Summary:
West Valley School District (Yakima) includes 13 schools serving grades K–12 in the Yakima area, with about 5,422 students across seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and four high schools. Overall, the district ranks in the 66th percentile statewide, with stronger results at several elementary schools than at the secondary and alternative programs.
The district’s strongest elementary schools are Cottonwood Elementary School and Apple Valley Elementary. Cottonwood led the district with about 70% proficiency across ELA, math, and science and ranked in the 88th percentile statewide. Apple Valley averaged about 68% and ranked in the 85th percentile. Ahtanum Valley Elementary also performed well in ELA and math, while Wide Hollow Elementary and Mountainview Elementary had notable strengths but more mixed recent trends. Summitview Elementary had the lowest traditional-elementary results overall, particularly in science. Families comparing schools should also note that math and science varied considerably by grade, with fifth-grade math a concern at several schools.
Among secondary schools, West Valley High School stands out for its 91.1% graduation rate, low dropout rate, and strong 71.17% ELA proficiency, although math proficiency was much lower at 29.08%. West Valley Mid-Level Campus performed comparatively well in math, especially in eighth grade. The greatest concerns are at West Valley Innovation Center, where results and rankings declined sharply, and West Valley Virtual Academy 9-12, which reported a 31.4% graduation rate and 59.2% dropout rate. The smaller virtual and alternative schools may serve different student needs, and some results are suppressed, so comparisons should be made carefully.
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