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Harrah Elementary School

Q: Is Harrah Elementary School a good school?

Harrah Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Washington elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Harrah Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Harrah Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Harrah Elementary School?

Students at Harrah Elementary School are 51% American Indian, 41% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Harrah Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Harrah Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Mount Adams Middle School High : White Swan High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Harrah Elementary School is a public Pre-K through 6th grade school serving 451 students in the Mount Adams School District, which serves a community with significant economic need.

The school faces profound and persistent academic challenges, ranking near the very bottom of all Washington elementary schools for at least a decade, with current proficiency rates of 12% in English, 7% in Math, and under 5% in Science. While the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio and spends over $21,000 per student—more than many nearby schools—these resources have not translated into better outcomes. For example, Ahtanum Valley Elementary spends less per student but achieves proficiency rates nearly four times higher, and even Union Gap School, with a similar high-poverty student population, performs significantly better.

This performance makes Harrah an extreme outlier in the region, even when compared to other schools in struggling districts like Adams Elementary in the Wapato School District. The data suggests deep systemic issues that go beyond funding, indicating a need for fundamental changes in leadership, instruction, and support systems to address this chronic underperformance.

451

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,346

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3851 Harrah Road
Harrah, WA 98933-9998

(509) 848-2935

District: Mount Adams School District

Students who attend Harrah Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mount Adams Middle School
High:	White Swan High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

50.6%

Hispanic:

40.8%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (8% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Science scores 45 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg9%

Washington avg48%

1,158^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

247^th of 247Mount Adams School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	1158 of 1160	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1163 of 1168	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	1168 of 1169	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	1168 of 1169	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	1107 of 1107	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	1128 of 1130	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	1050 of 1054	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	1037 of 1056	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.7	1043 of 1053	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.0	1056 of 1067	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	1103 of 1106	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.6	1093 of 1097	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.6	1091 of 1092	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	1086 of 1088	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.8	1070 of 1072	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	1061 of 1067	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	1066 of 1069	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.8	1043 of 1051	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.9	1014 of 1031	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.0	994 of 1026	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	18.9	317 of 333	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	3.2	1088 of 1093	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	1008 of 1008	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	1064 of 1068	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	994 of 1004	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	9.9	630 of 651	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	664 of 694	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	424 of 501	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	685 of 697	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	1011 of 1013	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1010 of 1024	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1012 of 1013	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	1018 of 1019	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	854 of 854	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	978 of 979	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	1092 of 1098	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1085 of 1099	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1104 of 1113	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	1073 of 1075	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	998 of 999	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	31.4	45 of 64	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	23 of 61	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2019)30th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)5th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-41 vs state

Math7%-36 vs state

Science5%-45 vs state

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by a teacher
Monday, September 5, 2011

This is one of the only schools in all of the United States that is working with Heritage University and the Department of Education to offer a new teacher service, training, program. Co-Teachers earn their degrees through on the job experience for two years while working with students. This program has added staff members (Co-Teachers)thus greatly reducing the staff to student ratio. This school for the last three years has gone through drastic changes and is now the school that other educators visit to gain innovative insight into the art and science of teaching. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)							SBAC Math (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harrah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3851 Harrah Road	Harrah	98933	Yakima County	Mount Adams School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 848-2935	451	32	14.0	94.7%	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	184 (40.8%)	2 (0.4%)	228 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	2.1	1158^th of 1160 public elementary schools	0.2%		3.4	1163^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	0.4%	5	4.6		4.6	7.3	8.5	13.9	17.5			12.0	11.1	8.5		9.7			7.1	86.7	88.3	88.3	88.3	88.3	86.7	98.3	88.3	86.7	86.7	$21,346	$1,704	$19,642
Camas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 South Camas Ave	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-3134	452	27	16.6	81.4%	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	333 (73.7%)	16 (3.5%)	79 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)								(n/a)																		96.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	100.0	96.8	97.9	97.9	$21,991	$3,447	$18,543
Satus Elementary	Public	3-5	910 S. Camas Avenue	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-2177	298	19	15.5	84.9%	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (67.8%)	6 (2.0%)	73 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	17.9	986^th of 1160 public elementary schools	15.0%		19.2	986^th of 1168 public elementary schools	15.6%		24.5		24.5	32.6	37.9	35.1				35.3	30.0	35.6	25.5				30.6											$20,715	$3,848	$16,867
Adams Elementary	Public	3-5	1309 S Camas Ave	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-4180	394	25	15.8	91.1%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	332 (84.3%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5.2	1140^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.7%		4.2	1152^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	1.4%	12	16.5		16.5	16.7	17.2	22.1				18.7	21.4	21.0	15.0				19.1											$19,869	$3,374	$16,495
Wapato Online Academy K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	212 W 3rd St	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(509) 877-4181	6	0			2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$5,076	$866	$4,210
Simcoe Elementary School	Public	K-2	1307 S Camas Avenue	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-5038	329	25	13.3	91.8%	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	252 (76.6%)	2 (0.6%)	64 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)																		97.0	98.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.0	99.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$20,828	$2,409	$18,419
Kirkwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	403 South Juniper Street	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-4750	387	25	15.6	90.2%	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7.9	1116^th of 1160 public elementary schools	3.8%		6.8	1126^th of 1168 public elementary schools	3.6%	10	23.9		23.9	17.7	20.7	21.1				19.8	33.8	20.7	17.1				24.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	100.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	$20,875	$1,326	$19,549
Union Gap School	Public	PK, KG-8	3201 4th Street	Union Gap	98903	Yakima County	Union Gap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 248-3966	558	37	15.2	88.5%	76 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	463 (83.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	42.3	654^th of 1160 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.7	601^st of 1168 public elementary schools	48.5%	53	47.7	43.4	45.8	27.9	42.0	55.4	40.6	50.9	58.5	45.7	50.8	40.0	60.0	35.5	36.7	43.4	44.7	92.6	94.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	92.6	96.3	98.2	92.6	92.6	$19,729	$3,305	$16,424
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	505 Madison Ave	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-4575	310	21	14.5	93.5%	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	290 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	1067^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.0%		7.4	1122^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	3.9%	55	29.5		29.5	17.3	9.1	34.4				21.7	25.0		32.8				21.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$18,562	$1,181	$17,382
Ahtanum Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3006 S Wiley Rd	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	No	(509) 965-2031	381	23	16.5	64.3%	207 (54.3%)	6 (1.6%)	152 (39.9%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	71.8	296^th of 1160 public elementary schools	74.5%		70.2	315^th of 1168 public elementary schools	73.0%	19	49.1		49.1	60.3	71.2	70.9				67.2	82.4	58.5	41.8				62.2	94.6	94.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.6	98.2	96.4	94.6	94.6	$16,863	$480	$16,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrah Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Harrah Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Harrah Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mount Adams Middle School
High : White Swan High School

What is the racial makeup of Harrah Elementary School?

Students at Harrah Elementary School are 51% American Indian, 41% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is Harrah Elementary School a good school?

Harrah Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Harrah Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Harrah Elementary School.

What district is Harrah Elementary School in?

Mount Adams School District

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