📍 1701 S Clodfelter Rd, Kennewick, Benton County, 99338
Desert Hills Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kennewick, Benton County. The school has 889 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kennewick School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Desert Hills Middle School enrolls 889 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 666 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 889 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desert Hills Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-40, state senate district 8, state house district 8.
Desert Hills Middle School is one of 33 schools in Kennewick School District, based in KENNEWICK, Washington. The district serves 18,826 students district-wide and employs 1,047 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 889 students, Desert Hills Middle School is larger than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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