Kennewick High School
500 South Dayton St
Kennewick WA, 99336, Benton County
Phone: 509-585-3212
Ranking: 
(275 out of 331, bottom 17%)*
(275 out of 331, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Kennewick School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 77 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,490 | 1,540 | 1,501 | 1,507 | 1,505 | 1,495 | 1,585 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 409 | 27.4% | 374 | 24.3% | 385 | 25.6% | 355 | 23.6% | 387 | 25.7% | 375 | 25.1% | 400 | 25.2% |
| Grade 10: | 352 | 23.6% | 392 | 25.5% | 354 | 23.6% | 398 | 26.4% | 390 | 25.9% | 379 | 25.4% | 351 | 22.1% |
| Grade 11: | 360 | 24.2% | 358 | 23.2% | 377 | 25.1% | 364 | 24.2% | 371 | 24.7% | 323 | 21.6% | 396 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 369 | 24.8% | 416 | 27.0% | 385 | 25.6% | 390 | 25.9% | 357 | 23.7% | 418 | 28.0% | 436 | 27.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 817 | 54.8% | 802 | 52.1% | 773 | 51.5% | 759 | 50.4% | 742 | 49.3% | 741 | 49.6% | 801 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 673 | 45.2% | 738 | 47.9% | 728 | 48.5% | 748 | 49.6% | 728 | 48.4% | 725 | 48.5% | 778 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 36 | 2.4% | 27 | 1.8% | 26 | 1.7% | 25 | 1.7% | 34 | 2.3% | 34 | 2.3% | 44 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 637 | 42.8% | 645 | 41.9% | 614 | 40.9% | 694 | 46.1% | 624 | 41.5% | 555 | 37.1% | 548 | 34.6% |
| Black: | 42 | 2.8% | 51 | 3.3% | 49 | 3.3% | 38 | 2.5% | 23 | 1.5% | 31 | 2.1% | 45 | 2.8% |
| White: | 743 | 49.9% | 786 | 51.0% | 794 | 52.9% | 738 | 49.0% | 789 | 52.4% | 847 | 56.7% | 936 | 59.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 1.7% | 20 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 876 | 58.8% | 899 | 58.4% | 831 | 55.4% | 805 | 53.4% | 749 | 49.8% | 775 | 51.8% | 713 | 45.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 96 | 6.4% | 123 | 8.0% | 113 | 7.5% | 156 | 10.4% | 169 | 11.2% | 161 | 10.8% | 187 | 11.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 21.39 | 20.28 | 20.81 | 20.12 | 19.50 | 20.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 52.9% | 63.8% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68.2% | 77.3% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 44.4% | 64.8% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 55.3% | 69.1% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 64.0% | 77.7% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 70.2% | 74.1% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 58.4% | 73% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 83.2% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 42.8% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 81.2% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 82.4% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 80.6% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 83.6% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 36.6% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 46.7% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 87.4% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 85.6% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 84.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 82.4% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 48.5% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 54.5% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 56.9% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 55.4% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 55.1% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 46.4% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 70.1% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 75.7% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 85.3% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 83.3% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 81.8% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 82.6% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 35.3% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 40.1% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 39% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 32.6% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 29.8% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 31.4% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 71.4% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 71.7% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 81.2% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 84.7% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 88.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 85.5% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Kennewick High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.