Kiona-Benton City School District — Decoded Rankings
3 of 3 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 960
- Free/reduced lunch
- 15.9%
- Avg SES index
- 42.7
- State
- WA
Schools in Kiona-Benton City School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (2 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiona-Benton City Middle SchoolNeighborhoodKiona-Benton City School District | #1484 | #1354 (WA)plausibly #1317–1395#62 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Kiona-Benton City ElementaryNeighborhoodKiona-Benton City School District | #1423 | #1355 (WA)plausibly #1297–1400#63 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
High Schools (1 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiona-Benton City High SchoolNeighborhoodKiona-Benton City School District | #294 | #281 (WA)HS#9 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | High |
Story type breakdown
- 0Outperforming Expectations
- 0Strong by Both Measures
- 0High Scores, Context Matters
- 0Typical Profile
- 2Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 14.7 | 50 | 35.3 points below the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 9.6 | 50 | 40.4 points below the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | -3.5 | 0 | Schools lose 3.5 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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