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Kennewick School District

1000 W. 4th Avenue, KENNEWICK, WA 99336

18.5K Students | 898 Teachers | 27 Schools

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Amistad Elementary School
Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center
Canyon View Elementary School
Cascade Elementary School
Cottonwood Elementary
Desert Hills Middle School
Eastgate Elementary School
Edison Elementary School - Kennewick
Hawthorne Elementary School - Kennewick
Highlands Middle School
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School
Kamiakin High School
Keewaydin Discovery Center
Kennewick High School
Legacy High School
Lincoln Elementary School
Mid-Columbia Parent Partnership
Park Middle School
Phoenix High School
Ridge View Elementary School
Southgate Elementary School
Southridge High School
Sunset View Elementary School
Tri-Tech Skills Center
Vista Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Westgate Elementary School

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

3.7x

White students are 3.7 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

White students are 3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

White students are 1.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

4.3x

Native American or Alaska Native students are 4.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Black students are 3.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 2.2 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Achievement Gap

2.2 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 2.2 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.8 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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State

Students

47% Nonwhite Students

58% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

79% High School Graduation Rate

12% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

727 students

2% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

449 students

15% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

888 students

13% Students Enrolled in Physics

826 students

16% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

973 students

22% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,333 students

26% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,524 students

17% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

994 students

11% Students Enrolled in Calculus

656 students

3% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

570 students

Teachers & Resources

20.6 Students for Every Teacher

8% Inexperienced Teachers

33% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

31 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

6 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

5 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

23 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

1 School With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

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Out-of-School Suspension Composition

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State

Students

909 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

5% of all students in this district

575 Total In-School Suspended Students

3% of all students in this district

0 Total Expelled Students

Outcomes & Resources

48 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

1.3Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

0 Total Arrests

0 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.7 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

Jack Anderson
(509) 222-5000
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All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Amistad Elementary School	KENNEWICK	90%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center	KENNEWICK	71%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Canyon View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	51%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cascade Elementary School	KENNEWICK	27%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cottonwood Elementary	Kennewick	18%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Hills Middle School	KENNEWICK	24%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	13.3x
Eastgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	80%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Edison Elementary School - Kennewick	KENNEWICK	65%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hawthorne Elementary School - Kennewick	KENNEWICK	67%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highlands Middle School	KENNEWICK	61%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.1x
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School	KENNEWICK	35%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kamiakin High School	KENNEWICK	32%	36%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Keewaydin Discovery Center	KENNEWICK	50%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kennewick High School	KENNEWICK	58%	71%	86%	0 Not available	4.7x
Legacy High School	KENNEWICK	44%	61%	10-14%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lincoln Elementary School	KENNEWICK	41%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mid-Columbia Parent Partnership	KENNEWICK	15%	26%	Greater than 80%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Park Middle School	KENNEWICK	78%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Phoenix High School	Kennewick	36%	71%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ridge View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	28%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
Southgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	37%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	11.2x
Southridge High School	KENNEWICK	38%	50%	84%	0 Not available	3.2x
Sunset View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	36%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tri-Tech Skills Center	KENNEWICK	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Elementary School	KENNEWICK	50%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Washington Elementary School	KENNEWICK	66%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	70%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.4x

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Amistad Elementary School	KENNEWICK	90%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center	KENNEWICK	71%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Canyon View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	51%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cascade Elementary School	KENNEWICK	27%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cottonwood Elementary	Kennewick	18%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Hills Middle School	KENNEWICK	24%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2x
Eastgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	80%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Edison Elementary School - Kennewick	KENNEWICK	65%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hawthorne Elementary School - Kennewick	KENNEWICK	67%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highlands Middle School	KENNEWICK	61%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School	KENNEWICK	35%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kamiakin High School	KENNEWICK	32%	36%	89%	2.5x	2.9x
Keewaydin Discovery Center	KENNEWICK	50%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kennewick High School	KENNEWICK	58%	71%	86%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Legacy High School	KENNEWICK	44%	61%	10-14%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lincoln Elementary School	KENNEWICK	41%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mid-Columbia Parent Partnership	KENNEWICK	15%	26%	Greater than 80%	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Park Middle School	KENNEWICK	78%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Phoenix High School	Kennewick	36%	71%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ridge View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	28%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	37%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southridge High School	KENNEWICK	38%	50%	84%	2x	0 Not available
Sunset View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	36%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tri-Tech Skills Center	KENNEWICK	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Elementary School	KENNEWICK	50%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Washington Elementary School	KENNEWICK	66%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	70%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Amistad Elementary School	KENNEWICK	90%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center	KENNEWICK	71%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Canyon View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	51%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cascade Elementary School	KENNEWICK	27%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cottonwood Elementary	Kennewick	18%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Hills Middle School	KENNEWICK	24%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	80%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Edison Elementary School - Kennewick	KENNEWICK	65%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hawthorne Elementary School - Kennewick	KENNEWICK	67%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highlands Middle School	KENNEWICK	61%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School	KENNEWICK	35%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kamiakin High School	KENNEWICK	32%	36%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Keewaydin Discovery Center	KENNEWICK	50%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kennewick High School	KENNEWICK	58%	71%	86%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Legacy High School	KENNEWICK	44%	61%	10-14%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lincoln Elementary School	KENNEWICK	41%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mid-Columbia Parent Partnership	KENNEWICK	15%	26%	Greater than 80%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Park Middle School	KENNEWICK	78%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Phoenix High School	Kennewick	36%	71%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ridge View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	28%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	37%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southridge High School	KENNEWICK	38%	50%	84%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Sunset View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	36%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.5x
Tri-Tech Skills Center	KENNEWICK	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Elementary School	KENNEWICK	50%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Washington Elementary School	KENNEWICK	66%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	70%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Amistad Elementary School	KENNEWICK	90%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center	KENNEWICK	71%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Canyon View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	51%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cascade Elementary School	KENNEWICK	27%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cottonwood Elementary	Kennewick	18%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Hills Middle School	KENNEWICK	24%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	80%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Edison Elementary School - Kennewick	KENNEWICK	65%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	8x
Hawthorne Elementary School - Kennewick	KENNEWICK	67%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highlands Middle School	KENNEWICK	61%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School	KENNEWICK	35%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kamiakin High School	KENNEWICK	32%	36%	89%	0 Not available	9.6x
Keewaydin Discovery Center	KENNEWICK	50%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kennewick High School	KENNEWICK	58%	71%	86%	0 Not available	5.4x
Legacy High School	KENNEWICK	44%	61%	10-14%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lincoln Elementary School	KENNEWICK	41%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mid-Columbia Parent Partnership	KENNEWICK	15%	26%	Greater than 80%	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Park Middle School	KENNEWICK	78%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Phoenix High School	Kennewick	36%	71%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ridge View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	28%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	37%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southridge High School	KENNEWICK	38%	50%	84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunset View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	36%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
Tri-Tech Skills Center	KENNEWICK	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Elementary School	KENNEWICK	50%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Washington Elementary School	KENNEWICK	66%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	70%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Amistad Elementary School	KENNEWICK	90%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center	KENNEWICK	71%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Canyon View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	51%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cascade Elementary School	KENNEWICK	27%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cottonwood Elementary	Kennewick	18%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Hills Middle School	KENNEWICK	24%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	80%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Edison Elementary School - Kennewick	KENNEWICK	65%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.6x
Hawthorne Elementary School - Kennewick	KENNEWICK	67%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highlands Middle School	KENNEWICK	61%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2x
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School	KENNEWICK	35%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kamiakin High School	KENNEWICK	32%	36%	89%	0 Not available	5.7x
Keewaydin Discovery Center	KENNEWICK	50%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kennewick High School	KENNEWICK	58%	71%	86%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Legacy High School	KENNEWICK	44%	61%	10-14%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lincoln Elementary School	KENNEWICK	41%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mid-Columbia Parent Partnership	KENNEWICK	15%	26%	Greater than 80%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Park Middle School	KENNEWICK	78%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Phoenix High School	Kennewick	36%	71%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ridge View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	28%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	37%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southridge High School	KENNEWICK	38%	50%	84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunset View Elementary School	KENNEWICK	36%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tri-Tech Skills Center	KENNEWICK	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Elementary School	KENNEWICK	50%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Washington Elementary School	KENNEWICK	66%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westgate Elementary School	KENNEWICK	70%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →