Summary:
The East Valley School District (Yakima) has one middle school, serving grades 6–8 in the Yakima, Washington, area. East Valley Central Middle School enrolls 792 students and holds a three-star rating, ranking 231st out of 514 Washington schools, or around the 55th percentile. Its reported student-teacher ratio is 18.8 to 1, and 62.37% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.
The school’s academic results are mixed, with science standing out as its strongest subject. In 2025–2026, 52.8% of students were proficient in science, exceeding both the district rate of 49.4% and the state rate of 50.95%. English Language Arts proficiency was 49.53%, slightly below the district and state results, but grade-level performance was fairly close to statewide levels. Math was the main area needing attention: 33.42% of students were proficient, compared with 38.65% in the district and 43.11% statewide. Eighth-grade math was especially low at 30.12%, while seventh grade had the strongest math result at 36.32%.
The school showed broad improvement in the latest year. Proficiency increased by 2.27 percentage points in ELA, 3.05 points in math, and a notable 10.20 points in science compared with 2024–2025. Its ranking also improved from the 41st percentile to the 55th percentile, and its rating rose from two stars to three. For families considering this school, the main takeaway is that it is a mid-performing school with positive recent momentum. Science appears to be a clear strength, ELA is near state performance, and math—particularly eighth-grade math—is the most important academic area for continued support.
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