Is Badger Mountain Elementary a good school?

Badger Mountain Elementary ranks 387 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Badger Mountain Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 569 students attended Badger Mountain Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Badger Mountain Elementary?

Students at Badger Mountain Elementary are 66% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Badger Mountain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Badger Mountain Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Carmichael Middle School High : Richland High School

Badger Mountain Elementary

Summary:

Badger Mountain Elementary is a public elementary school located in Richland, Washington, serving 569 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Richland School District, which is ranked 67 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Badger Mountain Elementary consistently ranks in the top 35% of Washington elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Math assessments is generally above the state and district averages, particularly for 5th-grade students. Additionally, the school's performance on the WCAS/Science assessment is strong, with 5th-grade students consistently scoring above the state and district averages. Notably, Hispanic students and English Language Learner (ELL) students at Badger Mountain Elementary perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 20% and top 33% of Washington elementary schools for their respective subgroups. However, the school's performance for Special Education students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 44% of Washington elementary schools for this subgroup.

When compared to nearby schools, Orchard Elementary and White Bluffs Elementary consistently outperform Badger Mountain Elementary on SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Math assessments, ranking in the top 15% and top 20% of Washington elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, Lewis & Clark Elementary and Marcus Whitman Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top 35% of Washington elementary schools. However, Cottonwood Elementary in the Kennewick School District stands out, consistently ranking in the top 10% of Washington elementary schools and outperforming Badger Mountain Elementary on academic assessments.

Detail:

Public K-5

1515 Elementary Street
Richland, WA 99352

(509) 967-6225

District: Richland School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,245

Students who attend Badger Mountain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carmichael Middle School
High:	Richland High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.2

Number of students: 569

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Hispanic:

23.9%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Badger Mountain Elementary ranks better than 66.9% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 6^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Richland School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.85. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.3%), Hispanic (23.9%), two or more races (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Badger Mountain Elementary is 17.2. 6 elementary schools in the Richland School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Badger Mountain Elementary is $17,245. 5 elementary schools in the Richland School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Badger Mountain Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Badger Mountain Elementary 387^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Badger Mountain Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Richland School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Richland School District 67^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Badger Mountain Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Badger Mountain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	69.94	263^rd	1026	74.4%
2005	88.33	89^th	1031	91.4%
2006	81.15	135^th	1051	87.2%
2007	85.67	95^th	1069	91.1%
2008	69.41	302^nd	1067	71.7%
2009	67.95	317^th	1072	70.4%
2010	64.95	346^th	1088	68.2%
2011	70.66	286^th	1092	73.8%
2012	72.74	262^nd	1097	76.1%
2013	70.56	299^th	1106	73.0%
2015	67.47	318^th	1067	70.2%
2016	67.22	336^th	1053	68.1%
2017	63.45	394^th	1056	62.7%
2018	58.45	436^th	1054	58.6%
2019	51.70	556^th	1130	50.8%
2021	61.57	396^th	1107	64.2%
2022	62.16	405^th	1169	65.4%
2023	64.28	382^nd	1169	67.3%
2024	64.85	387^th	1168	66.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Badger Mountain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	60.87	100^th	320	68.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Badger Mountain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	66.73	142^nd	637	77.7%
2019	32.30	385^th	566	32.0%
2022	45.10	224^th	478	53.1%
2023	35.65	214^th	308	30.5%
2024	44.85	190^th	339	44.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Badger Mountain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.10	431^st	835	48.4%
2019	46.98	543^rd	979	44.5%
2021	61.25	249^th	854	70.8%
2022	63.01	296^th	1019	71.0%
2023	76.96	153^rd	1013	84.9%
2024	66.01	293^rd	1024	71.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Badger Mountain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.34	397^th	1004	60.5%
2019	56.06	489^th	1068	54.2%
2021	64.71	320^th	1008	68.3%
2022	64.13	362^nd	1100	67.1%
2023	65.91	348^th	1094	68.2%
2024	66.05	332^nd	1093	69.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Badger Mountain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.77	461^st	999	53.9%
2019	47.85	569^th	1075	47.1%
2021	54.69	409^th	1025	60.1%
2022	58.42	422^nd	1113	62.1%
2023	59.56	405^th	1099	63.1%
2024	62.91	388^th	1099	64.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Badger Mountain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.13	419^th	540	22.4%
2019	39.59	437^th	697	37.3%
2021	40.60	268^th	501	46.5%
2022	61.03	203^rd	694	70.7%
2023	72.03	118^th	633	81.4%
2024	75.90	109^th	651	83.3%

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Rank History for White students at Badger Mountain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	60.73	330^th	833	60.4%
2019	50.95	525^th	1027	48.9%
2021	59.75	349^th	943	63.0%
2022	60.33	391^st	1031	62.1%
2023	53.16	467^th	1011	53.8%
2024	60.69	387^th	1009	61.6%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, October 19, 2018

Communication is very poor, especially with divorced parents. Discipline is enacted randomly, and is skewed more towards the children who do not come from a "traditional" family, with two parents in the home. Leadership talks down to people, both parents and students. Gaslighting is not uncommon. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 17, 2017

Its in a upper class neighborhood and they don't work with kids they just expect them to get it and move on my son is in kindergarten and has brought home 1 art project! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Badger Mountain Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	498	10	22	25	5	n/a	n/a	0	560
1989	496	10	29	19	3	n/a	n/a	0	557
1990	570	8	24	21	2	n/a	n/a	0	625
1991	582	10	24	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	631
1992	626	12	30	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	699
1993	665	13	34	20	4	n/a	n/a	0	736
1994	683	13	49	25	3	n/a	n/a	0	773
1995	669	21	37	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
1996	669	21	37	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
1997	669	12	41	33	3	n/a	n/a	0	758
1998	635	11	37	31	2	n/a	n/a	0	716
1999	610	26	50	42	5	n/a	n/a	0	733
2000	568	28	49	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	677
2001	555	22	48	32	4	n/a	n/a	0	661
2002	588	15	42	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	665
2003	588	15	42	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	665
2004	571	15	54	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	670
2005	551	13	48	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	656
2006	573	17	60	49	2	n/a	n/a	0	701
2007	593	15	50	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	706
2008	424	16	41	48	3	n/a	n/a	3	535
2009	447	16	50	57	1	n/a	n/a	13	584
2010	477	16	40	64	2	n/a	n/a	36	635
2011	512	16	37	88	3	2	19	0	677
2012	536	14	28	90	3	0	25	0	696
2013	514	14	32	110	3	0	33	0	706
2014	532	16	34	122	2	0	37	0	743
2015	519	13	33	139	0	0	33	0	737
2016	421	13	28	118	0	0	30	0	610
2017	398	15	30	127	0	0	37	0	607
2018	407	16	34	125	0	0	33	0	615
2019	402	13	28	126	0	1	35	0	605
2020	399	7	24	119	0	2	32	0	583
2021	332	6	24	115	0	3	32	0	512
2022	325	12	13	119	2	3	22	0	496
2023	377	7	16	136	0	3	30	0	569

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 Badger Mountain Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	560	24.0	23.3	0
1989	557	21.0	26.5	n/a
1990	625	24.7	25.3	0
1991	631	26.9	23.4	n/a
1992	699	30.4	22.9	n/a
1993	736	34.3	21.5	n/a
1994	773	35.4	21.8	n/a
1995	760	35.8	21.2	n/a
1996	760	35.8	21.2	n/a
1997	758	35.6	21.3	n/a
1998	716	33.6	21.3	n/a
1999	733	34.6	21.2	n/a
2000	677	33.8	20.0	n/a
2001	661	30.5	21.7	n/a
2002	665	32.0	20.8	14
2003	665	32.0	20.8	14
2004	670	31.0	21.6	14.5
2005	656	30.8	21.3	15.5
2006	701	28.7	24.4	14.1
2007	706	30.3	23.3	11.5
2008	535	26.4	20.3	19.9
2009	584	26.4	22.1	22.8
2010	635	30.4	20.8	25.2
2011	677	32.2	21.0	26.3
2012	696	31.0	22.4	22
2013	706	32.0	22.0	23.2
2014	743	n/a	n/a	32.7
2015	737	37.0	19.9	33.6
2016	610	30.0	20.3	26.1
2017	607	33.2	18.2	33.8
2018	615	33.2	18.5	24.9
2019	605	34.1	17.7	32.7
2020	583	34.0	17.1	28.8
2021	512	33.4	15.2	8.6
2022	496	31.1	15.9	32.1
2023	569	33.0	17.2	39.2

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 Badger Mountain Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	560	24.0	23.3	0
1989	557	21.0	26.5	n/a
1990	625	24.7	25.3	0
1991	631	26.9	23.4	n/a
1992	699	30.4	22.9	n/a
1993	736	34.3	21.5	n/a
1994	773	35.4	21.8	n/a
1995	760	35.8	21.2	n/a
1996	760	35.8	21.2	n/a
1997	758	35.6	21.3	n/a
1998	716	33.6	21.3	n/a
1999	733	34.6	21.2	n/a
2000	677	33.8	20.0	n/a
2001	661	30.5	21.7	n/a
2002	665	32.0	20.8	14
2003	665	32.0	20.8	14
2004	670	31.0	21.6	14.5
2005	656	30.8	21.3	15.5
2006	701	28.7	24.4	14.1
2007	706	30.3	23.3	11.5
2008	535	26.4	20.3	19.9
2009	584	26.4	22.1	22.8
2010	635	30.4	20.8	25.2
2011	677	32.2	21.0	26.3
2012	696	31.0	22.4	22
2013	706	32.0	22.0	23.2
2014	743	n/a	n/a	32.7
2015	737	37.0	19.9	33.6
2016	610	30.0	20.3	26.1
2017	607	33.2	18.2	33.8
2018	615	33.2	18.5	24.9
2019	605	34.1	17.7	32.7
2020	583	34.0	17.1	28.8
2021	512	33.4	15.2	8.6
2022	496	31.1	15.9	32.1
2023	569	33.0	17.2	39.2

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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