Eastgate Elementary School

Eastgate Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in KENNEWICK, Washington, run under Kennewick School District. Current enrollment sits at 468 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% above the state mean of about 380.

Across the 31 schools in Kennewick School District (18,826 students total), Eastgate Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Eastgate Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%); the rest is composed of 13% White. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 79% of students at Eastgate Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Benton County's rate of about 49%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Benton County indicate median household income runs about $89,874, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Benton County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), Eastgate Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Washington Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eastgate Elementary School has ticked down 18%, going from 574 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 85% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.