Kamiakin High School - Kennewick, Washington/WA

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Kamiakin High School

600 North Arthur Street, Kennewick, WA, 99336-2196 -

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Definition of Terms

Kamiakin High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Benton County, WA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1607 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

66 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 425 students

Grade 10 - 471 students

Grade 11 - 353 students

Grade 12 - 358 students

This School

(WA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:24

1:21

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(WA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	6%
% Asian	2%	6%
% Hispanic	11%	12%
% Black	2%	5%
% White	84%	69%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(WA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

13%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(WA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Kennewick School District

This School's Agency

(WA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	25	5
Number of Students Managed	14,926 students	1,985 students
District Total Revenue	$115,541,000	$16,541,000
District Expenditure	$118,574,000	$16,470,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,741	$8,333
District Expenditure / Student	$7,944	$8,297
District Graduation Rates	79%	88%

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Kamiakin High School is a high school located in northwestern Kennewick, Washington. Kamiakin was founded in 1970 at 600 N Arthur Street in Kennewick, and went through a remodel in the early 2000s. It currently has an enrollment of about 1,800. The school is named after Kamiakin, a chief of the Yakama Tribe in the 1800s and a leader of the American Indian side in the Yakima War.
Academics
Kamiakin High is generally considered to be the top public high school in all of southeastern Washington of size 3A or 4A (along with Hanford High School in nearby Richland) and is ranked among the top 1,500 in the nation by Newsweek. The school's WASL and Iowa Standard Test scores annually rank among the statewide leaders, and almost always leads the Tri-Cities area. Kamiakin's DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America—the national high school marketing club) program sends more students to the state competition than any other area school's, despite the disparity in student population with several other regional high schools. The school's Knowledge Bowl and Math Competition teams are also frequent winners at state competitions. In 2007, 505 AP Exams were given. (Kamiakin does not pay for or subsidize AP tests except for highly underprivileged students, but some teachers do require an AP test as a portion of the class. Each student may choose whether or not to take the test and must pay full price should he or she decide to take it, unless that student qualifies for a free or reduced-cost lunch.)
Athletics
The school's colors are scarlet and gold, and its teams are called "Braves". Kamiakin High is classified as a 4A school, and it competes in the hybrid 3A/4A Columbia Basin League. Kamiakin's biggest rivals in most sports are Southridge High School (located in southwest Kennewick) and Kennewick High School (in the east). In football, the annual game with the much larger 4A Pasco High School ranks as one of the fiercest high school rivalries in the state. Kamiakin's football and soccer teams play their home games at Neil F. Lampson Stadium. The school's cheer team and dance team frequently competes at national competitions.
External links
KaHS homepage

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