Gilbert Elementary School

Set in Yakima, Washington, Gilbert Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school, operated by Yakima School District. It teaches 415 students across grades K through 5.

Yakima School District comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 15,488 students; Gilbert Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Gilbert Elementary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school reports 27% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Gilbert Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gilbert Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 28.0%; this one delivers 40.1%, a residual of +12.1 points.

Across the wider county, Yakima County reports that median household income runs about $70,656, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Gilbert Elementary School is one of 119 public schools in Yakima County (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students).

The closest other public school is K-8 Learning Lab, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gilbert Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gilbert Elementary School has shrank 26%, going from 564 students in 2018 to 415 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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