Is Kiona-Benton City High School a good school?

Kiona-Benton City High School ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend Kiona-Benton City High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 397 students attended Kiona-Benton City High School.

What is the racial makeup of Kiona-Benton City High School?

Students at Kiona-Benton City High School are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Kiona-Benton City High School?

Kiona-Benton City High School is fed by the following schools: Middle : Kiona-Benton City Middle School

Kiona-Benton City High School

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.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1205 Horne Drive
Benton City, WA 99320-9705

(509) 588-2140

District: Kiona-Benton City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
411^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,694

Feeder schools for Kiona-Benton City High School:

Middle:

Kiona-Benton City Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.8

Number of students: 397

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

Hispanic:

6.0%

African American:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.9%

See top rated Washington high schools

Compare Kiona-Benton City High School to nearby high schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Kiona-Benton City High School ranks worse than 94.1% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.81. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Kiona-Benton City High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (89.9%), Hispanic (6%), African American (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kiona-Benton City High School is 15.8. (See more...)

Compare Kiona-Benton City High School employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kiona-Benton City High School is $18,694.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kiona-Benton City High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kiona-Benton City High School 411^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Kiona-Benton City High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Kiona-Benton City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kiona-Benton City School District 246^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

Average Parent Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Kiona-Benton City High School.

What do you think?

Your rating for Kiona-Benton City High School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Kiona-Benton City High School

Compare

Rank History for all students at Kiona-Benton City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	44.73	240^th	390	38.5%
2005	37.14	280^th	394	28.9%
2006	29.41	305^th	395	22.8%
2007	33.96	301^st	399	24.6%
2008	38.57	281^st	396	29.0%
2009	26.84	318^th	402	20.9%
2010	66.17	154^th	423	63.6%
2011	60.23	138^th	440	68.6%
2012	41.68	294^th	450	34.7%
2013	38.53	317^th	454	30.2%
2015	45.95	184^th	341	46.0%
2016	45.49	196^th	306	35.9%
2017	36.64	215^th	301	28.6%
2018	33.61	234^th	315	25.7%
2019	36.78	283^rd	417	32.1%
2021	21.20	374^th	455	17.8%
2022	19.35	365^th	434	15.9%
2023	19.40	374^th	442	15.4%
2024	11.81	411^th	437	5.9%

See the entire list of Washington High School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kiona-Benton City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	18.24	62^nd	65	4.6%
2021	96.84	1^st	102	99.0%
2022	36.68	39^th	70	44.3%

See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Kiona-Benton City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.85	125^th	139	10.1%
2021	59.49	51^st	212	75.9%

See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kiona-Benton City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.44	188^th	227	17.2%
2019	35.55	240^th	344	30.2%
2021	29.56	293^rd	392	25.3%
2022	25.69	300^th	370	18.9%
2023	33.00	258^th	362	28.7%
2024	21.42	300^th	356	15.7%

See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Migrant students at Kiona-Benton City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	10.60	20^th	20	0.0%
2019	30.96	19^th	25	24.0%
2021	52.73	14^th	35	60.0%
2022	28.35	26^th	31	16.1%
2023	76.21	3^rd	28	89.3%

See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for Migrant Students!

Rank History for Female students at Kiona-Benton City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	28.71	193^rd	243	20.6%
2019	27.34	276^th	358	22.9%
2021	32.06	268^th	390	31.3%
2022	25.51	286^th	368	22.3%
2023	15.53	321^st	357	10.1%
2024	8.67	338^th	347	2.6%

See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Kiona-Benton City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.74	192^nd	254	24.4%
2019	42.01	213^th	355	40.0%
2021	21.79	326^th	395	17.5%
2022	16.91	314^th	363	13.5%
2023	17.39	307^th	358	14.2%
2024	11.89	339^th	362	6.4%

See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Kiona-Benton City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.99	150^th	156	3.8%
2019	27.14	185^th	241	23.2%
2021	36.82	171^st	278	38.5%
2022	28.00	199^th	261	23.8%
2024	15.05	230^th	248	7.3%

See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Kiona-Benton City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.13	176^th	222	20.7%
2019	41.78	237^th	382	38.0%
2021	15.42	380^th	413	8.0%
2022	10.18	365^th	390	6.4%
2023	8.92	359^th	379	5.3%
2024	11.33	346^th	374	7.5%

See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for White Students!

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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 1)

100%

Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, March 8, 2018

this place makes me sick like how can you think this school is great for our kids there food is cardboard the teachers are ok but i wish this school would improve Close Quote

Enrollment information for Kiona-Benton City High School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	422	1	7	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	453
1989	384	1	7	15	3	n/a	n/a	0	410
1990	372	1	7	19	3	n/a	n/a	0	402
1991	398	1	3	24	5	n/a	n/a	0	431
1992	396	1	6	20	4	n/a	n/a	0	427
1993	439	0	2	26	7	n/a	n/a	0	474
1994	472	0	4	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	512
1995	381	0	6	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	420
1996	381	0	6	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	420
1997	405	0	8	46	3	n/a	n/a	0	462
1998	398	0	11	59	2	n/a	n/a	0	470
1999	410	1	10	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	489
2000	412	2	12	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
2001	396	3	14	89	2	n/a	n/a	0	504
2002	411	5	13	84	6	n/a	n/a	0	519
2003	411	5	13	84	6	n/a	n/a	0	519
2004	428	7	12	90	5	n/a	n/a	0	542
2005	396	7	8	107	3	n/a	n/a	0	521
2006	385	6	9	112	6	n/a	n/a	0	518
2007	390	4	7	125	4	n/a	n/a	0	530
2008	382	3	7	131	6	n/a	n/a	0	529
2009	377	3	6	132	4	n/a	n/a	3	525
2010	379	3	8	127	7	n/a	n/a	2	526
2011	331	2	4	146	5	1	8	0	497
2012	291	3	2	153	2	1	15	0	467
2013	287	5	1	160	0	2	16	0	471
2014	298	3	2	162	1	0	15	0	481
2015	287	3	2	172	2	0	15	0	481
2016	306	4	1	156	0	0	9	0	476
2017	270	4	1	172	1	0	8	0	456
2018	262	2	2	191	0	0	7	0	464
2019	211	1	3	159	1	0	6	1	382
2020	213	0	2	169	1	0	8	4	397
2021	202	0	2	182	2	1	8	2	399
2022	205	0	1	193	3	1	8	1	412
2023	357	8	5	24	2	1	0	0	397

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 Kiona-Benton City High School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	453	20.0	22.6	0
1989	410	20.0	20.5	n/a
1990	402	19.6	20.5	0
1991	431	20.9	20.6	n/a
1992	427	21.9	19.4	n/a
1993	474	21.5	22.0	n/a
1994	512	21.5	23.8	n/a
1995	420	18.2	23.1	n/a
1996	420	18.2	23.1	n/a
1997	462	19.6	23.6	n/a
1998	470	21.9	21.5	n/a
1999	489	22.6	21.6	n/a
2000	510	24.5	20.8	n/a
2001	504	24.1	20.9	n/a
2002	519	25.5	20.4	30.8
2003	519	25.5	20.4	30.8
2004	542	26.0	20.8	30.6
2005	521	26.3	19.8	41.1
2006	518	26.2	19.8	39
2007	530	25.9	20.5	46.2
2008	529	26.5	20.0	39.1
2009	525	26.5	19.8	46
2010	526	26.2	20.0	53.2
2011	497	24.4	20.3	56.5
2012	467	20.4	22.8	51.6
2013	471	19.0	24.7	52
2014	481	n/a	n/a	64.2
2015	481	23.0	20.9	48
2016	476	25.0	19.0	41.6
2017	456	24.2	18.8	51.1
2018	464	24.1	19.2	59.3
2019	382	23.9	15.9	66.2
2020	397	22.6	17.5	64.2
2021	399	22.6	17.6	68.7
2022	412	23.2	17.7	69.9
2023	397	25.0	15.8	91.9

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 Kiona-Benton City High School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	453	20.0	22.6	0
1989	410	20.0	20.5	n/a
1990	402	19.6	20.5	0
1991	431	20.9	20.6	n/a
1992	427	21.9	19.4	n/a
1993	474	21.5	22.0	n/a
1994	512	21.5	23.8	n/a
1995	420	18.2	23.1	n/a
1996	420	18.2	23.1	n/a
1997	462	19.6	23.6	n/a
1998	470	21.9	21.5	n/a
1999	489	22.6	21.6	n/a
2000	510	24.5	20.8	n/a
2001	504	24.1	20.9	n/a
2002	519	25.5	20.4	30.8
2003	519	25.5	20.4	30.8
2004	542	26.0	20.8	30.6
2005	521	26.3	19.8	41.1
2006	518	26.2	19.8	39
2007	530	25.9	20.5	46.2
2008	529	26.5	20.0	39.1
2009	525	26.5	19.8	46
2010	526	26.2	20.0	53.2
2011	497	24.4	20.3	56.5
2012	467	20.4	22.8	51.6
2013	471	19.0	24.7	52
2014	481	n/a	n/a	64.2
2015	481	23.0	20.9	48
2016	476	25.0	19.0	41.6
2017	456	24.2	18.8	51.1
2018	464	24.1	19.2	59.3
2019	382	23.9	15.9	66.2
2020	397	22.6	17.5	64.2
2021	399	22.6	17.6	68.7
2022	412	23.2	17.7	69.9
2023	397	25.0	15.8	91.9

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.

Immunization Rates