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Horse Heaven Hills Middle School

3500 SOUTH VANCOUVER STREET, KENNEWICK, WA 99337 · (509) 585-3260 · Benton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL856 STUDENTS
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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

Enrollment
856
Middle
DISTRICT 829 · STATE 577
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
471 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 628033%
Grade 728934%
Grade 828734%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
41949%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
35642%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
314%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
435%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
44051%
Female
41649%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
49.6%
WA avg 49.0% . -5.8pp since 2014
Math
26.5%
WA avg 39.2% . -13.4pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2022-2349.6%26.5%
2021-2242.6%24.7%
2018-1957.2%43.2%
2017-1855.7%42.0%
2016-1755.2%49.9%
2015-1656.8%47.2%
2014-1555.4%39.9%
% 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 Horse Heaven Hills Middle School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School this school85655.0%N/A
Wyeast Middle School
Vancouver
74753.0%N/A
Columbia Middle School
MOSES LAKE
87558.9%36.8%
Covington Middle School
Vancouver
83058.1%N/A
Sterling Junior High School
East Wenatchee
67653.6%N/A
Cascade Middle School
Vancouver
81559.5%N/A
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 Horse Heaven Hills Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Benton County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.5%#245 of 357
▲ 3
#7 of 12
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.6%#157 of 357
▲ 55
#5 of 12
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
856#44 of 377#3 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.8:1#263 of 340#10 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.4%#159 of 340#2 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
55.0%#152 of 359#6 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+5.0%#84 of 130#5 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
856
-26 (-3%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2585641.220.8:155% (471)
2023-2485042.420.0:159% (499)
2022-2383342.519.6:165% (539)
2020-218824221.0:159% (520)
2017-188153722.0:156% (453)
2015-169754422.2:148% (469)
2010-119104420.7:137% (337)
2000-018203722.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horse Heaven Hills Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 5% (815 to 856); teachers up 11% (37 to 41.2).

About Horse Heaven Hills Middle School

Horse Heaven Hills Middle School is a middle school in KENNEWICK, Washington, according to federal school records. It serves 856 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Washington average about 577 students.

Kennewick School District is the local district for Horse Heaven Hills Middle School. It runs 31 schools with 18,826 students.

At Horse Heaven Hills Middle School, the largest share of students is White, at 49%. The next largest groups are 42% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The school's White share is 21 points below the 70% share among Benton County residents. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

With 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Horse Heaven Hills Middle School was 20.8:1. On average, middle schools in Washington have 18.9:1, compared with 20.8:1 here. Horse Heaven Hills Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 55%.

Horse Heaven Hills Middle School is located in Benton County, where the median household income is $89,874, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Horse Heaven Hills Middle School is one of 69 public schools in the county.

The school nearest to Horse Heaven Hills Middle School is Canyon View Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Over 4 years, Horse Heaven Hills Middle School's enrollment dropped 3%, to 856.

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Benton County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
District
Kennewick School District
Address
3500 SOUTH VANCOUVER STREET, KENNEWICK, WA 99337
Phone
(509) 585-3260
County
Benton County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
856
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
20.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
471 (55%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
530393000750
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
How large is Horse Heaven Hills Middle School?
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School enrolls approximately 856 students in grades 06-08.
Is Horse Heaven Hills Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Horse Heaven Hills Middle School?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Horse Heaven Hills Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Horse Heaven Hills Middle School?
Student demographics at Horse Heaven Hills Middle School are roughly 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Horse Heaven Hills Middle School public or private?
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kennewick School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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