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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YAKIMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 531011001709
Whitney Elementary
4411 W Nob Hill Blvd, Yakima, WA 98908 · (509) 573-1900 · Yakima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
351 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
39.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -11.3pp since 2014
Math
35.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.1% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 33.9% |
| 2022-23 | 41.1% | 35.8% |
| 2021-22 | 45.8% | 28.4% |
| 2018-19 | 62.4% | 53.5% |
| 2017-18 | 55.5% | 50.2% |
| 2016-17 | 47.9% | 48.1% |
| 2015-16 | 52.4% | 46.3% |
| 2014-15 | 50.4% | 46.4% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% 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 11 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 Whitney Elementary
Whitney Elementary's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Elementary this school | 433 | 81.1% | 37.0% |
| Centennial Elementary School Mount Vernon | 430 | 79.5% | 33.5% |
| Gilbert Elementary School Yakima | 415 | 77.8% | 40.1% |
| Mission View Elementary School WENATCHEE | 484 | 82.4% | N/A |
| Lewis And Clark Elementary Sch WENATCHEE | 424 | 85.1% | N/A |
| Evergreen Elementary School Shelton | 378 | 81.7% | 15.2% |
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 Whitney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #683 of 936 | #17 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #759 of 1,103 ▲ 13 | #21 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #775 of 1,102 ▲ 18 | #19 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #545 of 928 | #26 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #510 of 1,268 | #31 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #561 of 1,085 | #22 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #834 of 1,088 | #19 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.1% | #105 of 1,169 | #32 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #327 of 778 | #19 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
433
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 433 | 27.3 | 15.9:1 | 81% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 32.2 | 13.2:1 | 77% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 30.7 | 14.1:1 | 70% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 60% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 32.1 | 16.6:1 | 57% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 75% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 27 | 18.2:1 | 64% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 25 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 18 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (533 to 433); teachers down 15% (32.1 to 27.3).
About Whitney Elementary
Students in Yakima, Washington, attend Whitney Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 433 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Yakima School District is the local district for Whitney Elementary. It runs 27 schools with 15,488 students.
The student body at Whitney Elementary is 70% Hispanic. It is also 23% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Yakima County's residents are about 52% Hispanic, 17 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Whitney Elementary are from different groups.
Whitney Elementary reports a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher, from 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Lunch program data show 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
After accounting for student poverty, Whitney Elementary is in the top 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.0% is 11.2 points above the 25.8% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In Yakima County, the median household earns about $70,656 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Yakima County has 119 public schools with about 52,145 students, including Whitney Elementary.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Wilson Middle School, is the closest to Whitney Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 32.0% proficiency; Whitney Elementary posts 37.0%.
Whitney Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 433, close to the 440 recorded in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Whitney Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Yakima School District
- Davis High SchoolHigh · 2,359 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 840 students
- Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolMiddle · 815 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 748 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
Other Whitney Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Whitney Elementary. Whitney Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Whitney Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 559 students
- WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBOISE, ID · 469 students
- Whitney Elementary SchoolStrongsville, OH · 426 students
- Whitney Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 410 students
- Whitney Elementary SchoolWHITNEY, TX · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Middle School0.1 mi · 840
- Eisenhower High School0.4 mi · 2,258
- Nob Hill Elementary School0.7 mi · 339
- Gilbert Elementary School1.2 mi · 415
- Mcclure Elementary School1.4 mi · 559
- Summitview Elementary1.4 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Whitney ElementaryHow many students attend Whitney Elementary?
Whitney Elementary enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
Is Whitney Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitney Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Whitney Elementary have?
Whitney Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Whitney Elementary?
Whitney Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Whitney Elementary public or private?
Whitney Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Yakima School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.