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Pacific Crest Online Academy

6972 Keene Road, West Richland, WA 99353 · (509) 967-6245 · Benton County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYVIRTUALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
325
Combined
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 204
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.7:1 · STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
169 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 682%
Grade 7227%
Grade 84313%
Grade 94313%
Grade 105417%
Grade 115818%
Grade 129730%
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
19761%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
9630%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
237%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
15849%
Female
16551%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
16.8%
WA avg 49.0% . -10.0pp since 2021
Math
7.3%
WA avg 39.2% . -5.1pp since 2021

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2022-2316.8%7.3%
2021-2226.8%12.5%
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253251917.1:152% (169)
2023-243431918.1:155% (188)
2022-2331220.815.0:160% (186)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific Crest Online Academy.

About Pacific Crest Online Academy

Pacific Crest Online Academy operates as a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels in West Richland, Washington. The school offers kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 325 students. The school is 59% bigger than the average for combined schools in Washington.

Besides Pacific Crest Online Academy, Richland School District runs 21 other schools. The district enrolls 14,410 students.

More than half of the students at Pacific Crest Online Academy are White (61%). The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. In Benton County overall, about 70% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.

Based on 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, Pacific Crest Online Academy has a ratio of 17.1:1. The gap from the 33.2:1 average for combined schools in Washington is 16.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 52%.

Benton County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $89,874 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Pacific Crest Online Academy shares Benton County with 68 other public schools.

Marcus Whitman Elementary is the nearest public school to Pacific Crest Online Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Pacific Crest Online Academy is classified as a virtual school.

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Benton County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Pacific Crest Online Academy
District
Richland School District
Address
6972 Keene Road, West Richland, WA 99353
Phone
(509) 967-6245
County
Benton County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
325
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
17.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
169 (52%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
530732003810
Charter school
No
Virtual school
Yes

Related schools

Other schools in Richland School District
Other schools in West Richland
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Frequently asked questions

About Pacific Crest Online Academy
How many students attend Pacific Crest Online Academy?
Pacific Crest Online Academy enrolls approximately 325 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Pacific Crest Online Academy serve?
Pacific Crest Online Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pacific Crest Online Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pacific Crest Online Academy is approximately 17.1:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pacific Crest Online Academy?
At Pacific Crest Online Academy, the student body is approximately 61% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pacific Crest Online Academy in?
Pacific Crest Online Academy is part of Richland School District.
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