Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Kennewick-Richland, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (69 ranked)
68 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence) · 20 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
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| Edwin Markham ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #384 | #8 (WA)plausibly #3–44#1 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Paterson Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Paterson School District | #248 | #43 (WA)plausibly #34–84#2 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Westgate Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1017 | #66 (WA)plausibly #36–249#3 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Stevens Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1463 | #174 (WA)plausibly #98–344#4 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #252 | #210 (WA)plausibly #160–281#5 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Virgie Robinson ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1375 | #217 (WA)plausibly #120–415#6 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Ruth Livingston ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #188 | #259 (WA)plausibly #129–496#7 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Sage Crest ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #259 | #268 (WA)plausibly #164–448#8 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Park Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1261 | #285 (WA)plausibly #169–502#9 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Ridge View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #197 | #307 (WA)plausibly #190–526#10 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Southgate Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #733 | #353 (WA)plausibly #202–595#11 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Whitstran ElementaryNeighborhood | Prosser School District | #1098 | #356 (WA)plausibly #200–551#12 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Hawthorne Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #609 | #364 (WA)plausibly #251–562#13 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Tapteal Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #723 | #378 (WA)plausibly #244–585#14 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| William Wiley Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #253 | #391 (WA)plausibly #200–662#15 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mesa ElemNeighborhood | North Franklin School District | #893 | #394 (WA)plausibly #220–694#16 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Longfellow ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1483 | #423 (WA)plausibly #185–717#17 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Orchard ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #176 | #453 (WA)plausibly #269–717#18 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Vista Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #617 | #459 (WA)plausibly #311–752#19 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Desert Sky ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #220 | #477 (WA)plausibly #284–697#20 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | ||
| Amon Creek ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #174 | #481 (WA)plausibly #302–708#21 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Cottonwood ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #210 | #512 (WA)plausibly #296–739#22 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Basin City ElemNeighborhood | North Franklin School District | #1311 | #555 (WA)plausibly #397–872#23 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Leona Libby Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #255 | #560 (WA)plausibly #451–765#24 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | ||
| Connell ElemNeighborhood | North Franklin School District | #1162 | #592 (WA)plausibly #416–773#25 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Canyon View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #865 | #651 (WA)plausibly #451–835#26 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #352 | #652 (WA)plausibly #480–945#27 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Marcus Whitman ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #597 | #676 (WA)plausibly #479–980#28 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| James McGee ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #998 | #780 (WA)plausibly #552–961#29 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| White Bluffs Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #344 | #828 (WA)plausibly #610–1013#30 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1000 | #833 (WA)plausibly #620–1033#31 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Three Rivers ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1239 | #862 (WA)plausibly #623–1071#32 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1491 | #877 (WA)plausibly #628–1083#33 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Desert Hills Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #425 | #898 (WA)plausibly #704–1093#34 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Robert Frost ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1439 | #932 (WA)plausibly #724–1235#35 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Housel Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Prosser School District | #1287 | #971 (WA)plausibly #766–1172#36 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Prosser Heights ElementaryNeighborhood | Prosser School District | #958 | #981 (WA)plausibly #759–1181#37 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Rowena Chess ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1500 | #1025 (WA)plausibly #716–1265#38 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Jefferson ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #587 | #1041 (WA)plausibly #762–1238#39 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Amistad Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1492 | #1043 (WA)plausibly #822–1167#40 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Washington Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1049 | #1059 (WA)plausibly #820–1240#41 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Captain Gray STEM ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1507 | #1061 (WA)plausibly #851–1215#42 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Emerson ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1493 | #1072 (WA)plausibly #806–1265#43 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Carmichael Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #984 | #1106 (WA)plausibly #914–1264#44 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Sacajawea ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #947 | #1109 (WA)plausibly #726–1304#45 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Chinook Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #756 | #1110 (WA)plausibly #894–1259#46 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Cascade Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #911 | #1113 (WA)plausibly #903–1217#47 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Fuerza ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1054 | #1124 (WA)plausibly #869–1319#48 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Eastgate Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1383 | #1132 (WA)plausibly #919–1291#49 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Jason Lee Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #832 | #1139 (WA)plausibly #882–1257#50 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Marie Curie STEM ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1482 | #1144 (WA)plausibly #955–1308#51 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Badger Mountain ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #392 | #1167 (WA)plausibly #955–1256#52 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Chief Joseph Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #995 | #1175 (WA)plausibly #998–1312#53 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Highlands Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1413 | #1187 (WA)plausibly #974–1344#54 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Columbia River ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #969 | #1191 (WA)plausibly #931–1334#55 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Horse Heaven Hills Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1175 | #1194 (WA)plausibly #1104–1236#56 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Pacific Crest Online AcademyVirtual | Richland School District | — | #1255 | Est. #1201 (WA)#52 (Kennewick-Richland metro)provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Rosalind Franklin STEM ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #828 | #1237 (WA)plausibly #1077–1325#57 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mark Twain ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1271 | #1266 (WA)plausibly #1161–1337#58 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Barbara McClintock STEM ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1008 | #1306 (WA)plausibly #1204–1356#59 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Finley Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Finley School District | #1433 | #1330 (WA)plausibly #1275–1377#60 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Sunset View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #789 | #1335 (WA)plausibly #1181–1449#61 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Kiona-Benton City Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kiona-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 ElementaryNeighborhood | Kiona-Benton City School District | #1423 | #1355 (WA)plausibly #1297–1400#63 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Enterprise Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #654 | #1393 (WA)plausibly #1255–1468#64 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Mcloughlin Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1153 | #1395 (WA)plausibly #1261–1444#65 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Maya Angelou ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1024 | #1407 (WA)plausibly #1228–1463#66 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Finley ElementaryNeighborhood | Finley School District | #1469 | #1476 (WA)plausibly #1440–1484#67 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Edison Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1470 | #1481 (WA)plausibly #1410–1493#68 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Unranked (20 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center | Kennewick School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Chiawana Senior High School | Pasco School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| 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 | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| 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 | |
| Legacy High School | Kennewick School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| 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 | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| 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 | |
| Pasco Innovative Experiences and e-Learning | 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 | |
| Robert L Olds Junior High School | North Franklin 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 | |
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.
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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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