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Richland School District Schools
Richland School District is a public school district in Washington, based in Benton County (West Richland). SchoolGrade grades 21 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Richland 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 Richland School District
18 of 21 schools in Richland School District carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 6C: 6D: 1
Best schools in Richland 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 Orchard Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A Leona Libby Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A Three Rivers Home Link (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Lewis And Clark Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Richland High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ White Bluffs Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ William Wiley Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Badger Mountain Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Hanford High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Enterprise Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Richland School District
High schools (3)
- B+ Hanford High School, Richland
- A- Richland High School, Richland
- Rivers Edge High School, Richland
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- C Carmichael Middle School, Richland
- C+ Chief Joseph Middle School, Richland
- B Enterprise Middle School, West Richland
- A Leona Libby Middle School, West Richland
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- B+ Badger Mountain Elementary, Richland
- C+ Jason Lee Elementary School, Richland
- C+ Jefferson Elementary, Richland
- A- Lewis And Clark Elementary School, Richland
- B- Marcus Whitman Elementary, Richland
- A Orchard Elementary, Richland
- Richland School District Early Learning Center, Richland
- C Sacajawea Elementary, Richland
- C+ Tapteal Elementary School, West Richland
- B+ White Bluffs Elementary School, Richland
- B+ William Wiley Elementary School, West Richland
Other schools and academies (3)
- D- Pacific Crest Online Academy, West Richland
- Special Programs, West Richland
- A Three Rivers Home Link, Richland
Where Richland School District schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Richland (15)
- West Richland (6)
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: 14,305 students with 746 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,532 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5307320
- 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
- Wahluke School District (8 schools, 17 mi)
- Prosser School District (6 schools, 22 mi)
- Sunnyside School District (9 schools, 22 mi)
- Grandview School District (6 schools, 24 mi)
- Pasco School District (28 schools, 26 mi)
- Royal School District (4 schools, 27 mi)
- Othello School District (7 schools, 28 mi)
- North Franklin School District (8 schools, 29 mi)
Questions about Richland School District
How many schools are in Richland School District?
SchoolGrade grades 21 public schools in Richland 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 Richland School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Richland, West Richland.
How good are the schools in Richland School District?
Across the 18 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 53.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 46.9%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Richland School District?
14,305 students were enrolled in Richland School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Richland School District?
Richland School District is in Washington, based in Benton County, with its district office in West Richland. Its boundary covers about 448 sq mi.