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What's one thing Orchard Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530732003540
Orchard Elementary
1600 Gala Way, Richland, WA 99352 · (509) 967-6175 · Benton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL594 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
19.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
145 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
70.6%
WA avg 49.0% . -2.5pp since 2015
Math
69.4%
WA avg 39.2% . +0.5pp since 2015
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 3 points since 2015, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 70.6% | 69.4% |
| 2021-22 | 74.8% | 73.4% |
| 2018-19 | 72.6% | 73.8% |
| 2017-18 | 76.5% | 75.7% |
| 2016-17 | 71.9% | 71.3% |
| 2015-16 | 73.1% | 68.9% |
% 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 Orchard Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Elementary this school | 594 | 24.4% | N/A |
| Woodburn Elementary Camas | 553 | 24.6% | N/A |
| Donald Eismann Elementary Bonney Lake | 648 | 25.2% | 67.7% |
| Stillwater Elementary Carnation | 491 | 24.0% | 62.6% |
| Tahoma Elementary Maple Valley | 688 | 20.6% | 65.7% |
| Salem Woods Elementary School Monroe | 516 | 29.5% | 70.6% |
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Orchard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #133 of 1,103 ▼ 34 | #2 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #148 of 1,102 ▼ 44 | #2 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #109 of 1,268 | #7 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #1,054 of 1,085 | #34 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #723 of 1,088 | #20 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.4% | #992 of 1,169 | #31 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #432 of 778 | #18 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
594
-77 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 594 | 30.5 | 19.5:1 | 24% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 35.8 | 17.4:1 | 26% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 26% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 671 | 36 | 18.6:1 | 6% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 36.9 | 18.9:1 | 14% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 33 | 19.9:1 | 15% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (699 to 594); teachers down 17% (36.9 to 30.5).
About Orchard Elementary
In Richland, Washington, Orchard Elementary is a large elementary school. The school counts 594 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Washington is about 380 students.
Richland School District has 14,410 students spread across 22 schools.
White students make up a majority at Orchard Elementary, at 67%. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, Benton County is about 70% White. Orchard Elementary's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 30.5 full-time equivalents, or about 19.5 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 24%. Across public schools in Benton County, the average is 49%.
Benton County has these Census figures: the median household income is $89,874, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Benton County is home to 69 public schools and about 38,191 public school students.
The nearest public school is Badger Mountain Elementary, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 594 students in 2024-25, 77 fewer than the 671 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Orchard Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Richland School District
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,218 students
- Hanford High SchoolHigh · 1,959 students
- Leona Libby Middle SchoolMiddle · 805 students
- Carmichael Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Three Rivers Home LinkCombined · 756 students
- Enterprise Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
Other schools in Richland
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,218 students
- Hanford High SchoolHigh · 1,959 students
- Carmichael Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Three Rivers Home LinkCombined · 756 students
- Chief Joseph Middle SchoolMiddle · 659 students
- White Bluffs Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
Other Orchard Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Orchard Elementary. Orchard Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Orchard ElementarySan Jose, CA · 740 students
- Orchard Elementary SchoolMobile, AL · 622 students
- Orchard ElementaryModesto, CA · 579 students
- Orchard ElementaryVacaville, CA · 437 students
- Orchard ElementaryRio Linda, CA · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Badger Mountain Elementary0.9 mi · 605
- White Bluffs Elementary School2.1 mi · 653
- Amon Creek Elementary2.4 mi · 594
- Lewis & Clark Elementary School2.6 mi · 471
- Rivers Edge High School2.7 mi · 245
- Marcus Whitman Elementary2.7 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard ElementaryHow many students attend Orchard Elementary?
Orchard Elementary enrolls approximately 594 students in grades PK-05.
Is Orchard Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orchard Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Orchard Elementary have?
Orchard Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
How diverse is Orchard Elementary?
Orchard Elementary reports a student body of 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Orchard Elementary?
Orchard Elementary is overseen by Richland School District in Benton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.