Park Middle School

Summary:

Park Middle School is a public middle school in Kennewick, Washington, serving 692 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently lower academic performance compared to the Kennewick School District and the state of Washington.

One key issue is the school's racial makeup, with a much higher percentage of Hispanic students (63.44%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 14.4% to 95.34% Hispanic. This diversity is not reflected in the school's academic outcomes, as Park Middle School struggles to support its student subgroups, including African American, White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 33.94% of Park Middle School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, far below the district (48.97%) and state (52.63%) averages.

Another significant factor is the high poverty level at Park Middle School, with 87.95% to 89.33% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past three years. This economic disadvantage likely contributes to the school's academic challenges, despite relatively high per-student spending ranging from $10,164 to $14,840 over the past four years. In contrast, nearby schools like Desert Hills Middle School and Chinook Middle School perform significantly better than the district and state averages, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support at Park Middle School.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1011 West 10th Avenue
       Kennewick, WA  99336-6097


(509) 222-6900

District: Kennewick School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
443rd of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,840 Help


Students who attend Park Middle School usually attend:

High:    Kennewick High School

Feeder schools for Park Middle School:

Elementary:    Amistad Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.0 Help
Number of students:  692

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.4%
White:
24.1%
Two or more races:
4.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.7% Help


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Compare Details Park Middle School ranks worse than 82.8% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked middle schools in the Kennewick School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.31. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Park Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Kennewick School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.4%), White (24.1%), two or more races (4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Kennewick School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Park Middle School is 18, which is the 2nd best among 5 middle schools in the Kennewick School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Park Middle School is $14,840. 2 middle schools in the Kennewick School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Park Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Park Middle School 443rd of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Park Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Kennewick School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennewick School District 135th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Park Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Park Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 15.50 381st 421 9.5%
2005 23.10 355th 425 16.5%
2006 25.88 353rd 449 21.4%
2007 26.85 358th 463 22.7%
2008 23.82 384th 466 17.6%
2009 19.84 411th 476 13.7%
2010 10.05 452nd 483 6.4%
2011 11.24 464th 492 5.7%
2012 16.40 444th 497 10.7%
2013 15.73 446th 498 10.4%
2015 10.37 410th 445 7.9%
2016 17.35 383rd 443 13.5%
2017 17.89 363rd 435 16.6%
2018 17.67 368th 437 15.8%
2019 19.60 434th 512 15.2%
2021 11.19 496th 529 6.2%
2022 14.76 480th 541 11.3%
2023 16.62 462nd 539 14.3%
2024 20.31 443rd 535 17.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Park Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.40 68th 135 49.6%
2019 30.76 67th 100 33.0%
2022 19.33 57th 63 9.5%
2023 27.41 36th 57 36.8%
2024 29.84 47th 78 39.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Park Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.13 249th 268 7.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Park Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.67 245th 349 29.8%
2021 18.66 414th 458 9.6%
2022 26.12 381st 475 19.8%
2023 28.11 347th 463 25.1%
2024 33.43 310th 455 31.9%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Park Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.56 17th 43 60.5%
2019 59.04 12th 39 69.2%
2021 21.94 34th 38 10.5%
2022 26.69 27th 36 25.0%
2023 51.01 17th 36 52.8%
2024 54.49 9th 29 69.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Park Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.67 327th 376 13.0%
2019 16.67 396th 452 12.4%
2021 9.61 449th 469 4.3%
2022 12.45 438th 479 8.6%
2023 14.96 406th 464 12.5%
2024 18.56 392nd 464 15.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Park Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.25 319th 371 14.0%
2019 22.55 368th 453 18.8%
2021 13.22 432nd 476 9.2%
2022 16.63 413th 480 14.0%
2023 17.49 405th 470 13.8%
2024 21.01 385th 466 17.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Park Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.44 92nd 111 17.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Park Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.54 172nd 259 33.6%
2019 40.01 206th 344 40.1%
2021 21.08 299th 353 15.3%
2022 26.21 275th 360 23.6%
2023 31.79 226th 336 32.7%
2024 38.32 195th 344 43.3%
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Rank History for White students at Park Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.71 284th 325 12.6%
2019 30.54 344th 470 26.8%
2021 12.19 453rd 480 5.6%
2022 13.92 443rd 488 9.2%
2023 13.01 445th 488 8.8%
2024 14.87 438th 486 9.9%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Park Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 732 7 25 86 6 n/a n/a 0 856
1989 727 13 31 108 2 n/a n/a 0 881
1990 759 10 24 117 20 n/a n/a 0 930
1991 791 16 31 123 1 n/a n/a 0 962
1992 805 14 19 142 8 n/a n/a 0 988
1993 745 11 24 148 8 n/a n/a 0 936
1994 575 11 25 109 8 n/a n/a 0 728
1995 551 14 19 149 1 n/a n/a 0 734
1996 551 14 19 149 1 n/a n/a 0 734
1997 558 11 16 185 3 n/a n/a 0 773
1998 543 12 18 214 2 n/a n/a 0 789
1999 489 12 16 197 4 n/a n/a 0 718
2000 523 12 17 209 2 n/a n/a 0 763
2001 498 8 6 246 1 n/a n/a 0 759
2002 473 14 17 333 2 n/a n/a 0 839
2003 473 14 17 333 2 n/a n/a 0 839
2004 452 15 17 347 5 n/a n/a 0 836
2005 425 12 13 319 6 n/a n/a 0 775
2006 381 21 13 336 11 n/a n/a 0 762
2007 351 16 6 385 6 n/a n/a 6 770
2008 296 19 9 414 3 n/a n/a 11 752
2009 260 21 6 453 3 n/a n/a 20 763
2010 255 24 13 465 3 n/a n/a 18 778
2011 250 22 15 500 5 0 0 0 792
2012 313 25 22 471 4 0 1 0 836
2013 340 26 29 458 6 1 12 0 872
2014 339 34 34 432 6 3 14 0 862
2015 273 32 27 474 4 2 19 0 831
2016 203 39 42 559 3 0 20 0 866
2017 157 30 37 484 0 2 29 0 739
2018 155 31 29 465 0 1 29 0 710
2019 136 46 20 456 2 1 21 0 682
2020 160 21 19 512 0 0 24 0 736
2021 148 20 20 510 0 6 18 0 722
2022 151 11 18 487 1 10 25 0 703
2023 167 21 26 439 2 8 28 1 692

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Park Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 856 45.0 19.0 0
1989 881 45.0 19.5 n/a
1990 930 47.8 19.4 0
1991 962 48.8 19.7 n/a
1992 988 48.8 20.2 n/a
1993 936 46.8 20.0 n/a
1994 728 40.2 18.1 n/a
1995 734 40.5 18.1 n/a
1996 734 40.5 18.1 n/a
1997 773 40.5 19.1 n/a
1998 789 38.3 20.6 n/a
1999 718 39.0 18.4 n/a
2000 763 37.5 20.3 n/a
2001 759 37.1 20.5 n/a
2002 839 40.2 20.9 64.7
2003 839 40.2 20.9 64.7
2004 836 44.0 19.0 67.5
2005 775 43.8 17.7 68.9
2006 762 41.7 18.3 68.8
2007 770 40.0 19.3 78.4
2008 752 39.8 18.9 80.7
2009 763 39.8 19.2 84.9
2010 778 39.0 19.9 85.9
2011 792 41.5 19.0 81.4
2012 836 40.5 20.6 83.5
2013 872 40.3 21.6 85
2014 862 n/a n/a 83.9
2015 831 43.0 19.3 90.1
2016 866 46.0 18.8 92.6
2017 739 40.2 18.3 0
2018 710 41.3 17.1 94.4
2019 682 38.5 17.7 93.1
2020 736 37.4 19.6 88.5
2021 722 38.0 18.9 88
2022 703 37.5 18.7 89.3
2023 692 38.3 18.0 88.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Park Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 856 45.0 19.0 0
1989 881 45.0 19.5 n/a
1990 930 47.8 19.4 0
1991 962 48.8 19.7 n/a
1992 988 48.8 20.2 n/a
1993 936 46.8 20.0 n/a
1994 728 40.2 18.1 n/a
1995 734 40.5 18.1 n/a
1996 734 40.5 18.1 n/a
1997 773 40.5 19.1 n/a
1998 789 38.3 20.6 n/a
1999 718 39.0 18.4 n/a
2000 763 37.5 20.3 n/a
2001 759 37.1 20.5 n/a
2002 839 40.2 20.9 64.7
2003 839 40.2 20.9 64.7
2004 836 44.0 19.0 67.5
2005 775 43.8 17.7 68.9
2006 762 41.7 18.3 68.8
2007 770 40.0 19.3 78.4
2008 752 39.8 18.9 80.7
2009 763 39.8 19.2 84.9
2010 778 39.0 19.9 85.9
2011 792 41.5 19.0 81.4
2012 836 40.5 20.6 83.5
2013 872 40.3 21.6 85
2014 862 n/a n/a 83.9
2015 831 43.0 19.3 90.1
2016 866 46.0 18.8 92.6
2017 739 40.2 18.3 0
2018 710 41.3 17.1 94.4
2019 682 38.5 17.7 93.1
2020 736 37.4 19.6 88.5
2021 722 38.0 18.9 88
2022 703 37.5 18.7 89.3
2023 692 38.3 18.0 88.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

6th Grade Immunization Rates

Park Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201875.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.1%99.2%77.5%99.6%98.3%99.6%77.5%
201991.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%91.2%91.2%100.0%100.0%100.0%91.2%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201997.1%0.0%0.2%0.9%99.1%99.1%99.3%99.1%99.3%99.1%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Park Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,062 (7.2%) $13,703 (92.8%) $14,765
2020 $1,142 (11.2%) $9,022 (88.8%) $10,164
2021 $1,477 (10.4%) $12,756 (89.6%) $14,233
2022 $1,596 (10.8%) $13,244 (89.2%) $14,840

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Park Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 434th of 512 Middle schoolsRanks 462nd of 539 Middle schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Park Middle School)46.129.4
 16.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kennewick School District)54.748.8
 5.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.847.9
 9.9%
6th Grade Math (Park Middle School)37.826.2
 11.6%
   6th Grade Math (Kennewick School District)41.234.9
 6.2%
   6th Grade Math (Washington)47.738.1
 9.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Park Middle School)45.333.8
 11.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kennewick School District)57.851.2
 6.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)6252.1
 9.9%
7th Grade Math (Park Middle School)35.726.5
 9.2%
   7th Grade Math (Kennewick School District)43.634.6
 9%
   7th Grade Math (Washington)49.938.6
 11.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Park Middle School)36.729.1
 7.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kennewick School District)5545.6
 9.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)59.651.3
 8.3%
8th Grade Math (Park Middle School)33.916.7
 17.2%
   8th Grade Math (Kennewick School District)39.924.4
 15.6%
   8th Grade Math (Washington)47.234.4
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Park Middle School)25.120.1
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Kennewick School District)44.637.6
 7%
   8th Grade Science (Washington)53.143.9
 9.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Park Middle School)43.230.8
 12.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Kennewick School District)5849.7
 8.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Park Middle School)36.123
 13%
   All Grades Math (Kennewick School District)4335.3
 7.7%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Park Middle School)25.620.1
 5.5%
   All Grades Science (Kennewick School District)46.143.2
 2.9%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students682692
 1.5%
African American4621
 54.3%
American Indian22
Asian2026
 30%
Hispanic456439
 3.7%
Pacific Islander18
 700%
White136167
 22.8%
Two or More Races2128
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.1%88.7%
 4.4%


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Students at Park Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 24% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend Park Middle School usually go on to attend Kennewick High School

Park Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Washington middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 692 students attended Park Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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