Summary:
Kiona-Benton City High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Benton City, Washington, with a student population of 397. The school faces several challenges, including a lack of racial diversity, consistently low academic performance, high dropout rates, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.
Kiona-Benton City High School has a significantly higher percentage of white students (89.92%) compared to the surrounding schools, which tend to have more diverse student populations. The school's academic performance is consistently below the state average in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with only 36.27% of students proficient or better in ELA and 11.88% proficient or better in Math. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 81.8% to 89.9%, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been steadily increasing, reaching 16.1% in the 2022-2023 school year. Over 90% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.
In comparison, the nearby Tri-Technical Skills Center, Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center, and Prosser Opportunity Academy have significantly different student populations and academic performance, suggesting that Kiona-Benton City High School may be serving a relatively more advantaged student population in the region. However, the school's performance on various subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, and white students, is consistently lower than the state averages for those subgroups, indicating that the school is struggling to support the academic achievement of all its student subgroups.
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