Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 393 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 37% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Horse Heaven Hills Middle School High : Kennewick High School

Washington Elementary School

Summary:

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kennewick, Washington, serving 395 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Kennewick School District, which is ranked 135 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Washington Elementary has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (46.08%) compared to the state average (26.52%), its academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, only 32.4% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.63% statewide. The school also has a very high percentage of students (over 77%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of around $18,800, which is significantly higher than the state average, Washington Elementary's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Kennewick School District, such as Hawthorne Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, and Westgate Elementary School, generally perform better academically and have higher rankings than Washington Elementary. This suggests that factors beyond just the district-level may be contributing to the lower performance at Washington Elementary, such as socioeconomic status, community resources, and school-level practices.

Detail:

Public K-5

105 West 21st Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99337-4999

(509) 222-6200

District: Kennewick School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
998^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,822

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
High:	Kennewick High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 393

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

White:

36.6%

Two or more races:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Elementary School ranks worse than 85.4% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 14^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Kennewick School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.86. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.5%), White (36.6%), two or more races (6.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is 12.9, which is the 5^th best among 17 elementary schools in the Kennewick School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary School is $18,822, which is the 2^nd highest among 17 elementary schools in the Kennewick School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary School 998^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Washington Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Kennewick School District:

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

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Rank History for Washington Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	80.53	154^th	1026	85.0%
2005	83.79	125^th	1031	87.9%
2006	88.15	75^th	1051	92.9%
2007	84.96	100^th	1069	90.6%
2008	87.99	72^nd	1067	93.3%
2009	81.02	143^rd	1072	86.7%
2010	70.16	273^rd	1088	74.9%
2011	64.61	376^th	1092	65.6%
2012	61.92	420^th	1097	61.7%
2013	65.21	384^th	1106	65.3%
2015	51.33	513^th	1067	51.9%
2016	54.02	489^th	1053	53.6%
2017	28.97	776^th	1056	26.5%
2018	34.30	702^nd	1054	33.4%
2019	27.46	862^nd	1130	23.7%
2021	17.01	933^rd	1107	15.7%
2022	22.40	936^th	1169	19.9%
2023	18.74	990^th	1169	15.3%
2024	17.86	998^th	1168	14.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	44.47	164^th	333	50.8%
2019	36.50	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.53	175^th	637	72.5%
2019	28.34	424^th	566	25.1%
2022	28.22	366^th	478	23.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.40	403^rd	835	51.7%
2021	30.04	638^th	854	25.3%
2022	39.91	631^st	1019	38.1%
2023	27.61	805^th	1013	20.5%
2024	22.60	876^th	1024	14.5%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	77.14	6^th	61	90.2%
2019	48.21	30^th	64	53.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.66	655^th	1004	34.8%
2019	33.53	760^th	1068	28.8%
2021	20.26	834^th	1008	17.3%
2022	35.49	708^th	1100	35.6%
2023	19.70	911^th	1094	16.7%
2024	28.12	807^th	1093	26.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.30	685^th	999	31.4%
2019	27.29	820^th	1075	23.7%
2021	16.99	889^th	1025	13.3%
2022	20.93	909^th	1113	18.3%
2023	19.67	928^th	1099	15.6%
2024	9.89	1047^th	1099	4.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	37.10	459^th	697	34.1%
2021	41.04	262^nd	501	47.7%
2022	32.60	480^th	694	30.8%
2023	41.79	377^th	633	40.4%
2024	21.15	552^nd	651	15.2%

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Rank History for White students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	30.34	619^th	833	25.7%
2019	33.55	751^st	1027	26.9%
2021	11.90	881^st	943	6.6%
2022	21.53	875^th	1031	15.1%
2023	10.01	961^st	1011	4.9%
2024	25.13	807^th	1009	20.0%

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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.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Washington Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	389	5	10	85	1	n/a	n/a	0	490
1989	421	4	9	103	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1990	368	7	11	97	2	n/a	n/a	0	485
1991	416	4	8	104	1	n/a	n/a	0	533
1992	367	3	12	109	1	n/a	n/a	0	492
1993	322	2	9	52	1	n/a	n/a	0	386
1994	318	11	5	49	3	n/a	n/a	0	386
1995	344	5	9	39	2	n/a	n/a	0	399
1996	344	5	9	39	2	n/a	n/a	0	399
1997	398	5	4	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
1998	371	10	11	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1999	343	5	9	63	2	n/a	n/a	0	422
2000	373	11	12	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
2001	372	9	13	82	1	n/a	n/a	0	477
2002	396	17	9	96	5	n/a	n/a	0	523
2003	396	17	9	96	5	n/a	n/a	0	523
2004	387	19	7	101	7	n/a	n/a	0	521
2005	424	20	5	101	9	n/a	n/a	0	559
2006	389	14	6	137	8	n/a	n/a	11	565
2007	352	11	9	94	9	n/a	n/a	18	493
2008	330	12	5	100	8	n/a	n/a	27	482
2009	337	13	7	111	3	n/a	n/a	37	508
2010	332	10	8	134	4	n/a	n/a	33	521
2011	270	10	10	188	5	1	0	0	484
2012	321	21	4	153	5	1	0	0	505
2013	347	19	3	153	2	1	6	0	531
2014	304	11	5	189	2	1	11	0	523
2015	287	10	4	216	2	1	15	0	535
2016	201	13	2	290	1	0	17	0	524
2017	208	17	1	238	0	1	21	0	486
2018	258	13	3	193	0	2	18	0	487
2019	263	38	4	184	0	5	15	0	509
2020	236	4	7	131	0	1	10	0	389
2021	197	3	6	138	0	1	9	0	354
2022	177	4	6	172	0	0	20	0	379
2023	173	8	6	182	0	1	25	0	395
2024	144	6	4	214	0	1	24	0	393

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 Washington Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	490	25.0	19.6	0
1989	537	26.0	20.6	n/a
1990	485	27.5	17.6	0
1991	533	28.2	18.9	n/a
1992	492	27.0	18.2	n/a
1993	386	21.9	17.6	n/a
1994	386	23.0	16.8	n/a
1995	399	22.2	18.0	n/a
1996	399	22.2	18.0	n/a
1997	469	23.5	20.0	n/a
1998	458	23.5	19.5	n/a
1999	422	22.4	18.8	n/a
2000	459	23.2	19.8	n/a
2001	477	23.1	20.6	n/a
2002	523	23.5	22.3	49.5
2003	523	23.5	22.3	49.5
2004	521	22.0	23.7	53.9
2005	559	22.5	24.8	50.8
2006	565	25.5	22.2	55.6
2007	493	26.5	18.6	57.5
2008	482	22.5	21.4	64.4
2009	508	22.5	22.6	70.1
2010	521	24.5	21.2	67.6
2011	484	24.5	19.7	66.5
2012	505	24.4	20.6	72.3
2013	531	24.9	21.2	72.5
2014	523	n/a	n/a	73.4
2015	535	35.0	15.2	80.6
2016	524	29.0	18.0	80.3
2017	486	30.8	15.7	0
2018	487	32.0	15.2	83.6
2019	509	32.0	15.8	81.3
2020	389	30.0	12.9	73.5
2021	354	28.0	12.6	71.5
2022	379	29.0	13.0	74.4
2023	395	29.1	13.5	77.2
2024	393	30.2	12.9	76.8

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 Washington Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	490	25.0	19.6	0
1989	537	26.0	20.6	n/a
1990	485	27.5	17.6	0
1991	533	28.2	18.9	n/a
1992	492	27.0	18.2	n/a
1993	386	21.9	17.6	n/a
1994	386	23.0	16.8	n/a
1995	399	22.2	18.0	n/a
1996	399	22.2	18.0	n/a
1997	469	23.5	20.0	n/a
1998	458	23.5	19.5	n/a
1999	422	22.4	18.8	n/a
2000	459	23.2	19.8	n/a
2001	477	23.1	20.6	n/a
2002	523	23.5	22.3	49.5
2003	523	23.5	22.3	49.5
2004	521	22.0	23.7	53.9
2005	559	22.5	24.8	50.8
2006	565	25.5	22.2	55.6
2007	493	26.5	18.6	57.5
2008	482	22.5	21.4	64.4
2009	508	22.5	22.6	70.1
2010	521	24.5	21.2	67.6
2011	484	24.5	19.7	66.5
2012	505	24.4	20.6	72.3
2013	531	24.9	21.2	72.5
2014	523	n/a	n/a	73.4
2015	535	35.0	15.2	80.6
2016	524	29.0	18.0	80.3
2017	486	30.8	15.7	0
2018	487	32.0	15.2	83.6
2019	509	32.0	15.8	81.3
2020	389	30.0	12.9	73.5
2021	354	28.0	12.6	71.5
2022	379	29.0	13.0	74.4
2023	395	29.1	13.5	77.2
2024	393	30.2	12.9	76.8

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.

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