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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 99352

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Schools

1,450

Students

Top rankedChief Joseph Middle School311^th of 514 Washington middle schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 99352 has two middle schools in Richland serving grades 6–8: Carmichael Middle School and Chief Joseph Middle School, both part of the Richland School District. Together, they serve 1,450 students, with Carmichael enrolling 791 and Chief Joseph enrolling 659.

Chief Joseph Middle School has the stronger overall profile in the latest results. Its proficiency rates are 41.89% in English Language Arts, 31.48% in math, and 41.94% in science, compared with 38.79%, 33.95%, and 37.34% at Carmichael Middle School. Chief Joseph also has the better current ranking and a lower student-teacher ratio, 18.8 compared with Carmichael’s 20.4. Its results are notable despite serving a larger share of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Chief Joseph also reports higher spending per student, although spending and staffing figures alone do not determine school quality.

Carmichael Middle School stands out in math, leading overall and outperforming Chief Joseph in both sixth- and eighth-grade math. It also posted the highest individual grade-level result: 48.91% proficiency in seventh-grade ELA. However, Carmichael experienced a larger year-over-year decline, especially in ELA, and its eighth-grade ELA proficiency was 30.08%. Eighth-grade ELA is a concern at both schools, while both schools trail district and state averages across the three subjects. Overall, Chief Joseph appears to be the stronger current choice, while Carmichael offers specific math and seventh-grade ELA strengths.

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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
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%)	35.3	324^th of 514 public middle schools	37.0%		40.6	302^nd of 534 public middle schools	43.4%	22	37.3	37.3	37.7	48.9	30.1	38.8	33.2	34.1	34.6	34.0	$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%)	37.1	311^th of 514 public middle schools	39.5%		39.7	310^th of 534 public middle schools	41.9%	1	41.9	41.9	44.8	44.8	36.5	41.9	30.8	35.3	28.8	31.5	$17,874	$329	$17,545

Cities Near Zip Code 99352

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Richland	0.22 mi	17	85^th
West Richland	3.09 mi	6	109^th
Pasco	3.71 mi	33	253^rd
Kennewick	5.02 mi	35	182^nd
Benton City	9.51 mi	3	279^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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