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Kennewick School District Schools
Kennewick School District is a public school district in Washington, based in Benton County (Kennewick). SchoolGrade grades 30 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Kennewick School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Kennewick School District
28 of 30 schools in Kennewick School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 4C: 10D: 6F: 3
Best schools in Kennewick School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Ridge View Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Amon Creek Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Cottonwood Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Sage Crest Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Kamiakin High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Lincoln Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Desert Hills Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B Vista Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Mid Columbia Parent Partnership (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Southgate Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Kennewick School District
High schools (5)
- A- Kamiakin High School, Kennewick
- C- Kennewick High School, Kennewick
- D- Legacy High School, Kennewick
- C- Phoenix High School, Kennewick
- C- Southridge High School, Kennewick
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- C+ Chinook Middle School, Kennewick
- B+ Desert Hills Middle School, Kennewick
- D- Highlands Middle School, Kennewick
- D+ Horse Heaven Hills Middle School, Kennewick
- D Park Middle School, Kennewick
Elementary and primary schools (17)
- F Amistad Elementary School, Kennewick
- A- Amon Creek Elementary, Richland
- C- Canyon View Elementary School, Kennewick
- C- Cascade Elementary School, Kennewick
- A- Cottonwood Elementary, Kennewick
- F Eastgate Elementary School, Kennewick
- F Edison Elementary School, Kennewick
- C- Fuerza Elementary, Kennewick
- C+ Hawthorne Elementary School, Kennewick
- B+ Lincoln Elementary School, Kennewick
- A Ridge View Elementary School, Kennewick
- A- Sage Crest Elementary, Kennewick
- C+ Southgate Elementary School, Kennewick
- C- Sunset View Elementary School, Kennewick
- B Vista Elementary School, Kennewick
- D Washington Elementary School, Kennewick
- D+ Westgate Elementary School, Kennewick
Other schools and academies (3)
- Keewaydin Discovery Center, Kennewick
- B Mid Columbia Parent Partnership, Kennewick
- Tri Tech Skills Center, Kennewick
Where Kennewick School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Washington
- County: Benton County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 18,805 students with 1,071 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,067 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5303930
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Finley School District (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Columbia (Walla Walla) School District (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Pasco School District (28 schools, 20 mi)
- Prosser School District (6 schools, 25 mi)
- Richland School District (21 schools, 33 mi)
- Grandview School District (6 schools, 34 mi)
- College Place School District (3 schools, 39 mi)
- North Franklin School District (8 schools, 39 mi)
Questions about Kennewick School District
How many schools are in Kennewick School District?
SchoolGrade grades 30 public schools in Kennewick School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Kennewick School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Kennewick, Richland.
How good are the schools in Kennewick School District?
Across the 28 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 42.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.2%. 79% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Kennewick School District?
18,805 students were enrolled in Kennewick School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Kennewick School District?
Kennewick School District is in Washington, based in Benton County, with its district office in Kennewick. Its boundary covers about 292 sq mi.