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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOPPENISH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530897003027
Valley View Elementary
515 ZILLAH AVE, TOPPENISH, WA 98948 · (509) 865-8240 · Yakima County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 51.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
441 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 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
24.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.8pp since 2014
Math
21.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.9% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 16.2% |
| 2022-23 | 25.8% | 17.6% |
| 2021-22 | 22.9% | 17.2% |
| 2018-19 | 39.7% | 47.8% |
| 2017-18 | 44.0% | 51.1% |
| 2016-17 | 40.2% | 42.6% |
| 2015-16 | 45.5% | 42.9% |
| 2014-15 | 33.7% | 33.3% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Valley View Elementary
Valley View Elementary's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary this school | 484 | 91.1% | 22.1% |
| Barge-Lincoln Elementary School Yakima | 518 | 92.9% | 25.2% |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary Yakima | 485 | 92.6% | 21.7% |
| Garfield Elementary School Yakima | 507 | 92.9% | 22.7% |
| Rowena Chess Elementary PASCO | 436 | 91.1% | 11.5% |
| Emerson Elementary PASCO | 447 | 88.8% | 12.8% |
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 Valley View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #888 of 936 | #34 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,024 of 1,103 ▲ 31 | #38 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #1,022 of 1,102 ▲ 6 | #32 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #382 of 928 | #17 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #337 of 1,268 | #19 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #609 of 1,085 | #25 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #1,043 of 1,088 | #35 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.1% | #21 of 1,169 | #10 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #224 of 257 | #5 of 6 |
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
484
-41 (-8%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 484 | 30.2 | 16.0:1 | 91% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 30.1 | 15.1:1 | 94% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 95% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 85% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 95% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 20 | 19.5:1 | 94% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 21 | 20.6:1 | 99% (430) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (474 to 484); teachers up 16% (26 to 30.2).
About Valley View Elementary
Valley View Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in TOPPENISH, Washington. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 484 students. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 27% bigger than that.
Toppenish School District is the local district for Valley View Elementary. It runs 9 schools with 3,646 students.
About 89% of the student body at Valley View Elementary is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 9% Native American. County-wide, 52% of Yakima County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Valley View Elementary is 30.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.0:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The school counts 441 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 91%. Across public schools in Yakima County, the average is 77%.
Valley View Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (22.1%) and its predicted rate (19.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
Census Bureau estimates 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 people live in poverty. Valley View Elementary is one of 119 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Valley View Elementary is Lincoln Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Valley View Elementary is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 525 in 2020-21 to 484 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2020-21 to 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Valley View Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Toppenish School District
- Toppenish High SchoolHigh · 969 students
- Toppenish Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Kirkwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Toppenish Pre SchoolElementary · 198 students
Other schools in TOPPENISH
- Toppenish High SchoolHigh · 969 students
- Toppenish Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Kirkwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Toppenish Pre SchoolElementary · 198 students
Other Valley View Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 17 states are named Valley View Elementary. Valley View Elementary is the 13th largest of the 36.
- Valley View Elementary SchoolEllensburg, WA · 408 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolGermantown, OH · 814 students
- Valley View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 675 students
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJONESBORO, AR · 668 students
- Valley View ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 660 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.2 mi · 244
- Toppenish Middle School0.5 mi · 757
- Garfield Elementary School0.9 mi · 310
- Toppenish Pre School1.2 mi · 198
- Kirkwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 387
- Yakama Nation Tribal School1.4 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View ElementaryHow many students attend Valley View Elementary?
Valley View Elementary enrolls approximately 484 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Valley View Elementary serve?
Valley View Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Valley View Elementary have?
Valley View Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Valley View Elementary?
Student demographics at Valley View Elementary are roughly 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Valley View Elementary in?
Valley View Elementary is part of Toppenish School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.