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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YAKIMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 531011001693
Gilbert Elementary School
4400 Douglas Dr, Yakima, WA 98908 · (509) 573-5800 · Yakima County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
323 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
31.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 34.3% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 29.4% |
| 2021-22 | 29.7% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.1% | 32.3% |
| 2017-18 | 39.6% | 35.4% |
| 2016-17 | 31.9% | 36.5% |
| 2015-16 | 32.3% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.5% | 27.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% 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 12 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 →
Where Gilbert Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #624 of 936 | #15 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #860 of 1,103 | #23 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #721 of 1,102 | #18 of 45 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.7pp | #46 of 928 | #2 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #573 of 1,268 | #32 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #170 of 1,085 | #4 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #832 of 1,088 | #18 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #143 of 1,169 | #33 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #169 of 778 | #10 of 40 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
415
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 415 | 29.3 | 14.2:1 | 78% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 31.7 | 13.1:1 | 77% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 27.6 | 14.9:1 | 71% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 70% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 34.9 | 16.2:1 | 63% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 77% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 59% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 31 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 17 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilbert Elementary School.
About Gilbert Elementary School
Gilbert Elementary School is an elementary school in Yakima, Washington, reachable at (509) 573-5800. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 415 students.
Yakima School District runs Gilbert Elementary School along with 26 other schools, enrolling 15,488 students in total.
The largest group at Gilbert Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 68%. The remaining students are 27% White and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Yakima County, the Hispanic share is about 52%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gilbert Elementary School scores 46%.
Its ratio of 14.2:1 is based on 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 78%. The average for public schools in Yakima County is similar, at 77%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Gilbert Elementary School is +12.1 points, in the top 10% of Washington. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.1%, and the predicted rate is 28.0%.
Looking at the county, Yakima County, median household income comes to about $70,656, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 119, with about 52,145 students.
K-8 Learning Lab is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Gilbert Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Gilbert Elementary School had a net loss of 30 students, or 7%. The school's ratio dropped from 15.9:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know Gilbert Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Yakima School District
- Davis High SchoolHigh · 2,359 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 840 students
- Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolMiddle · 815 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 748 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
- K-8 Learning Lab0.4 mi · 122
- Eisenhower High School0.9 mi · 2,258
- Robertson Elementary1.0 mi · 473
- Wilson Middle School1.1 mi · 840
- Discovery Early Learning Center1.1 mi · 303
- Nob Hill Elementary School1.2 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Gilbert Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Gilbert Elementary School?
Gilbert Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gilbert Elementary School serve?
Gilbert Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Gilbert Elementary School have?
Gilbert Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Gilbert Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gilbert Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 68% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Gilbert Elementary School in?
Gilbert Elementary School is part of Yakima School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.