higher statewide ranking, placing in the 28th percentile compared with Highlands in the 16th percentile. Park’s biggest advantage is in English language arts, where it leads Highlands in every grade and reaches 46.32% proficiency in eighth grade. It also performs particularly well in sixth-grade math, at 34.10%. However, Highlands leads in science and is nearly equal to Park in eighth-grade math.

Both schools improved in every tested subject from the previous year, with the largest gains occurring in science. Highlands increased its science proficiency by 8.12 percentage points, while Park improved by 9.61 points. Highlands also reports higher spending per student—$17,772 versus $15,799 at Park—but Park currently has stronger overall results, showing that spending alone does not explain school performance. Seventh-grade math is a shared weakness, with proficiency near 20% at both schools. For parents comparing the two, Park offers the stronger current academic and ranking profile, while Highlands stands out for recent improvement and stronger science results. Families should also consider school programs, student support services, attendance, school climate, and transportation when making a choice.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				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 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
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%)	17.3	434^th of 514 public middle schools	15.6%		11.4	489^th of 534 public middle schools	8.4%	55	30.4	30.4	33.0	27.2	32.0	30.8	23.6	20.3	22.5	22.1	$17,772	$1,835	$15,937
Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 West 10th Avenue	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6900	688	40	17.4	85.2%	126 (18.3%)	12 (1.7%)	489 (71.1%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	28 (4.1%)	28	369^th of 514 public middle schools	28.2%		19.5	442^nd of 534 public middle schools	17.2%	73	26.2	26.2	41.6	36.2	46.3	41.5	34.1	19.4	22.8	25.3	$15,799	$1,584	$14,214

Cities Near Zip Code 99336

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kennewick	0.21 mi	35	182^nd
Pasco	2.73 mi	33	253^rd
Burbank	5.79 mi	3	256^th
Richland	5.86 mi	17	85^th
West Richland	11.98 mi	6	109^th

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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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