Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Yakima, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (58 ranked)
58 official · 27 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
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| Union Gap SchoolNeighborhood | Union Gap School District | #803 | #37 (WA)plausibly #20–98#1 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Barge-Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1378 | #62 (WA)plausibly #36–151#2 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Apple Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #225 | #91 (WA)plausibly #59–240#3 (Yakima metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Thompson Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Grandview School District | #641 | #156 (WA)plausibly #81–231#4 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Adams Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1428 | #166 (WA)plausibly #85–315#5 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| East Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #675 | #215 (WA)plausibly #90–450#6 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Washington ElementaryNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1081 | #226 (WA)plausibly #107–407#7 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Outlook Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1297 | #243 (WA)plausibly #150–356#8 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Naches Valley Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Naches Valley School District | #809 | #246 (WA)plausibly #82–497#9 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Satus ElementaryNeighborhood | Wapato School District | #1141 | #282 (WA)plausibly #197–404#10 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Tieton Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Highland School District | #822 | #283 (WA)plausibly #190–375#11 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Wide Hollow ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #431 | #296 (WA)plausibly #198–506#12 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Hoover Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1381 | #300 (WA)plausibly #118–560#13 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Ahtanum Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #256 | #304 (WA)plausibly #170–490#14 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Gilbert Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1015 | #330 (WA)plausibly #124–592#15 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Granger Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Granger School District | #1393 | #377 (WA)plausibly #308–494#16 (Yakima metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Grandview Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Grandview School District | #1127 | #406 (WA)plausibly #344–488#17 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Cottonwood Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #254 | #425 (WA)plausibly #289–671#18 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Ridgeview ElementaryNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1268 | #457 (WA)plausibly #340–631#19 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Moxee ElementaryNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #574 | #474 (WA)plausibly #348–664#20 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Zillah Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Zillah School District | #939 | #501 (WA)plausibly #268–729#21 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| West Valley Mid-Level CampusNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #575 | #533 (WA)plausibly #397–845#22 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Summitview ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #777 | #552 (WA)plausibly #400–849#23 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Smith Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Grandview School District | #1217 | #598 (WA)plausibly #469–835#24 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Washington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1449 | #604 (WA)plausibly #502–818#25 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Harrison Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1290 | #634 (WA)plausibly #506–852#26 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Zillah Intermediate SchoolNeighborhood | Zillah School District | #460 | #663 (WA)plausibly #513–999#27 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Highland Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Highland School District | #1263 | #668 (WA)plausibly #485–933#28 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Garfield Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Toppenish School District | #1333 | #683 (WA)plausibly #384–981#29 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Valley View ElementaryNeighborhood | Toppenish School District | #1380 | #735 (WA)plausibly #546–954#30 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1382 | #739 (WA)plausibly #496–971#31 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mcclure Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Grandview School District | #949 | #759 (WA)plausibly #672–872#32 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Chief Kamiakin Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1280 | #769 (WA)plausibly #568–1011#33 (Yakima metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| West Valley Innovation CenterNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #890 | #864 (WA)plausibly #661–1233#34 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Franklin Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1248 | #876 (WA)plausibly #614–1054#35 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Artz Fox ElementaryNeighborhood | Mabton School District | #1478 | #891 (WA)plausibly #685–1097#36 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| East Valley Central Middle SchoolNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #1030 | #942 (WA)plausibly #741–1112#37 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Nob Hill Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #901 | #946 (WA)plausibly #713–1151#38 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Adams ElementaryNeighborhood | Wapato School District | #1460 | #949 (WA)plausibly #779–1164#39 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Martin Luther King Jr ElementaryNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1391 | #960 (WA)plausibly #731–1208#40 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Garfield Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1416 | #969 (WA)plausibly #856–1162#41 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Whitney ElementaryNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1068 | #986 (WA)plausibly #713–1184#42 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Mckinley Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1454 | #1000 (WA)plausibly #664–1211#43 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Toppenish School District | #1329 | #1001 (WA)plausibly #688–1254#44 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Robertson ElementaryNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1286 | #1031 (WA)plausibly #887–1232#45 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Mount Adams Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Adams School District | #1506 | #1037 (WA)plausibly #756–1216#46 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Pioneer Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1409 | #1044 (WA)plausibly #755–1265#47 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Roosevelt ElementaryNeighborhood | Granger School District | #1370 | #1045 (WA)plausibly #828–1336#48 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Terrace Heights ElementaryNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #923 | #1050 (WA)plausibly #737–1241#49 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mabton Jr. Sr. HighNeighborhood | Mabton School District | #1477 | #1075 (WA)plausibly #803–1278#50 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Naches Valley Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Naches Valley School District | #1005 | #1089 (WA)plausibly #919–1227#51 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Mcclure Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1343 | #1097 (WA)plausibly #889–1211#52 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Kirkwood Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Toppenish School District | #1427 | #1236 (WA)plausibly #1045–1329#53 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Sierra Vista Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #1451 | #1267 (WA)plausibly #1116–1338#54 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Harrah Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Adams School District | #1505 | #1353 (WA)plausibly #1300–1389#55 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Wilson Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1321 | #1361 (WA)plausibly #1263–1425#56 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #1303 | #1382 (WA)plausibly #1255–1449#57 (Yakima metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Selah Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Selah School District | #1255 | #1384 (WA)plausibly #1174–1446#58 (Yakima metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Unranked (27 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 | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary | Highland 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 | |
| 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 Middle School | Toppenish 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 | |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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