Total enrollment
15,488
-370 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
29 schools in Yakima School District
Washington · 15,488 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 education in Yakima School District reaches 15,488 students across 29 schools (15 elementary, 4 middle, and 10 high).
4-year change in Yakima School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
27
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Yakima School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #116 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 15,488 | #20 of 183 | #537 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 27 | #22 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #120 of 183 | #7,914 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 85.8% | #8 of 183 | #913 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #130 of 146 | #4,783 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Yakima School District
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from Nob Hill Elementary School at 42.7% proficient to K-8 Learning Lab at 13.5%, a gap of 29.3 points. That is the 37th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 25 district schools that reported both years went from 16,315 to 15,462 students (down 5%) and from 844 to 837 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Yakima School District
Across 29 schools, Yakima School District teaches about 15,488 students in Washington. By footprint it is a medium-population district.
On the school-mix side, Yakima School District consists of 15 elementary, 4 middle, and 10 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Yakima School District runs about 534 students per school, 20% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 446.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 15,858 students in SY 2020-21 versus 15,488 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Yakima School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.