📍 425 South Tweedt Street, Kennewick, Benton County, 99336
Highlands Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kennewick, Benton County. The school has 750 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kennewick School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highlands Middle School enrolls 750 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 417 | 56% |
| White | 274 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
627 of the school's 750 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 582 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highlands Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-40, state senate district 8, state house district 8.
Highlands 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 750 students, Highlands 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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