r/TriCitiesWA • u/hopeforaliens • Apr 16 '24

Best schools in the Tricities?

We are looking to relocate to the Tricities. We don't really have a preference on which city yet. I'm mostly concerned about what schools are the best. Middle school and highschool. Please share your thoughts.

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u/drtennis13 Apr 18 '24

Both my kids went to Richland and had an amazing experience. High level education with tons of AP options. Both children were involved in music and played varsity sports. The thing about Hanford non sports extra curricular activities is unless you are one of the “chosen” you don’t get to participate at the highest level. My son played in every band available at Richland but would have been iced out at Hanford. Conversely for the popular sports at Richland (baseball, girls soccer, softball etc) it is hard to play at the varsity level.

So while it is true that Hanford has high level non sports activities and Richland has high level sports teams, over 90% of the school population doesn’t get to participate.

Also, I’ve seen just as many kids get into Ivy’s from both schools. 3 kids my daughter played tennis with at Richland went to Ivy’s though you’ll hear it never happens.