Best High Schools in Zip Code 99352

ZIP code 99352 in the Richland, Washington area has three high schools serving grades 9–12, all part of Richland School District. Together, they enroll 4,422 students. Most students attend the two large comprehensive schools, Richland High School or Hanford High School, while Rivers Edge High School is much smaller, with 245 students. The district ranks 78th out of 238 Washington districts, but school-level results vary considerably.

Richland High School and Hanford High School are the strongest overall options in the area and have very similar results. They rank in the 83rd–84th statewide percentiles, receive four stars, and report graduation rates above 91%. Richland has a slight overall advantage, with the higher ranking, graduation rate, ELA proficiency, and reported math proficiency. Hanford leads in science, with 67.74% proficiency, and had the largest recent science improvement. Both schools perform above district and state averages in ELA and science, though math is a shared weakness: proficiency is below both district and state levels at each school.

Rivers Edge High School has a substantially different profile and may require closer consideration by families. It ranks in the 12th percentile, reports a 50.0% graduation rate, and has lower ELA and science proficiency than the district and state. Its ELA result improved notably, but science declined sharply in the latest year. Math proficiency is suppressed, so it cannot be compared reliably. The school also has much smaller enrollment, higher free- or reduced-price lunch participation, and somewhat higher per-student spending than the other schools. Overall, Richland and Hanford offer strong graduation and academic outcomes, while Rivers Edge shows the greatest need for improvement; the district average alone does not capture these differences.