Pacific Crest Online Academy
West Richland · WA · Richland School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Most similar nearby schools
Legacy High School → New Horizons High School → River View High School → Twin Rivers Group Home → Kiona-Benton City High School → Tri-Tech Skills Center → Soar to Success → Orion High School →How Pacific Crest Online Academy compares for families
What families should know about Pacific Crest Online Academy.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Legacy High School, New Horizons High School, River View High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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📊 State assessment · WA Smarter Balanced · grade 10
SBAC grade 10 — met or exceeded standard
School year 2024-25. Levels 3 + 4 combined ("at or above grade level"). Cells suppressed by the state when sample is small.
Source: WA state DOE Smarter Balanced results. Levels 1–2 = below standard, 3 = met, 4 = exceeded. Headline = level 3 + level 4 combined.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -8.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 325 students:
≈ 116 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $17,201 per student in district revenue, the 116 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $1,995,316/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy High School KENNEWICK |
Public | 7.4 | 193 | -33.7% |
| New Horizons High School PASCO |
Public | 8.5 | 344 | -1.4% |
| River View High School KENNEWICK |
Public | 14.8 | 321 | +9.2% |
| Twin Rivers Group Home RICHLAND |
Public | 1.9 | — | — |
| Kiona-Benton City High School Benton City |
Public | 9.7 | 435 | +5.6% |
| Tri-Tech Skills Center KENNEWICK |
Public | 5.9 | 629 | +97.2% |
| Soar to Success Pasco |
Public | 8.4 | — | — |
| Orion High School Pasco |
Public | 10.6 | — | — |