Desert Hills Middle School

6011 West 10th Place, Kennewick, WA 99338 | (509) 734-3550

Grades: 6-10
Student Enrollment: 897

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 897 middle and high school students from grades 6-10
Ranks 81st out of 456 middle schools in WA.

School District Details

Kennewick School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,280
Graduation Rate: 71.2%
Dropout Rate: 7.8%
Students Per Teacher: 20.7
Enrolled Students: 15,898

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 897
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 39.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 22.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 420 (46.8%)
Females: 464 (51.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 53 (5.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 118 (13.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 171 (19.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Desert Hills Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	0.7%
Black	21	2.3%
Asian	18	2.0%
Hispanic	75	8.4%
White	764	85.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	290	32.3%
7th Grade	319	35.6%
8th Grade	288	32.1%

Source: WA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Desert Hills Middle School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on MSP state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

MSP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	57.4%	39.2%	51.9%
2009	66.1%	48.6%	50.9%

Reading Test
2010	74.0%	58.1%	64.6%
2009	86.5%	72.5%	72.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	65.3%	51.1%	55.3%
2009	69.0%	50.1%	51.8%

Reading Test
2010	74.6%	59.1%	63.4%
2009	75.5%	55.4%	59.3%

Writing Test
2010	83.3%	69.4%	70.3%
2009	84.3%	66.0%	69.8%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	55.3%	42.6%	51.6%
2009	60.8%	51.0%	50.8%

Reading Test
2010	83.4%	67.1%	69.4%
2009	76.8%	66.0%	67.5%

Science Test
2010	68.8%	48.9%	54.5%
2009	71.7%	53.5%	51.1%

Source: WA Department of Education 2009-2010

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