Horse Heaven Hills Middle School

Horse Heaven Hills Middle School is one of the moderately sized middle-grades schools in KENNEWICK, Washington, part of Kennewick School District, with 856 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Horse Heaven Hills Middle School sits 48% above that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Horse Heaven Hills Middle School shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 42% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Horse Heaven Hills Middle School logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.8:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Benton County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,874, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Benton County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), of which Horse Heaven Hills Middle School is one.

Canyon View Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Horse Heaven Hills Middle School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Horse Heaven Hills Middle School's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 815 (now 856). White enrollment moved from 60% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

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