Cascade Elementary School

Cascade Elementary School is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in KENNEWICK, Washington, run under Kennewick School District, teacheing 509 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 34% bigger than typical.

Kennewick School District comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 18,826 students; Cascade Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Cascade Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 44% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Benton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,874 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Cascade Elementary School is one of 69 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students).

The closest other public school is Canyon View Elementary School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Cascade Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 605 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 50% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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