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Best Elementary Schools
in Yakima School District

This page covers 14 elementary schools in Yakima School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Whitney Elementary
Grades PK–05432 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,416/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,416
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
2
rank
Gilbert Elementary School
Grades KG–05413 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,416/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,416
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
3
rank
Mcclure Elementary School
Grades PK–05559 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,416/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,416
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
79%
High economic need
4
rank
Nob Hill Elementary School
Grades KG–05412 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,416/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,416
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
5
rank
Mckinley Elementary School
Grades KG–05414 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,416/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,416
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
89%
High economic need
6
rank
Robertson Elementary
Grades KG–05488 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,416/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,416
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
7
rank
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary
Grades KG–05513 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,416/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,416
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
8
rank
Ridgeview Elementary
Grades KG–05537 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,416/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,416
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
92%
High economic need
9
rank
Garfield Elementary School
Grades KG–05488 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,416/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,416
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
10
rank
Hoover Elementary School
Grades PK–05673 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,416/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,416
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
4 more elementary schools in Yakima School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
14
Elementary Schools
29
Total Schools
56
#1 Score
50
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Whitney Elementary
Score: 56/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.