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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