Original Research by School Decision on Endeavor High School
Endeavor High School is a regular public high school in Kennewick, Washington, serving grades nine through twelve as part of the Kennewick School District. It is a small school, with an enrollment that makes it one of the smaller high school settings in the area. Kennewick itself is the largest city in the Tri-Cities region, a growing area with a diversified economy that includes manufacturing, food processing, retail, and offices for companies like Amazon and Lamb Weston. The city sits along the Columbia River and has been experiencing steady population growth, part of the fastest-growing population in Washington State. The district has a bonds and levies process where local voters decide on funding for new construction and ongoing operations, but specific recent ballot outcomes were not detailed in publicly available materials.
The student body at Endeavor is predominantly white and Hispanic, with a substantial share of students—roughly three in ten—qualifying for free or reduced-price meals. The school’s size means that each grade has a modest number of students, with the senior class larger than the others. This scale may appeal to families who prefer a close-knit environment where students can be known individually. Information on special education and English learner populations was not available in the data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
Academically, the available state testing data is limited. For the most recent school year, the school reported a proficiency rate in science that was well above a simple majority, indicating that a strong share of students met state standards in that subject. No state testing results for English language arts or math were present in the data, and there were no multi-year trends to show whether performance is stable or changing. A graduation rate was also absent from the record. This is not necessarily a sign of poor performance—state testing and graduation data may not be reported for all schools or may not have been captured in the dataset—but it does mean that a parent or resident has less information to evaluate overall academic outcomes. The school’s comparison to other districts in Benton County could not be drawn because the relevant metrics were missing.
The school environment and access data, including discipline rates, course offerings, staffing ratios, and attendance, were all absent. No information was available about Advanced Placement, dual-credit, career and technical education, or other program pathways. Similarly, there were no civil rights or outcomes data. The school’s website and other sources may fill in these gaps, but based on what is publicly compiled here, much of the academic picture remains incomplete.
For a family considering Endeavor High School, the key takeaway is that it is a small high school in a growing urban area, with a student body that is diverse in socioeconomic terms and where science performance appears strong in the single year of testing data. The absence of broader academic measures, graduation information, and program details means that a deeper investigation—talking to the school, visiting, and asking about coursework, college preparation, and student support—would be essential to understanding whether this school fits a student’s needs. The setting in Kennewick offers a range of community amenities and a growing economy, but the school itself presents more questions than answers in the available record.
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