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Enrollment
806
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SELAH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530777003546
Selah Intermediate School
1401 West Fremont Ave, Selah, WA 98942 · (509) 698-8300 · Yakima County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL806 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
490 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 273 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 256 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 277 | 34% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Selah School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
33.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -18.3pp since 2015
Math
35.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -15.6pp since 2015
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 18 points since 2015, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.9% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.5% | 38.9% |
| 2021-22 | 43.4% | 40.7% |
| 2018-19 | 55.0% | 53.7% |
| 2017-18 | 50.4% | 55.8% |
| 2016-17 | 53.0% | 53.4% |
| 2015-16 | 52.2% | 51.1% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Selah Intermediate School
Selah Intermediate School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selah Intermediate School this school | 806 | 60.8% | 36.4% |
| Davis Elementary COLLEGE PLACE | 698 | 59.7% | 48.9% |
| Mountain View Elementary Shelton | 671 | 68.3% | 35.5% |
| VALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Cashmere | 638 | 52.0% | N/A |
| Three Rivers Elementary Pasco | 657 | 64.8% | 30.9% |
| Sand Hill Elementary Belfair | 537 | 63.5% | 30.1% |
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 Selah Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #696 of 936 | #19 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #758 of 1,103 ▼ 16 | #20 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #884 of 1,102 ▼ 10 | #23 of 45 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.4pp | #74 of 928 | #5 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 806 | #9 of 1,268 | #1 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #693 of 1,085 | #32 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #696 of 1,088 | #11 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #433 of 1,169 | #46 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #722 of 778 | #35 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
806
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 806 | 49 | 16.4:1 | 61% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 813 | 48.2 | 16.9:1 | 67% (541) |
| 2022-23 | 825 | 51 | 16.2:1 | 67% (551) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 50 | 16.3:1 | 57% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 47 | 17.7:1 | 54% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | 40 | 19.3:1 | 55% (420) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selah Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (830 to 806); teachers up 4% (47 to 49).
About Selah Intermediate School
Selah Intermediate School serves students in Selah, Washington, as a large elementary school. The school counted 806 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 5. It has 112% more students than the average for elementary schools in Washington (about 380).
Selah School District includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 3,784 students.
The share of White students at Selah Intermediate School is 55%, a majority. The remaining students are 40% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Yakima County is about 47% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Selah Intermediate School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.4:1. Elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1, 0.9 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 61% at Selah Intermediate School. The rate at public schools in Yakima County averages 77%, higher than here.
Selah Intermediate School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.4%, compared with a predicted 39.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Yakima County show that median household income comes to about $70,656, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yakima County counts 119 public schools with about 52,145 students.
Selah Open Doors is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The NCES locale for Selah Intermediate School is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 815 in 2020-21, 806 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 Selah School District
- Selah High SchoolHigh · 1,159 students
- Selah Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- John Campbell Primary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Robert Lince Early Learning CenterElementary · 362 students
- Selah Academy OnlineHigh · 35 students
- Selah HomeLinkElementary · 33 students
Other schools in Selah
- Selah High SchoolHigh · 1,159 students
- Selah Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- John Campbell Primary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Robert Lince Early Learning CenterElementary · 362 students
- Selah Academy OnlineHigh · 35 students
- Selah HomeLinkElementary · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Selah Open Doors0.7 mi · 13
- Selah Academy Online0.7 mi · 35
- Selah HomeLink0.7 mi · 33
- Robert Lince Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 362
- John Campbell Primary School0.8 mi · 492
- Selah Middle School1.0 mi · 871
Frequently asked questions
About Selah Intermediate SchoolHow large is Selah Intermediate School?
Selah Intermediate School enrolls approximately 806 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Selah Intermediate School serve?
Selah Intermediate School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Selah Intermediate School have?
Selah Intermediate School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Selah Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Selah Intermediate School are roughly 55% White, 40% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Selah Intermediate School in?
Selah Intermediate School is part of Selah School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.