Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENNEWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530393000609
Vista Elementary School
1701 NORTH YOUNG STREET, KENNEWICK, WA 99336 · (509) 222-6100 · Benton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
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
14.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
257 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
61%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
44.2%
WA avg 49.0% . -4.3pp since 2014
Math
41.0%
WA avg 39.2% . +1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 44.2% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.5% | 39.3% |
| 2018-19 | 55.5% | 48.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.5% | 40.9% |
| 2016-17 | 47.2% | 38.4% |
| 2015-16 | 48.2% | 40.8% |
| 2014-15 | 48.5% | 39.2% |
% 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 Vista Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Elementary School this school | 409 | 62.8% | N/A |
| Park Orchard Elementary School Moses Lake | 454 | 64.3% | 42.9% |
| Robert Lince Early Learning Center Selah | 362 | 62.2% | N/A |
| Wide Hollow Elementary Yakima | 433 | 65.1% | 54.9% |
| Terrace Heights Elementary Yakima | 454 | 66.3% | 41.8% |
| Hazel Dell Elementary School VANCOUVER | 370 | 65.4% | N/A |
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 Vista Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #635 of 1,103 ▲ 9 | #18 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #646 of 1,102 ▲ 64 | #18 of 33 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #603 of 1,268 | #27 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #165 of 1,085 | #8 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #497 of 1,088 | #4 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #388 of 1,169 | #13 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #134 of 778 | #5 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
409
+42 (+11%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 409 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 63% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 27 | 12.4:1 | 65% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 67% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 70% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 36.1 | 16.0:1 | 76% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 593 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 76% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 68% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 22 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 25 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (577 to 409); teachers down 20% (36.1 to 29).
About Vista Elementary School
Vista Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Kennewick School District, located in KENNEWICK, Washington. It educates 409 students in kindergarten through 5.
Across its 31 schools, Kennewick School District enrolls 18,826 students. Vista Elementary School is one of those schools.
The most common group at Vista Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 45%. Other groups include 42% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 26% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 29 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.1:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 63%. On average, public schools in Benton County report 49%.
Vista Elementary School is located in Benton County, where the median household income is $89,874, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Vista Elementary School is one of 69 public schools in the county.
Sunset View Elementary School is located about 1.0 miles from Vista Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 409, an 11% increase from 367 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Kennewick High SchoolHigh · 1,921 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,612 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 950 students
- Desert Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 906 students
- Amistad Elementary SchoolElementary · 878 students
Other schools in KENNEWICK
- Kamiakin High SchoolHigh · 1,956 students
- Kennewick High SchoolHigh · 1,921 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,612 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 950 students
- Desert Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 906 students
- Amistad Elementary SchoolElementary · 878 students
Other Vista Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Vista Elementary. Vista Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Vista ElementarySimi Valley, CA · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset View Elementary School1.0 mi · 411
- Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center1.1 mi · 34
- Kamiakin High School1.7 mi · 1,956
- Ruth Livingston Elementary1.9 mi · 541
- Mcloughlin Middle School1.9 mi · 1,171
- Internet Pasco Academy of Learning1.9 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Vista Elementary SchoolHow large is Vista Elementary School?
Vista Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Vista Elementary School serve?
Vista Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vista Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vista Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vista Elementary School?
At Vista Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 45% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Vista Elementary School public or private?
Vista Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kennewick School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.