Badger Mountain Elementary

Located at 1515 Elementary Street, in Richland, Washington, Badger Mountain Elementary is a big elementary-level community that hosts 605 students (grades K through 5), part of Richland School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Badger Mountain Elementary sits 59% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Richland School District, which oversees 22 schools and 14,410 students, Badger Mountain Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Badger Mountain Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Badger Mountain Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Benton County's rate of about 49%.

In the broader community, Benton County reports that median household income runs about $89,874, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Benton County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), of which Badger Mountain Elementary is one.

Orchard Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Badger Mountain Elementary.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Badger Mountain Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 615 students in 2018 to 605 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 25% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the Badger Mountain Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.