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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Kennewick High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,921
High
DISTRICT 838 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENNEWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530393000605
Kennewick High School
201 S Garfield St, Kennewick, WA 99336 · (509) 222-7100 · Benton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,921 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
1,209 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 491 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 493 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 488 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 449 | 23% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 68% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
WA avg 49.0% . +46.7pp since 2014
Math
20.2%
WA avg 39.2% . +18.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 47 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 20.2% |
| 2021-22 | 54.9% | 19.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.8% | 27.4% |
| 2017-18 | 67.2% | 31.1% |
| 2016-17 | 7.9% | 1.0% |
| 2015-16 | 8.3% | N/A |
| 2014-15 | 11.3% | 1.9% |
% 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 Kennewick High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick High School this school | 1,921 | 62.9% | N/A |
| Wenatchee High School WENATCHEE | 2,066 | 61.1% | N/A |
| Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon | 1,849 | 59.2% | 34.4% |
| Moses Lake High School MOSES LAKE | 1,856 | 57.6% | 35.9% |
| Chiawana Senior High School Pasco | 3,127 | 61.7% | 31.5% |
| Walla Walla High School WALLA WALLA | 1,554 | 59.3% | 47.9% |
Matched among Washington high 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 Kennewick High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #233 of 321 ▼ 8 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #165 of 327 ▲ 39 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,921 | #27 of 570 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #290 of 311 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #148 of 316 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #99 of 386 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #49 of 136 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,921
+276 (+17%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,475
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 22.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,921 | 78.8 | 24.4:1 | 63% (1,209) |
| 2023-24 | 1,929 | 80.1 | 24.1:1 | 65% (1,262) |
| 2022-23 | 1,785 | 77.5 | 23.0:1 | 69% (1,231) |
| 2020-21 | 1,645 | 73 | 22.5:1 | 67% (1,106) |
| 2017-18 | 1,696 | 74.6 | 22.7:1 | 71% (1,209) |
| 2015-16 | 1,562 | 73 | 21.4:1 | 71% (1,102) |
| 2010-11 | 1,507 | 72 | 20.9:1 | 64% (961) |
| 2000-01 | 1,565 | 78 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,475 | 67 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennewick High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,696 to 1,921); teachers up 6% (74.6 to 78.8).
About Kennewick High School
Kennewick High School is a high school in Kennewick, Washington, reachable at (509) 222-7100. It had 1,921 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Washington average about 573 students, which makes this school 235% bigger than average.
Within Kennewick School District, Kennewick High School is one of 31 schools. The district enrolls 18,826 students.
The largest group at Kennewick High School is Hispanic students, at 56%. The remaining students are 35% White and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Benton County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. The diversity index for Kennewick High School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 78.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 24.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington is 2.8 students per teacher. Roughly 63% of students at Kennewick High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 49% average for public schools in Benton County is 14 points lower.
For Benton County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $89,874, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 69 public schools and about 38,191 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Kennewick High School from the closest public school, Amistad Elementary School. The five-mile area around Kennewick High School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Kennewick High School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
A 17% gain took enrollment from 1,645 in 2020-21 to 1,921 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.5:1 to 24.4:1.
This page is set up for the Kennewick High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Kennewick School District
- Kamiakin High SchoolHigh · 1,956 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,612 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 950 students
- Desert Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 906 students
- Amistad Elementary SchoolElementary · 878 students
- Horse Heaven Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
Other schools in Kennewick
- Kamiakin High SchoolHigh · 1,956 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,612 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 950 students
- Desert Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 906 students
- Amistad Elementary SchoolElementary · 878 students
- Horse Heaven Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
Nearby schools
- Amistad Elementary School0.4 mi · 878
- Park Middle School0.5 mi · 688
- Phoenix High School0.5 mi · 58
- Washington Elementary School1.1 mi · 405
- Canyon View Elementary School1.2 mi · 347
- Eastgate Elementary School1.2 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Kennewick High SchoolHow many students attend Kennewick High School?
Kennewick High School enrolls approximately 1,921 students in grades 09-12.
Is Kennewick High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kennewick High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Kennewick High School have?
Kennewick High School employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Kennewick High School?
Student demographics at Kennewick High School are roughly 35% White, 56% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Kennewick High School in?
Kennewick High School is part of Kennewick School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.