Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Yakima, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (59 ranked)
59 official · 26 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
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| Union Gap SchoolNeighborhood | Union Gap School District | #775 | #54 (WA)#1 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Naches Valley Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Naches Valley School District | #542 | #99 (WA)#2 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Apple Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #198 | #102 (WA)#3 (Yakima metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Washington ElementaryNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1018 | #116 (WA)#4 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Thompson Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Grandview School District | #666 | #137 (WA)#5 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Cottonwood Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #247 | #143 (WA)#6 (Yakima metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Hoover Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1354 | #158 (WA)#7 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Marcus Whitman-Cowiche ElementaryNeighborhood | Highland School District | #673 | #163 (WA)#8 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Smith Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Grandview School District | #864 | #166 (WA)#9 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Adams Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1444 | #191 (WA)#10 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Wide Hollow ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #458 | #196 (WA)#11 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Artz Fox ElementaryNeighborhood | Mabton School District | #1312 | #212 (WA)#12 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Ahtanum Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #366 | #234 (WA)#13 (Yakima metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Moxee ElementaryNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #454 | #277 (WA)#14 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Tieton Intermediate SchoolNeighborhood | Highland School District | #1092 | #299 (WA)#15 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Outlook Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1355 | #317 (WA)#16 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Granger Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Granger School District | #1346 | #326 (WA)#17 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Highland Junior High SchoolNeighborhood | Highland School District | #1190 | #348 (WA)#18 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| East Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #649 | #352 (WA)#19 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| West Valley Mid-Level CampusNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #563 | #353 (WA)#20 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Barge-Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1387 | #381 (WA)#21 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Zillah Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Zillah School District | #874 | #499 (WA)#22 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Valley View ElementaryNeighborhood | Toppenish School District | #1401 | #504 (WA)#23 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mcclure Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Grandview School District | #803 | #511 (WA)#24 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Zillah Intermediate SchoolNeighborhood | Zillah School District | #569 | #543 (WA)#25 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Satus ElementaryNeighborhood | Wapato School District | #1306 | #574 (WA)#26 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Harrison Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1187 | #585 (WA)#27 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Gilbert Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1111 | #601 (WA)#28 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Pioneer Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1259 | #603 (WA)#29 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Grandview Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Grandview School District | #1172 | #614 (WA)#30 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Martin Luther King Jr ElementaryNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1266 | #638 (WA)#31 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Whitney ElementaryNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #949 | #679 (WA)#32 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Summitview ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #817 | #699 (WA)#33 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mount Adams Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Adams School District | #1500 | #765 (WA)#34 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Washington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1460 | #788 (WA)#35 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Franklin Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1199 | #832 (WA)#36 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Toppenish School District | #1296 | #835 (WA)#37 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Ridgeview ElementaryNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1307 | #864 (WA)#38 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Robertson ElementaryNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1264 | #871 (WA)#39 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Nob Hill Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #862 | #877 (WA)#40 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Chief Kamiakin Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1340 | #884 (WA)#41 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Adams ElementaryNeighborhood | Wapato School District | #1476 | #930 (WA)#42 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Garfield Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Toppenish School District | #1357 | #936 (WA)#43 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1386 | #950 (WA)#44 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Terrace Heights ElementaryNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #790 | #971 (WA)#45 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Garfield Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1425 | #978 (WA)#46 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Mcclure Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1361 | #1055 (WA)#47 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Toppenish Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Toppenish School District | #1480 | #1115 (WA)#48 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| East Valley Central Middle SchoolNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #918 | #1146 (WA)#49 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mckinley Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1420 | #1213 (WA)#50 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1214 | #1219 (WA)#51 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| West Valley Innovation CenterNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #1017 | #1265 (WA)#52 (Yakima metro)Also HS #280 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Wilson Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1253 | #1271 (WA)#53 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Naches Valley Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Naches Valley School District | #1102 | #1277 (WA)#54 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Mabton Jr. Sr. HighNeighborhood | Mabton School District | #1471 | #1300 (WA)#55 (Yakima metro)Also HS #200 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Harrah Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Adams School District | #1502 | #1344 (WA)#56 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Roosevelt ElementaryNeighborhood | Granger School District | #1455 | #1371 (WA)#57 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Sierra Vista Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1433 | #1380 (WA)#58 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Kirkwood Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Toppenish School District | #1469 | #1431 (WA)#59 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Unranked (26 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Camas Elementary | Wapato School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Computer Academy Toppenish High School | Toppenish School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Discovery Early Learning Center | Yakima School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Hilton Elementary School | Zillah School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| John Campbell Primary School | Selah School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Yakima School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| K-8 Learning Lab | Yakima School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Mountainview Elementary | West Valley School District (Yakima) | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Ridgeview Group Home | Yakima School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Robert Lince Early Learning Center | Selah School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Selah Academy Auxiliary | Selah School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Selah HomeLink | Selah School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Selah Intermediate School | Selah School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Selah Middle School | Selah School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Simcoe Elementary School | Wapato School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Sun Valley Elementary School | Sunnyside School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Toppenish Pre School | Toppenish School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| WEST VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY 7-8 | West Valley School District (Yakima) | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| WEST VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY K-6 | West Valley School District (Yakima) | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Wapato Middle School | Wapato School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Wapato Online Academy 6-8 | Wapato School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Wapato Online Academy K-5 | Wapato School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| West Valley Preschool | West Valley School District (Yakima) | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Yakima Adult Jail | Yakima School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs | Yakima School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital dba Children's Village | West Valley School District (Yakima) | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2022–23 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2022
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2022 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2022-23 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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