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Enrollment
558
Elementary
STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION GAP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530915002382
Union Gap School
3201 4th Street, Union Gap, WA 98903 · (509) 248-3966 · Yakima County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
494 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 26% larger than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
45.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.3pp since 2014
Math
44.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -14.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 41.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.2% | 39.3% |
| 2021-22 | 46.6% | 33.4% |
| 2018-19 | 59.5% | 53.0% |
| 2017-18 | 54.5% | 53.7% |
| 2016-17 | 54.9% | 58.0% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 59.7% |
| 2014-15 | 53.4% | 58.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 21% 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 24 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Union Gap School
Union Gap School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Gap School this school | 558 | 88.5% | 44.8% |
| Ridgeview Elementary Yakima | 533 | 87.2% | 29.4% |
| Mcclure Elementary School Yakima | 559 | 83.7% | 25.9% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School Othello | 579 | 83.6% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary Sunnyside | 602 | 85.0% | 35.7% |
| Pioneer Elementary School Sunnyside | 602 | 86.4% | 25.2% |
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 Union Gap School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #523 of 936 | #11 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #559 of 1,103 ▲ 39 | #12 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #622 of 1,102 ▼ 82 | #12 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #286 of 928 | #15 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #158 of 1,268 | #10 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #408 of 1,085 | #10 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.3% | #1,010 of 1,088 | #28 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #38 of 1,169 | #17 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #614 of 778 | #31 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
558
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 558 | 36.6 | 15.3:1 | 89% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 92% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 93% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 91% (519) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 35.4 | 17.1:1 | 93% (560) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 90% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 80% (481) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 11 | 51.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 24 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Gap School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (604 to 558); teachers up 3% (35.4 to 36.6).
About Union Gap School
Union Gap School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Union Gap, Washington. The school had 558 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Washington is about 380, so this school runs 47% above that.
Federal records list Union Gap School District as the district for Union Gap School.
Hispanic students make up 83% of enrollment at Union Gap School. The next largest groups are 14% White. In Yakima County overall, about 52% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Union Gap School is 36.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.3:1. This ratio sits 2.0 below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 89%. Across public schools in Yakima County, the average is 77%.
Union Gap School is 24.0 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Washington.
Census Bureau estimates for Yakima County show that the median household income is $70,656, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. There are 119 public schools in Yakima County, enrolling about 52,145 students in all.
The shortest distance from Union Gap School to another public school is about 1.2 miles, to Martin Luther King Jr Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 44.8% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 568 in 2020-21 and 558 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
Nearby schools
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary1.2 mi · 485
- Ridgeview Elementary2.0 mi · 533
- Hoover Elementary School2.3 mi · 582
- Lewis & Clark Middle School2.5 mi · 815
- Adams Elementary School2.7 mi · 643
- Washington Middle School2.9 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About Union Gap SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Union Gap School?
Union Gap School enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Union Gap School serve?
Union Gap School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Union Gap School have?
Union Gap School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Union Gap School?
Student demographics at Union Gap School are roughly 14% White, 83% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Union Gap School in?
Union Gap School is part of Union Gap School District.
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