Richland School District — Decoded Rankings
16 of 23 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 8,063
- Free/reduced lunch
- 45.9%
- Avg SES index
- 60.8
- State
- WA
Schools in Richland School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (15 ranked)
14 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence) · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Whitman ElementaryNeighborhoodRichland School District | #377 | #184 (WA)plausibly #93–323#4 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodRichland School District | #281 | #218 (WA)plausibly #163–298#5 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Orchard ElementaryNeighborhoodRichland School District | #175 | #451 (WA)plausibly #286–687#15 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| White Bluffs Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodRichland School District | #235 | #462 (WA)plausibly #272–645#17 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Leona Libby Middle SchoolNeighborhoodRichland School District | #229 | #509 (WA)plausibly #411–679#20 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | ||
| Desert Sky ElementaryNeighborhoodRichland School District | #188 | #591 (WA)plausibly #364–859#21 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | ||
| Jason Lee Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodRichland School District | #623 | #896 (WA)plausibly #646–1129#32 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Tapteal Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodRichland School District | #865 | #955 (WA)plausibly #702–1236#35 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Sacajawea ElementaryNeighborhoodRichland School District | #744 | #992 (WA)plausibly #723–1205#39 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Badger Mountain ElementaryNeighborhoodRichland School District | #464 | #1122 (WA)plausibly #961–1230#45 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Chief Joseph Middle SchoolNeighborhoodRichland School District | #1041 | #1147 (WA)plausibly #934–1342#47 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Carmichael Middle SchoolNeighborhoodRichland School District | #979 | #1205 (WA)plausibly #1003–1356#54 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Enterprise Middle SchoolNeighborhoodRichland School District | #601 | #1227 (WA)plausibly #1039–1359#57 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Jefferson ElementaryNeighborhoodRichland School District | #666 | #1260 (WA)plausibly #1043–1386#59 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Pacific Crest Online AcademyVirtualRichland School District | — | #1253 | Est. #1273 (WA)#57 (Kennewick-Richland metro)provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Three Rivers Home Link | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
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 (2 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland High SchoolNeighborhoodRichland School District | #74 | #70 (WA)HS#3 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Hanford High SchoolNeighborhoodRichland School District | #81 | #205 (WA)HS#7 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 0Outperforming Expectations
- 3Strong by Both Measures
- 3High Scores, Context Matters
- 6Typical 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) | 76.8 | 50 | 26.8 points above the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 54.2 | 50 | 4.2 points above the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | -15.4 | 0 | Schools lose 15.4 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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