Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530351000517
Tieton Elementary School
711 Franklin Rd, Tieton, WA 98947 · (509) 678-8700 · Yakima County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
153 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 3 | 79 | 39% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 30% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Highland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +10.4pp since 2014
Math
41.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +5.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 34.5% |
| 2022-23 | 36.9% | 31.8% |
| 2021-22 | 32.6% | 25.5% |
| 2018-19 | 48.9% | 45.2% |
| 2017-18 | 53.4% | 51.9% |
| 2016-17 | 48.7% | 49.1% |
| 2015-16 | 47.6% | 47.8% |
| 2014-15 | 36.1% | 35.7% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Tieton Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tieton Elementary School this school | 202 | 75.7% | 39.8% |
| Whitstran Elementary Prosser | 261 | 78.5% | N/A |
| Knolls Vista Elementary MOSES LAKE | 282 | 74.1% | 34.5% |
| Paul Rumburg Elementary ENTIAT | 231 | 70.1% | N/A |
| Rock Island Elementary Rock Island | 288 | 72.9% | N/A |
| Midway Elementary MOSES LAKE | 222 | 75.7% | 27.4% |
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 Tieton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #635 of 936 | #16 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #610 of 1,103 ▲ 143 | #15 of 45 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #587 of 1,102 ▲ 171 | #10 of 45 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #25 of 928 | #1 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #1,089 of 1,268 | #51 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #814 of 1,085 | #43 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #929 of 1,088 | #23 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #166 of 1,169 | #34 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #165 of 778 | #9 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
202
-41 (-17%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 202 | 11.9 | 17.0:1 | 76% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 12.7 | 15.3:1 | 83% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 11.2 | 21.3:1 | 89% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 13 | 18.7:1 | 86% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 17.4 | 15.8:1 | 84% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 85% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 13 | 19.9:1 | 80% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 18 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 14 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tieton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (275 to 202); teachers down 32% (17.4 to 11.9).
About Tieton Elementary School
Tieton Elementary School is a small elementary school in Tieton, Washington, under Highland School District. It serves 202 students in grades 3 through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students.
A total of 4 schools make up Highland School District, with 1,060 students enrolled.
At 74%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Tieton Elementary School combined. The school is also 25% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 52%. The chance that two students picked at random at Tieton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.0:1, with 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Tieton Elementary School is 76%. Across public schools in Yakima County, the average is about the same, 77%.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 29.4%. Tieton Elementary School scores 39.8%.
Among Yakima County residents, median household income is about $70,656, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Tieton Elementary School is one of 119 public schools in Yakima County, which together enroll about 52,145 students.
Nearest public school: Highland High School, about 3.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Tieton Elementary School holds 6 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.5% on proficiency, and Tieton Elementary School is below that at 39.8%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 202, 17% below the 243 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.7:1 to 17.0:1.
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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 Highland School District
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 366 students
- Marcus Whitman-Cowiche ElementaryElementary · 249 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Highland High School3.0 mi · 366
- Highland Middle School3.0 mi · 243
- Naches Valley Middle School3.6 mi · 427
- Naches Valley High School3.6 mi · 399
- Naches Valley Elementary School3.9 mi · 482
- Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary4.3 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Tieton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tieton Elementary School?
Tieton Elementary School enrolls approximately 202 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Tieton Elementary School serve?
Tieton Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tieton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tieton Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tieton Elementary School?
At Tieton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 74% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Tieton Elementary School public or private?
Tieton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Highland School District.
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