Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Yakima, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (58 ranked)
| Cottonwood Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #1 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Barge-Lincoln Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #36 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Ahtanum Valley ElementaryEnrollment unknown | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #3 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Summitview ElementaryEnrollment unknown | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #11 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Satus ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Wapato School District | #15 | #5 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Washington ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Sunnyside School District | #22 | #6 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| West Valley Mid-Level CampusEnrollment unknown | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #6 | #7 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Apple Valley ElementaryEnrollment unknown | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #2 | #8 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Grandview Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Grandview School District | #25 | #9 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Tieton Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Highland School District | #13 | #10 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Naches Valley Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Naches Valley School District | #20 | #11 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Harrison Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Sunnyside School District | #32 | #12 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Union Gap SchoolEnrollment unknown | Union Gap School District | #12 | #13 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| East Valley Central Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #16 | #14 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Outlook Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Sunnyside School District | #37 | #15 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Granger Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Granger School District | #38 | #16 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Thompson Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Grandview School District | #10 | #17 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Terrace Heights ElementaryEnrollment unknown | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #14 | #18 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Highland Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Highland School District | #46 | #19 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Hoover Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #39 | #20 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Mabton Jr. Sr. HighEnrollment unknown | Mabton School District | #42 | #21Also HS #11 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Naches Valley Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Naches Valley School District | #9 | #22 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Gilbert Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #19 | #23 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| East Valley ElementaryEnrollment unknown | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #7 | #24 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Garfield Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #45 | #25 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Wilson Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #29 | #26 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Moxee ElementaryEnrollment unknown | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #4 | #27 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Adams Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #49 | #28 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #40 | #29 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Chief Kamiakin Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Sunnyside School District | #35 | #30 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Wapato Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Wapato School District | #53 | #31 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Pioneer Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Sunnyside School District | #30 | #32 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Whitney ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #21 | #33 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Toppenish Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Toppenish School District | #50 | #34 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Zillah Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Zillah School District | #23 | #35 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Ridgeview ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #31 | #36 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Sierra Vista Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Sunnyside School District | #52 | #37 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Robertson ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #24 | #38 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Mckinley Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #44 | #39 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Mount Adams Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Mount Adams School District | #57 | #40 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Garfield Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Toppenish School District | #47 | #41 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Zillah Intermediate SchoolEnrollment unknown | Zillah School District | #5 | #42 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Nob Hill Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #17 | #43 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Adams ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Wapato School District | #56 | #44 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Mcclure Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Grandview School District | #18 | #45 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Roosevelt Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #33 | #46 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Artz Fox ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Mabton School District | #41 | #47 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Franklin Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #27 | #48 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Smith Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Grandview School District | #26 | #49 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Valley View ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Toppenish School District | #48 | #50 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Washington Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #54 | #51 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Martin Luther King Jr ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #43 | #52 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Roosevelt ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Granger School District | #55 | #53 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Wide Hollow ElementaryEnrollment unknown | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #8 | #54 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Kirkwood Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Toppenish School District | #51 | #55 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Harrah Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Mount Adams School District | #58 | #56 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Mcclure Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Yakima School District | #34 | #57 | Typical Profile | High | |
| West Valley Innovation CenterEnrollment unknown | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #28 | #58Also HS #3 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
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| Grandview High School | Grandview School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Contract Learning Center | Grandview School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Step to College Open Doors High School | Grandview School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary | Highland School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Mabton Step Up To College | Mabton School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| NACHES VALLEY ESD 105 OPEN DOORS | Naches Valley School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Selah High School | Selah School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Selah Academy Online | Selah School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Robert Lince Early Learning Center | Selah School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Selah HomeLink | Selah School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| SELAH ACADEMY REENGAGEMENT PROGRAM | Selah School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| John Campbell Primary School | Selah School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Selah Intermediate School | Selah School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Selah Middle School | Selah School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Selah Academy Auxiliary | Selah School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| VIKING CHOICE | Selah School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Sun Valley Elementary School | Sunnyside School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| SHS Graduation Alliance | Sunnyside School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Lincoln Elementary School | Toppenish School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Computer Academy Toppenish High School | Toppenish School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Toppenish Pre School | Toppenish School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Pace Alternative High School | Wapato School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Camas Elementary | Wapato School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Simcoe Elementary School | Wapato School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Wapato ESD 105 Open Doors | Wapato School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Wapato Online Academy K-5 | Wapato School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Wapato Online Academy 6-8 | Wapato School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Mountainview Elementary | West Valley School District (Yakima) | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| West Valley Preschool | West Valley School District (Yakima) | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital dba Children's Village | West Valley School District (Yakima) | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| WEST VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY 9-12 | West Valley School District (Yakima) | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| WEST VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY 7-8 | West Valley School District (Yakima) | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| WEST VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY K-6 | West Valley School District (Yakima) | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| West Valley Open Doors | West Valley School District (Yakima) | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| West Valley Virtual University | West Valley School District (Yakima) | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Stanton Academy | Yakima School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center | Yakima School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| K-8 Learning Lab | Yakima School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Juvenile Detention Center | Yakima School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Discovery Early Learning Center | Yakima School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Yakima Online | Yakima School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs | Yakima School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Yakima Adult Jail | Yakima School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Ridgeview Group Home | Yakima School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Yakima Open Doors | Yakima School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
| Hilton Elementary School | Zillah School District | Rankings coming soon · View school details | ||||
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- May 29, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.2.0
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