Davis High School

Davis High School operates as a well-populated senior high in Yakima, Washington, overseen by Yakima School District. Current enrollment sits at 2,359 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Davis High School sits 312% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 27 schools in Yakima School District (15,488 students total), Davis High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Davis High School records that 88% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest comes out to 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Davis High School has 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Yakima County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Davis High School ranks in the top 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.6%; Davis High School posts 34.8%, +12.2 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Yakima County) logs that median household income runs about $70,656, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Davis High School is one of 119 public schools in Yakima County (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students).

ESD 105 Open Doors is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Davis High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Davis High School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 26.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 2,410 students in 2018 compared to 2,359 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 84% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Davis High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.