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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YAKIMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 531011001703
Robertson Elementary
2807 W Lincoln Ave, Yakima, WA 98902 · (509) 573-1600 · Yakima County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
390 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 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
35%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
32.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -11.5pp since 2014
Math
26.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -14.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 26.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 27.6% |
| 2022-23 | 31.8% | 26.3% |
| 2021-22 | 41.2% | 32.7% |
| 2018-19 | 53.6% | 47.7% |
| 2017-18 | 50.9% | 46.2% |
| 2016-17 | 38.5% | 43.1% |
| 2015-16 | 47.5% | 39.8% |
| 2014-15 | 44.2% | 40.6% |
% 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 →
Schools most like Robertson Elementary
Robertson Elementary's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson Elementary this school | 473 | 82.5% | 32.4% |
| Mcclure Elementary School Yakima | 559 | 83.7% | 25.9% |
| Eastgate Elementary School KENNEWICK | 468 | 78.6% | N/A |
| Lewis And Clark Elementary Sch WENATCHEE | 424 | 85.1% | N/A |
| Warden Elementary WARDEN | 416 | 77.9% | 29.4% |
| Whitney Elementary Yakima | 433 | 81.1% | 37.0% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Robertson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #766 of 936 | #21 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #942 of 1,103 ▼ 49 | #30 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #899 of 1,102 ▼ 82 | #24 of 45 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #72 of 928 | #4 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #372 of 1,268 | #24 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #437 of 1,085 | #16 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #979 of 1,088 | #27 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #92 of 1,169 | #30 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #579 of 778 | #29 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
473
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 473 | 30.8 | 15.4:1 | 82% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 34.7 | 13.6:1 | 84% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 31.6 | 15.4:1 | 82% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 76% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 29.7 | 17.6:1 | 73% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 87% (468) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 75% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 27 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 23 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robertson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (521 to 473); teachers up 4% (29.7 to 30.8).
About Robertson Elementary
Robertson Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Washington, located in Yakima. It serves 473 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 24% bigger than that.
A total of 27 schools make up Yakima School District, with 15,488 students enrolled.
At Robertson Elementary, Hispanic students make up 79% of the student body. The next largest groups are 16% White. The school's Hispanic share is 26 points above the 52% share among Yakima County residents. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Eligible students account for 82% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The model predicts 24.9% for a school in Washington with Robertson Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Robertson Elementary posts 32.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Yakima County show that the median household income is $70,656, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Robertson Elementary is one of 119 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Discovery Early Learning Center, is about 0.5 miles from Robertson Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Robertson Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Robertson Elementary declined 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 487 to 473 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.4:1 to 15.4:1 over the same years.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Robertson Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Robertson Elementary. Robertson Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Robertson Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 1,508 students
- Robertson Elementary SchoolLITTLE ELM, TX · 624 students
- Robertson Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Early Learning Center0.5 mi · 303
- K-8 Learning Lab0.7 mi · 122
- Juvenile Detention Center0.7 mi · 23
- Ridgeview Group Home0.8 mi · 3
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.8 mi · 455
- Franklin Middle School0.9 mi · 848
Frequently asked questions
About Robertson ElementaryHow many students attend Robertson Elementary?
Robertson Elementary enrolls approximately 473 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Robertson Elementary serve?
Robertson Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robertson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robertson Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robertson Elementary?
At Robertson Elementary, the student body is approximately 16% White, 79% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Robertson Elementary public or private?
Robertson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Yakima School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.