Enrollment
122
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YAKIMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 531011002609
K-8 Learning Lab
610 N. 39th Avenue, Yakima, WA 98902 · (509) 573-1080 · Yakima County
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL122 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
122.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
107 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 36% |
Student demographics
29%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
13.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -40.1pp since 2014
Math
2.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -42.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 40 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 43 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.3% | 2.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 5.8% |
| 2022-23 | 11.0% | 4.3% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 18.6% |
| 2018-19 | 58.6% | 39.9% |
| 2017-18 | 59.9% | 39.8% |
| 2016-17 | 52.5% | 37.0% |
| 2015-16 | 51.5% | 38.5% |
| 2014-15 | 53.4% | 45.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
122
-58 (-32%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 164
Student : Teacher
122.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 122 | 1 | 122.0:1 | 88% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | N/A | N/A | 89% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | N/A | N/A | 85% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | 11 | 16.4:1 | 52% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 11.6 | 18.3:1 | 45% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 11 | 18.6:1 | 57% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 11 | 20.3:1 | 45% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 8 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for K-8 Learning Lab.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (213 to 122); teachers down 91% (11.6 to 1).
About K-8 Learning Lab
K-8 Learning Lab is a very small elementary school based in Yakima, Washington. The school counted 122 students in 2024-25, covering grades 1 through 8. It has 68% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Washington (about 380).
Yakima School District operates 27 schools. Combined enrollment is 15,488 students.
Of every 100 students at K-8 Learning Lab, about 83 are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 15% White. For comparison, the population of Yakima County is roughly 52% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
Its ratio of 122.0:1 is based on 1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Washington have an average ratio of 17.3:1. In all, 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Yakima County average 77%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, K-8 Learning Lab is 7.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 13.5% actual, 21.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
In Yakima County, the median household earns about $70,656 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Yakima County has 119 public schools with about 52,145 students, including K-8 Learning Lab.
The closest school to K-8 Learning Lab is Gilbert Elementary School, located about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of K-8 Learning Lab. On proficiency, K-8 Learning Lab is behind the 35.2% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
From 180 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 122 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 16.4 in 2020-21 to 122.0 in 2024-25.
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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 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
- Gilbert Elementary School0.4 mi · 415
- Discovery Early Learning Center0.7 mi · 303
- Robertson Elementary0.7 mi · 473
- Eisenhower High School1.2 mi · 2,258
- Nob Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 339
- Juvenile Detention Center1.4 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About K-8 Learning LabWhat is the total enrollment at K-8 Learning Lab?
K-8 Learning Lab enrolls approximately 122 students in grades 01-08.
Is K-8 Learning Lab an elementary, middle, or high school?
K-8 Learning Lab is an elementary school covering grades 01-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at K-8 Learning Lab?
The student-to-teacher ratio at K-8 Learning Lab is approximately 122.0:1 (1 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at K-8 Learning Lab?
At K-8 Learning Lab, the student body is approximately 15% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is K-8 Learning Lab in?
K-8 Learning Lab is part of Yakima School District.
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