Elementary Schools in East Valley School District (Yakima)

The three elementary schools in East Valley School District (Yakima) serve about 1,531 students in grades PK–5 or K–5 in the Yakima-area community. The district ranks 97th among 238 Washington districts, at the 59th percentile. The schools have similar economic profiles, with roughly 65%–69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, but their academic results differ noticeably.

Moxee Elementary is the district’s strongest overall school, ranking in the 65th percentile. It leads the district in all-grades English language arts, math, and science, with particularly strong results in math and science. Its 53.94% math proficiency rate and 62.03% science rate are well above both district and state results. East Valley Elementary ranks in the 55th percentile and has a split profile: its math and science results are strong, but English language arts is its main challenge. Its third-grade math performance is the best individual grade-level result in the district, while fourth-grade ELA is comparatively weak. Both schools have improved their rankings, with East Valley showing the larger recent gain.

Terrace Heights Elementary ranks in the 37th percentile and has the lowest current results, especially in fifth-grade math, where 26.19% of students are proficient. However, it is moving in a positive direction: its ranking improved, and its ELA, math, and science results all rose from the prior year. For families comparing schools, Moxee offers the most consistently strong academic performance, East Valley stands out in math and science but needs stronger ELA results, and Terrace Heights shows encouraging progress while remaining the district’s main area for academic support. Differences in spending and student-teacher ratios do not directly match outcomes, so families may also want to ask schools about instructional programs, intervention services, attendance, and school climate.