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Which teacher or staff member at Chief Joseph Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
659
Middle
DISTRICT 750 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530732001250
Chief Joseph Middle School
504 Wilson, Richland, WA 99352 · (509) 967-6400 · Benton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
385 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 205 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 232 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 222 | 34% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
WA avg 49.0% . +5.1pp since 2014
Math
32.3%
WA avg 39.2% . -2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 48.5% | 32.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.1% | 30.3% |
| 2018-19 | 46.7% | 34.7% |
| 2017-18 | 50.3% | 39.6% |
| 2016-17 | 47.6% | 39.5% |
| 2015-16 | 49.1% | 32.1% |
| 2014-15 | 43.4% | 35.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Chief Joseph Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Joseph Middle School this school | 659 | 58.4% | N/A |
| Cascade Middle School Sedro-Woolley | 670 | 55.8% | 34.5% |
| Marcus Whitman Middle School PORT ORCHARD | 623 | 59.9% | 32.1% |
| Rochester Middle School Rochester | 535 | 60.0% | 44.8% |
| Westwood Middle School Spokane | 624 | 57.7% | 39.7% |
| Hawkins Middle School Belfair | 485 | 57.7% | 29.6% |
Matched among Washington middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chief Joseph Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #194 of 357 ▲ 6 | #6 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #168 of 357 ▼ 4 | #6 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #159 of 377 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #146 of 340 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #189 of 340 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #129 of 359 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #83 of 192 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
659
-96 (-13%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 716
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 659 | 35 | 18.8:1 | 58% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 35.2 | 19.1:1 | 60% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 35 | 19.9:1 | 67% (470) |
| 2020-21 | 755 | 36 | 21.0:1 | 19% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 38.4 | 19.7:1 | 46% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 36 | 22.0:1 | 52% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 36 | 19.6:1 | 48% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 36 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chief Joseph Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (757 to 659); teachers down 9% (38.4 to 35).
About Chief Joseph Middle School
Chief Joseph Middle School is a middle school in Richland, Washington, and it is part of Richland School District. It reported 659 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Chief Joseph Middle School belongs to Richland School District, a district of 22 schools and 14,410 students.
More than half of enrollment at Chief Joseph Middle School is White: 61%. Next come 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 70% White. The diversity index for Chief Joseph Middle School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.8:1. That is in line with the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. Roughly 58% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Benton County report 49%.
In the surrounding county, Benton County, the median household earns about $89,874 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Benton County has 69 public schools with about 38,191 students, including Chief Joseph Middle School.
Jefferson Elementary is the nearest public school to Chief Joseph Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Chief Joseph Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 96 students, from 755 to 659. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.8:1) than in 2020-21 (21.0:1).
On allk12, people connected to Chief Joseph Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
212,905
Census ACS
Median income
$89,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
38,191 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richland School District
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,218 students
- Hanford High SchoolHigh · 1,959 students
- Leona Libby Middle SchoolMiddle · 805 students
- Carmichael Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Three Rivers Home LinkCombined · 756 students
- Enterprise Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
Other schools in Richland
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,218 students
- Hanford High SchoolHigh · 1,959 students
- Carmichael Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Three Rivers Home LinkCombined · 756 students
- White Bluffs Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Badger Mountain ElementaryElementary · 605 students
Other Chief Joseph Middle schools
One other US public school is named Chief Joseph Middle. Chief Joseph Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Chief Joseph Middle SchoolBozeman, MT · 751 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary0.5 mi · 418
- Richland School District Early Learning Center0.5 mi · 301
- Jason Lee Elementary School0.6 mi · 518
- Three Rivers Home Link0.6 mi · 756
- Sacajawea Elementary0.9 mi · 474
- Richland High School1.2 mi · 2,218
Frequently asked questions
About Chief Joseph Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chief Joseph Middle School?
Chief Joseph Middle School enrolls approximately 659 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Chief Joseph Middle School serve?
Chief Joseph Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chief Joseph Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chief Joseph Middle School is approximately 18.8:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Chief Joseph Middle School?
Chief Joseph Middle School reports a student body of 61% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Chief Joseph Middle School public or private?
Chief Joseph Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richland School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.