Enrollment
195
High
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (YAKIMA)·NCES 530972003820
West Valley Innovation Center
9206 Zier Road, Yakima, WA 98908 · (509) 902-8810 · Yakima County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Washington public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
109 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 14% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.6pp since 2021
Math
32.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -5.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 23.1% |
| 2022-23 | 46.7% | 23.6% |
| 2021-22 | 55.2% | 37.9% |
% 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 West Valley Innovation Center
West Valley Innovation Center's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley Innovation Center this school | 195 | 55.9% | 41.4% |
| Okanogan High School Okanogan | 308 | 56.2% | 51.1% |
| Winlock Senior High WINLOCK | 226 | 60.2% | 35.5% |
| Mossyrock Jr./Sr. High School MOSSYROCK | 281 | 61.9% | 35.7% |
| Waterville High School WATERVILLE | 127 | 58.3% | N/A |
| Columbia High School BURBANK | 235 | 51.9% | 31.5% |
Matched among Washington high 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 West Valley Innovation Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #145 of 271 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #131 of 321 ▲ 64 | #2 of 16 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #215 of 327 ▲ 72 | #6 of 16 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #70 of 259 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #321 of 570 | #16 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #151 of 386 | #16 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 195 | 12.5 | 15.6:1 | 56% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 10 | 19.1:1 | 61% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 7.5 | 21.6:1 | 59% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Valley Innovation Center.
About West Valley Innovation Center
West Valley Innovation Center is a small high school with an address in Yakima, Washington. It enrolled 195 students in grades 7 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 66% lower than the average for high schools in Washington, which is about 573.
West Valley Innovation Center is one school in a 15-school district, West Valley School District (Yakima), which enrolls 5,480 students.
White students make up a majority at West Valley Innovation Center, at 58%. Other students are 37% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 47% White share among all Yakima County residents. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at West Valley Innovation Center and a ratio of 15.6:1. This ratio sits 6.0 below the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 56% of students. That is 21 points below the 77% average for public schools in Yakima County.
allk12 grades West Valley Innovation Center a B-. The grade compares the school only with Washington public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
West Valley Innovation Center posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.4%, compared with a predicted 42.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Yakima County this way: the median household income is $70,656, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Yakima County has 119 public schools and roughly 52,145 students.
WEST VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY 7-8 is located less than a tenth of a mile from West Valley Innovation Center. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, West Valley Innovation Center ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at West Valley Innovation Center. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 West Valley School District (Yakima)
- West Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,494 students
- West Valley Mid-Level CampusMiddle · 1,167 students
- Summitview ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Apple Valley ElementaryElementary · 447 students
- Wide Hollow ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Ahtanum Valley ElementaryElementary · 381 students
Other schools in Yakima
- Davis High SchoolHigh · 2,359 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- West Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,494 students
- West Valley Mid-Level CampusMiddle · 1,167 students
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,064 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
Nearby schools
- WEST VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY 7-80.0 mi · 21
- WEST VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY K-60.0 mi · 28
- WEST VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY 9-120.0 mi · 167
- West Valley Open Doors0.3 mi · 14
- West Valley High School0.3 mi · 1,494
- West Valley Virtual University0.3 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About West Valley Innovation CenterHow many students attend West Valley Innovation Center?
West Valley Innovation Center enrolls approximately 195 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does West Valley Innovation Center serve?
West Valley Innovation Center serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does West Valley Innovation Center have?
West Valley Innovation Center employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at West Valley Innovation Center?
Student demographics at West Valley Innovation Center are roughly 58% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees West Valley Innovation Center?
West Valley Innovation Center is overseen by West Valley School District (Yakima) in Yakima County.
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