Desert Hills Middle School
6011 West 10th Place
Kennewick WA, 99338, Benton County
Phone: 509-734-3550
Ranking: 
(214 out of 1,485, top 14%)*
(214 out of 1,485, top 14%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 10
School District: Kennewick School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 43 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 964 | 963 | 949 | 919 | 897 | 890 | 853 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 311 | 32.3% | 315 | 32.7% | 326 | 34.4% | 294 | 32.0% | 290 | 32.3% | 303 | 34.0% | 251 | 29.4% |
| Grade 7: | 325 | 33.7% | 333 | 34.6% | 310 | 32.7% | 301 | 32.8% | 319 | 35.6% | 288 | 32.4% | 277 | 32.5% |
| Grade 8: | 328 | 34.0% | 315 | 32.7% | 313 | 33.0% | 324 | 35.3% | 288 | 32.1% | 299 | 33.6% | 325 | 38.1% |
| Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 10: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 531 | 55.1% | 509 | 52.9% | 462 | 48.7% | 426 | 46.4% | 416 | 46.4% | 434 | 48.8% | 409 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 433 | 44.9% | 454 | 47.1% | 487 | 51.3% | 493 | 53.6% | 460 | 51.3% | 442 | 49.7% | 438 | 51.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 23 | 2.4% | 24 | 2.5% | 24 | 2.5% | 26 | 2.8% | 18 | 2.0% | 26 | 2.9% | 20 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 139 | 14.4% | 131 | 13.6% | 98 | 10.3% | 93 | 10.1% | 75 | 8.4% | 82 | 9.2% | 72 | 8.4% |
| Black: | 15 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.8% | 15 | 1.6% | 18 | 2.0% | 21 | 2.3% | 23 | 2.6% | 21 | 2.5% |
| White: | 761 | 78.9% | 769 | 79.9% | 796 | 83.9% | 774 | 84.2% | 764 | 85.2% | 745 | 83.7% | 733 | 85.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.2% | 9 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 191 | 19.8% | 178 | 18.5% | 165 | 17.4% | 121 | 13.2% | 118 | 13.2% | 117 | 13.1% | 120 | 14.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 5.5% | 56 | 5.8% | 43 | 4.5% | 46 | 5.0% | 53 | 5.9% | 58 | 6.5% | 49 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 22.57 | 22.36 | 21.88 | 22.52 | 22.50 | 21.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 94% | 64.8% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 99.2% | 69.1% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 99.3% | 77.7% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 96.4% | 74.1% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 73% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 39.2% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 45% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 45.4% | 61.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 41.8% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 58.1% | 64.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 63.1% | 70.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 66.5% | 70.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 63.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 50.5% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 48.5% | 56.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 51.7% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 53.5% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 58.4% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 50.8% | 56.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 68.7% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 63.6% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 69.1% | 70.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 69.8% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 72.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 66.6% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 42.2% | 51.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 37% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 47.4% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 42.6% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 66.6% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 68.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 67.7% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 59.4% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 48.6% | 54.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 54.7% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 57% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 57.3% | 64.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 48.9% | 49.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 48% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 43% | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 48.6% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 73.7% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 72% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 65.7% | 68.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 72.5% | 72% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 42.8% | 46.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 48% | 48.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 57.8% | 54.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 49.3% | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 50% | 51.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 61.3% | 60.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 63.1% | 61.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 73.4% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 65% | 62.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 55.3% | 59.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 61.6% | 61.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 59.7% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 71% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 67.6% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 65.9% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 48.7% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 49.7% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 52% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 51% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 74.1% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 66.5% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 63.9% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 66% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 37.9% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 36.5% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 41.3% | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 47.2% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 50% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 53.5% | 51.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Desert Hills Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.