Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Moxee Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
School pathway
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 56.6% |
| 2022-23 | 52.8% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.2% | 53.6% |
| 2018-19 | 62.8% | 54.8% |
| 2017-18 | 65.3% | 72.8% |
| 2016-17 | 59.5% | 71.6% |
| 2015-16 | 55.2% | 56.8% |
| 2014-15 | 54.1% | 55.7% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% 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 18 points, placing it in Washington's top 10%.
Schools most like Moxee Elementary
Moxee Elementary's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moxee Elementary this school | 515 | 64.9% | 54.4% |
| Mark Twain Elementary PASCO | 579 | 65.3% | 28.1% |
| Madison Elementary Mount Vernon | 498 | 68.3% | 30.4% |
| Maya Angelou Elementary Pasco | 579 | 59.9% | 38.6% |
| Edison Elementary School WALLA WALLA | 464 | 72.2% | 38.9% |
| East Valley Elementary Yakima | 562 | 69.2% | 48.3% |
Where Moxee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #357 of 936 | #6 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #405 of 1,103 ▼ 94 | #9 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #439 of 1,102 ▼ 8 | #7 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #515 of 928 | #25 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #251 of 1,268 | #15 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #952 of 1,085 | #48 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #883 of 1,088 | #20 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #360 of 1,169 | #42 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #746 of 778 | #38 of 40 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 515 | 28.9 | 17.8:1 | 65% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 67% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 64% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 51% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 29.9 | 17.5:1 | 57% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 61% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 32% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 20 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (524 to 515); teachers down 3% (29.9 to 28.9).
About Moxee Elementary
Moxee Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Moxee, Washington. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 515 students. It has 36% more students than the average for elementary schools in Washington (about 380).
Moxee Elementary sits within East Valley School District (Yakima), which has 5 schools and 3,387 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Moxee Elementary is 72%, a majority. Other students are 24% White and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 52% Hispanic share among all Yakima County residents. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Moxee Elementary are from different groups.
There are about 17.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Moxee Elementary, which has 28.9. The average ratio among elementary schools in Washington is similar, at 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Moxee Elementary is about 65%. That is lower than the 77% average for public schools in Yakima County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Moxee Elementary is +17.8 points, in the top 10% of Washington. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.4%, and the predicted rate is 36.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Yakima County show that 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 Moxee Elementary.
East Valley Central Middle School is about 1.9 miles from Moxee Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Moxee Elementary holds 6 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 35.5%, lower than Moxee Elementary's 54.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Moxee Elementary had a net gain of 30 students, or 6%. The school's ratio increased from 15.7:1 to 17.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Moxee Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Yakima County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,064 students
- East Valley Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- East Valley ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Terrace Heights ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- East Valley Central Middle School1.9 mi · 792
- East Valley Elementary2.0 mi · 562
- East Valley High School2.0 mi · 1,064
- Union Gap School4.6 mi · 558
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary4.9 mi · 485
- Terrace Heights Elementary4.9 mi · 454