Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (YAKIMA)·NCES 530972001649
Ahtanum Valley Elementary
3006 S Wiley Rd, Yakima, WA 98908 · (509) 965-2031 · Yakima County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
245 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ahtanum Valley Elementary→West Valley Mid-Level Campus
Based on grade levels within West Valley School District (Yakima). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
66.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +13.2pp since 2014
Math
61.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Washington's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
381
+107 (+39%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.1:1
% White
54%
was 60%
% Hispanic
40%
was 33%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ahtanum Valley Elementary
As an average-sized K-5 school in Yakima, Washington, Ahtanum Valley Elementary enrolls 381 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within West Valley School District (Yakima).
Ahtanum Valley Elementary is one of 15 schools operated by West Valley School District (Yakima), a district that enrolls 5,480 students overall.
On demographics, Ahtanum Valley Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 40% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the resource side, Ahtanum Valley Elementary shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Ahtanum Valley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Yakima County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ahtanum Valley Elementary sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.1%; actual is 60.4%, +23.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Yakima County put the typical household earns roughly $70,656 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Yakima County runs 119 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students), of which Ahtanum Valley Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: West Valley Preschool, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Ahtanum Valley Elementary operates from a suburban location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 39%: 274 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 33% to 40% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.
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Yakima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,152
Census ACS
Median income
$70,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
119
52,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Valley School District (Yakima)
- West Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,494 students
- West Valley Mid-Level CampusMiddle · 1,167 students
- Summitview ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Apple Valley ElementaryElementary · 447 students
- Wide Hollow ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
Other schools in Yakima
- Davis High SchoolHigh · 2,359 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- West Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,494 students
- West Valley Mid-Level CampusMiddle · 1,167 students
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,064 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
Nearby schools
- West Valley Preschool0.0 mi · 56
- West Valley Open Doors1.8 mi · 14
- West Valley Virtual University1.8 mi · 2
- West Valley High School1.8 mi · 1,494
- WEST VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY 7-81.9 mi · 21
- West Valley Innovation Center1.9 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About Ahtanum Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Ahtanum Valley Elementary?
Ahtanum Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ahtanum Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ahtanum Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Ahtanum Valley Elementary?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Ahtanum Valley Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ahtanum Valley Elementary?
At Ahtanum Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 54% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ahtanum Valley Elementary?
Ahtanum Valley Elementary is overseen by West Valley School District (Yakima) in Yakima County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.