Union Gap School

Union Gap School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in Union Gap, Washington, run under Union Gap School District, with 558 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 47% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Operationally, Union Gap School answers to Union Gap School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Union Gap School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (83%). The remainder is composed of 14% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Union Gap School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Yakima County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Union Gap School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 20.8%; this one delivers 44.8%, a residual of +24.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Yakima County) logs that median household income runs about $70,656, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Union Gap School is one of 119 public schools in Yakima County (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students).

Martin Luther King Jr Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Union Gap School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 24.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Union Gap School's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 604 (now 558). Class-load math has tightened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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