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Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1020^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Chief Kamiakin Elementary School is a public school in Sunnyside, Washington, serving about 575 students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It operates within the Sunnyside School District, which ranks near the bottom statewide. The school serves a high-need community: 87.65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Its 16.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio is better than several nearby schools, and its per-student spending of $22,333 is relatively high among local comparisons.

Academic results are below Washington averages, although the school performs somewhat better than its district in math and science. In 2025–26, proficiency was 23.87% in English language arts, 25.60% in math, and 28.33% in science. Math was 5.57 percentage points above the district average, while ELA was 5.61 points below it. The school’s overall ranking is approximately the 10th percentile statewide—an improvement from the 5th percentile in 2022–23, but still low. ELA is the clearest area for attention, especially third grade, where proficiency was 15.84%. Fifth grade is a relative bright spot, with 31.93% proficiency in ELA and math nearly matching the district average. Results declined in all three subjects in the latest year, particularly ELA.

Among nearby Sunnyside schools, Washington Elementary ranks higher and posts stronger results overall, while Outlook Elementary and Pioneer Elementary have similar statewide rankings. More notable contrasts come from nearby Grandview schools: Thompson Elementary School reaches the 63rd percentile and substantially outperforms Chief Kamiakin in all three subjects, while Mcclure Elementary School is especially stronger in math. These comparisons suggest that student needs alone do not explain the performance gap. Key questions for families and school leaders include how to improve early-grade literacy, support English learners, make math results more consistent, and build on the stronger fifth-grade outcomes.

575

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,333

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 E. Lincoln Avenue
Sunnyside, WA 98944-2197

(509) 837-6444

District: Sunnyside School District

Students who attend Chief Kamiakin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Vista Middle School
High:	Sunnyside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

White:

5.7%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (25% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 29 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Washington avg48%

1,020^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Sunnyside School District

222^nd of 238Sunnyside 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
2026	11.3	1020 of 1138	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	1025 of 1160	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1074 of 1168	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1106 of 1169	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1080 of 1169	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	932 of 1107	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	907 of 1130	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	916 of 1054	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	991 of 1056	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	998 of 1053	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	1034 of 1067	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	1048 of 1106	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	1050 of 1097	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	1027 of 1092	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	1042 of 1088	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.8	1047 of 1072	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.5	985 of 1067	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.1	1012 of 1069	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	1019 of 1051	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	322 of 326	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	265 of 303	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	284 of 320	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	241 of 254	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	211 of 213	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	84 of 248	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	205 of 333	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	997 of 1020	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	1027 of 1092	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1030 of 1093	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1052 of 1094	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1083 of 1100	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	948 of 1008	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	887 of 1068	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	833 of 1004	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	556 of 649	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	523 of 659	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	536 of 651	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	557 of 633	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	585 of 694	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	321 of 501	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	390 of 697	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	356 of 540	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	910 of 1008	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	840 of 1013	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	917 of 1024	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	947 of 1013	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	942 of 1019	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	677 of 854	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	600 of 979	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	957 of 1059	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	946 of 1098	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	986 of 1099	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1037 of 1099	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	913 of 1113	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	817 of 1025	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	833 of 1075	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	900 of 999	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	49.1	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	21 of 64	67.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	26 of 61	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	323 of 339	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	469 of 478	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	545 of 566	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	515 of 637	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Migrant (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-23 vs state

Math26%-18 vs state

English Language Arts24%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					% 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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th 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 All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th 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
Chief Kamiakin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 E. Lincoln Avenue	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-6444	575	35	16.4	87.7%	33 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	537 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	11.3	1020^th of 1138 public elementary schools	10.4%		15	1025^th of 1160 public elementary schools	11.6%	5	28.3	28.3	15.8	22.5	31.9		23.9	21.8	28.8	25.8		25.6											$22,333	$4,800	$17,533
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 E. Lincoln	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 836-2200	602	36	16.7	86.4%	36 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	554 (92.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	10.1	1032^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	9.3%		9.3	1104^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.8%	72	24.4	24.4	23.7	21.2	19.1		21.3	30.7	24.2	25.2		26.8											$19,305	$1,984	$17,321
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E. Jackson Avenue	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-3641	602	36	16.7	85.0%	42 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	549 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.1	918^th of 1138 public elementary schools	19.3%		24.2	921^st of 1160 public elementary schools	20.6%	3	33.6	33.6	17.4	37.8	32.8		29.7	34.9	37.8	25.2		32.6											$19,673	$1,718	$17,955
Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	PK-K	1220 N. 16th Street	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-5851	474	31	15.3	87.8%	21 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	445 (93.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)													93.7	95.2	96.6	96.6	96.6	94.5	96.9	95.9	94.5	94.5	$23,386	$2,737	$20,649
Outlook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 VanBelle Road	Outlook	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-3352	403	28	14.3	90.6%	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	389 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12.6	1001^st of 1138 public elementary schools	12.0%		13.9	1040^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.3%	39	38.6	38.6	10.1	26.2	27.1		21.0	24.1	27.4	28.6		26.6											$20,674	$2,295	$18,379
Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W 2nd ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8550	549	32	17.0	83.2%	37 (6.7%)	7 (1.3%)	498 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	60.3	426^th of 1138 public elementary schools	62.6%		49.8	559^th of 1160 public elementary schools	51.8%	133	48.8	48.8	52.9	25.3	54.9		45.0	59.3	44.0	47.6		50.6	98.9	100.0	98.9	98.9	98.9	100.0	100.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	$19,135	$1,616	$17,519
Mcclure Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 W 2nd ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-7100	543	30	18.0	82.9%	28 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	506 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	33.2	758^th of 1138 public elementary schools	33.4%		27.8	855^th of 1160 public elementary schools	26.3%	97	33.3	33.3	27.9	33.3	36.7		32.9	59.1	47.6	38.4		48.0	96.9	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	97.9	99.0	97.9	97.9	97.9	$18,814	$1,969	$16,845
Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Fir Ave	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8700	477	28	16.9	86.4%	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	453 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7.5	1061^st of 1138 public elementary schools	6.8%		15.7	1017^th of 1160 public elementary schools	12.3%	44	17.5	17.5	29.7	28.4	13.8		23.7	46.0	51.4	20.0		38.6	95.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	97.2	100.0	97.2	97.2	97.2	$19,688	$2,127	$17,561
Artz Fox Elementary	Public	K-6	805 Washington Street	Mabton	98935	Yakima County	Mabton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 894-4941	375	21	17.7	90.4%	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	371 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.6	1014^th of 1138 public elementary schools	10.9%		5.2	1141^st of 1160 public elementary schools	1.6%	127			18.8	26.2	16.7	36.5	25.9	15.6	22.0		13.7	14.4	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	100.0	100.0	$21,559	$5,315	$16,243
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	405 Bailey Avenue	Granger	98932	Yakima County	Granger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 854-1420	580	35	16.5	87.8%	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	557 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			28.9	27.1			28.0	52.4	33.6			42.9	92.3	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	99.0	92.3	96.2	96.2	$18,457	$1,159	$17,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Chief Kamiakin Elementary School?

Students at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

Is Chief Kamiakin Elementary School a good school?

Chief Kamiakin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Washington elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Chief Kamiakin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chief Kamiakin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierra Vista Middle School
High : Sunnyside High School

What district is Chief Kamiakin Elementary School in?

Sunnyside School District

How many students attend Chief Kamiakin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Chief Kamiakin Elementary School.

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