Housel Middle School

As a mid-tier 6-8 campus in Prosser, Washington, Housel Middle School caters to 529 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Prosser School District.

Within Prosser School District, which oversees 6 schools and 2,534 students, Housel Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Housel Middle School logs that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 23% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Housel Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Benton County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Benton County put the typical household earns roughly $89,874 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Benton County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), of which Housel Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Prosser Heights Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Housel Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Housel Middle School has shrank 14%, going from 616 students in 2018 to 529 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 33% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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