Chinook Middle School

Chinook Middle School operates as a well-populated middle-grades school in Kennewick, Washington, part of Kennewick School District. Current enrollment sits at 950 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 65% larger than the state mean of about 577.

Within Kennewick School District, which oversees 31 schools and 18,826 students, Chinook Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Chinook Middle School shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 36% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Benton County) reports that 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%. In all, Benton County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), of which Chinook Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Lincoln Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Chinook Middle School operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chinook Middle School has edged up 6%, going from 895 students in 2018 to 950 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 27% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 in 2025.

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