Is Southridge High School a good school?

Southridge High School ranks 237 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Southridge High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,643 students attended Southridge High School.

What is the racial makeup of Southridge High School?

Students at Southridge High School are 51% White, 37% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Southridge High School?

Southridge High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School Elementary : Sage Crest Elementary Elementary : Southgate Elementary School Elementary : Westgate Elementary School Middle : Chinook Middle School

Southridge High School

Summary:

Southridge High School is a public high school in Kennewick, Washington, serving 1,641 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Kennewick School District. While the school's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below district and state averages, it stands out for its more diverse student population and some areas of concern, including higher dropout rates and a larger percentage of students from low-income families.

Compared to nearby schools, Kamiakin High School consistently outperforms Southridge on academic measures, with a higher percentage of students proficient in English Language Arts and Math, as well as a higher four-year graduation rate and lower dropout rate. Additionally, the district's alternative high schools, such as Phoenix High School and Legacy High School, are struggling with much lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates compared to the traditional high schools.

These findings suggest potential equity concerns within the Kennewick School District, with significant performance gaps between Southridge High School and the higher-performing Kamiakin High School, as well as the challenges faced by the district's alternative schools. Further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to address these issues and ensure all students in the district have access to a high-quality education.

Detail:

Public 9-12

3520 Southridge Boulevard
Kennewick, WA 99338-1976

(509) 734-3800

District: Kennewick School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
237^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,495

Feeder schools for Southridge High School:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary School
	Sage Crest Elementary
	Southgate Elementary School
	Westgate Elementary School
Middle:	Chinook Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 23.7

Number of students: 1,643

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.5%

Hispanic:

37.5%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Southridge High School ranks worse than 54.2% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Kennewick School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.18. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Southridge High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51.5%), Hispanic (37.5%), two or more races (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southridge High School is 23.7. 4 high schools in the Kennewick School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Southridge High School employs 69.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southridge High School is $14,495. 5 high schools in the Kennewick School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southridge High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Southridge High School 237^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Southridge High School in the ranking list.)

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Kennewick School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennewick School District 135^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Southridge High School

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Rank History for all students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	78.81	70^th	390	82.1%
2005	69.11	123^rd	394	68.8%
2006	69.93	114^th	395	71.1%
2007	54.29	209^th	399	47.6%
2008	67.38	131^st	396	66.9%
2009	64.05	164^th	402	59.2%
2010	69.47	131^st	423	69.0%
2011	60.28	136^th	440	69.1%
2012	61.31	154^th	450	65.8%
2013	58.86	197^th	454	56.6%
2015	16.78	308^th	341	9.7%
2016	71.08	80^th	306	73.9%
2017	72.67	75^th	301	75.1%
2018	49.33	189^th	315	40.0%
2019	47.20	231^st	417	44.6%
2021	45.39	231^st	455	49.2%
2022	50.22	209^th	434	51.8%
2023	53.50	192^nd	442	56.6%
2024	45.18	237^th	437	45.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	59.62	61^st	163	62.6%
2021	53.48	80^th	195	59.0%
2022	44.22	103^rd	179	42.5%
2023	53.37	71^st	166	57.2%
2024	47.87	76^th	161	52.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	71.49	16^th	102	84.3%
2023	35.23	24^th	44	45.5%
2024	19.37	60^th	68	11.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	38.98	87^th	139	37.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	43.03	149^th	227	34.4%
2021	49.38	177^th	392	54.8%
2022	44.60	196^th	370	47.0%
2023	52.71	164^th	362	54.7%
2024	40.77	211^th	356	40.7%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	73.43	3^rd	20	85.0%
2019	76.14	2^nd	25	92.0%
2021	69.47	7^th	35	80.0%
2022	51.00	15^th	31	51.6%
2023	46.51	15^th	28	46.4%
2024	51.95	13^th	27	51.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.08	157^th	243	35.4%
2019	42.97	220^th	358	38.5%
2021	41.54	220^th	390	43.6%
2022	51.00	173^rd	368	53.0%
2023	48.98	177^th	357	50.4%
2024	44.98	194^th	347	44.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.93	156^th	254	38.6%
2019	48.84	182^nd	355	48.7%
2021	47.90	189^th	395	52.2%
2022	43.50	205^th	363	43.5%
2023	50.58	172^nd	358	52.0%
2024	39.57	224^th	362	38.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	21.83	109^th	136	19.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	59.39	33^rd	89	62.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.75	76^th	156	51.3%
2019	49.95	112^th	241	53.5%
2021	35.43	176^th	278	36.7%
2022	35.17	167^th	261	36.0%
2023	36.66	156^th	249	37.3%
2024	22.90	209^th	248	15.7%

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Rank History for White students at Southridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	43.56	148^th	222	33.3%
2019	46.62	205^th	382	46.3%
2021	49.07	189^th	413	54.2%
2022	53.59	178^th	390	54.4%
2023	56.01	156^th	379	58.8%
2024	60.56	134^th	374	64.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Southridge High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	179	2	4	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	213
1996	179	2	4	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	213
1997	430	3	18	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1998	743	12	32	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	856
1999	1043	15	44	95	2	n/a	n/a	0	1199
2000	1208	21	44	115	3	n/a	n/a	0	1391
2001	1224	25	43	126	5	n/a	n/a	0	1423
2002	1157	28	40	162	6	n/a	n/a	0	1393
2003	1157	28	40	162	6	n/a	n/a	0	1393
2004	1179	22	39	194	7	n/a	n/a	0	1441
2005	1116	35	33	182	11	n/a	n/a	0	1377
2006	1145	32	34	197	12	n/a	n/a	2	1422
2007	1144	42	41	232	14	n/a	n/a	5	1478
2008	1118	30	60	246	9	n/a	n/a	7	1470
2009	1031	26	69	266	8	n/a	n/a	7	1407
2010	1050	21	62	313	10	n/a	n/a	15	1471
2011	1020	21	63	350	9	16	2	0	1481
2012	1031	27	53	341	11	10	26	0	1499
2013	1061	26	41	365	12	8	21	0	1534
2014	1120	30	36	413	11	8	32	0	1650
2015	1148	30	31	433	10	4	23	0	1679
2016	1057	30	29	524	9	4	32	0	1685
2017	1016	33	25	562	8	7	58	0	1709
2018	995	31	26	576	6	8	68	0	1710
2019	985	46	37	542	4	8	81	0	1703
2020	1013	40	39	579	8	15	81	0	1775
2021	1009	40	42	563	6	13	89	2	1764
2022	935	44	38	569	9	9	94	7	1705
2023	876	47	33	572	7	7	94	5	1641
2024	846	36	33	616	3	8	97	4	1643

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Southridge High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	213	7.2	29.6	n/a
1996	213	7.2	29.6	n/a
1997	503	22.5	22.4	n/a
1998	856	36.2	23.6	n/a
1999	1199	46.8	25.6	n/a
2000	1391	59.7	23.3	n/a
2001	1423	64.0	22.2	n/a
2002	1393	67.5	20.6	16.2
2003	1393	67.5	20.6	16.2
2004	1441	65.0	22.2	20.2
2005	1377	65.0	21.2	21.1
2006	1422	70.4	20.2	24.4
2007	1478	71.7	20.6	29
2008	1470	66.7	22.0	32.4
2009	1407	66.7	21.1	31.4
2010	1471	66.9	21.9	35.1
2011	1481	68.2	21.7	36.6
2012	1499	65.4	22.8	37.3
2013	1534	66.2	23.1	43
2014	1650	n/a	n/a	44.6
2015	1679	69.0	24.3	50.7
2016	1685	71.0	23.7	49.9
2017	1709	74.6	22.8	0
2018	1710	74.4	22.9	49.9
2019	1703	73.5	23.1	49.6
2020	1775	72.0	24.6	53.9
2021	1764	73.4	24.0	52
2022	1705	74.1	22.9	52.7
2023	1641	72.2	22.7	54.6
2024	1643	69.1	23.7	55.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Southridge High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	213	7.2	29.6	n/a
1996	213	7.2	29.6	n/a
1997	503	22.5	22.4	n/a
1998	856	36.2	23.6	n/a
1999	1199	46.8	25.6	n/a
2000	1391	59.7	23.3	n/a
2001	1423	64.0	22.2	n/a
2002	1393	67.5	20.6	16.2
2003	1393	67.5	20.6	16.2
2004	1441	65.0	22.2	20.2
2005	1377	65.0	21.2	21.1
2006	1422	70.4	20.2	24.4
2007	1478	71.7	20.6	29
2008	1470	66.7	22.0	32.4
2009	1407	66.7	21.1	31.4
2010	1471	66.9	21.9	35.1
2011	1481	68.2	21.7	36.6
2012	1499	65.4	22.8	37.3
2013	1534	66.2	23.1	43
2014	1650	n/a	n/a	44.6
2015	1679	69.0	24.3	50.7
2016	1685	71.0	23.7	49.9
2017	1709	74.6	22.8	0
2018	1710	74.4	22.9	49.9
2019	1703	73.5	23.1	49.6
2020	1775	72.0	24.6	53.9
2021	1764	73.4	24.0	52
2022	1705	74.1	22.9	52.7
2023	1641	72.2	22.7	54.6
2024	1643	69.1	23.7	55.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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