📍 1600 Gala Way, Richland, Benton County, 99352
Orchard Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richland, Benton County. The school has 616 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Orchard Elementary enrolls 616 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 410 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 14% |
| Asian | 67 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
162 of the school's 616 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Orchard Elementary 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.
Orchard Elementary is one of 23 schools in Richland School District, based in West RICHLAND, Washington. The district serves 14,410 students district-wide and employs 730 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 616 students, Orchard Elementary is close to the district average of about 627 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small