Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Kennewick-Richland, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (71 ranked)
70 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence) · 19 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Paterson Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Paterson School District | #8 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Stevens Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #56 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Edwin Markham ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #11 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Cottonwood ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Virgie Robinson ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #59 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #9 | #6 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Westgate Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #30 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Park Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #51 | #8 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Basin City ElemNeighborhood | North Franklin School District | #39 | #9 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Orchard ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #2 | #10 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Longfellow ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #65 | #11 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Ridge View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #10 | #12 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Connell ElemNeighborhood | North Franklin School District | #41 | #13 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| White Bluffs Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #5 | #14 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Vista Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #24 | #15 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Ruth Livingston ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #6 | #16 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Hawthorne Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #22 | #17 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Leona Libby Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #7 | #18 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Sage Crest ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #13 | #19 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Whitstran ElementaryNeighborhood | Prosser School District | #42 | #20 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Amon Creek ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #4 | #21 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| William Wiley Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #12 | #22 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #35 | #23 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Mesa ElemNeighborhood | North Franklin School District | #44 | #24 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #62 | #25 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Southgate Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #38 | #26 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Desert Sky ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #3 | #27 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Marcus Whitman ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #17 | #28 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Canyon View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #37 | #29 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Robert L Olds Junior High SchoolNeighborhood | North Franklin School District | #43 | #30 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Desert Hills Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #14 | #31 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Highlands Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #53 | #32 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Tapteal Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #40 | #33 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Chinook Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #20 | #34 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Chief Joseph Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #28 | #35 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Fuerza ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #29 | #36 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Jason Lee Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #16 | #37 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| James McGee ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #31 | #38 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Marie Curie STEM ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #67 | #39 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Robert Frost ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #61 | #40 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Emerson ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #66 | #41 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Three Rivers ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #52 | #42 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Rowena Chess ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #69 | #43 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Amistad Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #68 | #44 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Prosser Heights ElementaryNeighborhood | Prosser School District | #46 | #45 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Housel Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Prosser School District | #50 | #46 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #19 | #47 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Columbia River ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #32 | #48 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Sacajawea ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #21 | #49 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Captain Gray STEM ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #70 | #50 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Eastgate Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #55 | #51 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Horse Heaven Hills Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #33 | #52 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Mark Twain ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #48 | #53 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Enterprise Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #18 | #54 | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | |
| Mcloughlin Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #45 | #55 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Pasco Innovative Experiences and e-LearningNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #63 | #56 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Badger Mountain ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #15 | #57 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Jefferson ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #23 | #58 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Cascade Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #36 | #59 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Pacific Crest Online AcademyVirtual | Richland School District | #47 | Est. #59provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Carmichael Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #34 | #60 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Finley Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Finley School District | #60 | #61 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Rosalind Franklin STEM ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #27 | #62 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Washington Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #49 | #63 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Edison Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #64 | #64 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Kiona-Benton City Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kiona-Benton City School District | #58 | #65 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Barbara McClintock STEM ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #47 | #66 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Sunset View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #26 | #67 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Finley ElementaryNeighborhood | Finley School District | #54 | #68 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Kiona-Benton City ElementaryNeighborhood | Kiona-Benton City School District | #57 | #69 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Maya Angelou ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #25 | #70 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Unranked (19 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center | Kennewick School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Connell Preschool | North Franklin School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Internet Pasco Academy of Learning | Pasco School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Kahlotus Elem & High | Kahlotus School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Keene-Riverview Elementary | Prosser School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Keewaydin Discovery Center | Kennewick School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Kiona-Benton City Primary School | Kiona-Benton City School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Kiona-Benton Intermediate School | Kiona-Benton City School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Legacy High School | Kennewick School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Mid-Columbia Parent Partnership | Kennewick School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| New Horizons High School | Pasco School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| North Franklin Virtual Academy | North Franklin School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Pasco Early Childhood | Pasco School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Pasco Early Learning Center | Pasco School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Richland School District Early Learning Center | Richland School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Special Programs | Richland School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Star Elem School | Star School District No. 054 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Three Rivers Home Link | Richland School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Whittier Elementary | Pasco School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2022–23 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2022
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2022 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Washington OSPI 2022-23 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
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