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Washington Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

921^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school serving about 600 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Sunnyside School District, a community where many families face economic challenges.

While the school has an overall low state rating, it is actually the highest-performing elementary school within its own district, with better test scores in math, reading, and science than other local schools like Outlook Elementary School and Chief Kamiakin Elementary School. It achieves these results while spending less per student than several of its district peers. The school shows particular strengths in supporting students from low-income families and those in the migrant program, with their performance ranking above the school's average.

However, there is a significant performance gap when compared to some nearby schools in other districts, such as Thompson Elementary School in Grandview School District, despite similar student demographics. A critical area for improvement at Washington is special education services, where student outcomes are very low. The school's performance has stabilized in recent years after a decline, and it shows notable grade-level strengths, like 4th grade reading, suggesting some effective practices are in place.

602

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,673

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 E. Jackson Avenue
Sunnyside, WA 98944-2197

(509) 837-3641

District: Sunnyside School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Vista Middle School
High:	Sunnyside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.2%

White:

7.0%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sunnyside School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg27%

Washington avg48%

921^st of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Sunnyside School District

232^nd of 247Sunnyside 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	24.2	921 of 1160	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	900 of 1168	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	876 of 1169	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	910 of 1169	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	868 of 1107	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	653 of 1130	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	651 of 1054	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	779 of 1056	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	923 of 1053	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	863 of 1067	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.9	585 of 1106	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.5	783 of 1097	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.7	794 of 1092	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	852 of 1088	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	828 of 1072	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	760 of 1067	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.3	843 of 1069	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.7	940 of 1051	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	875 of 1031	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.9	732 of 1026	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	156 of 303	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	234 of 320	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	174 of 254	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	200 of 213	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	80.9	12 of 248	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	69.8	44 of 333	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	829 of 1092	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	816 of 1093	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	794 of 1094	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	792 of 1100	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	808 of 1008	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	647 of 1068	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	678 of 1004	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	369 of 659	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	366 of 651	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	286 of 633	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	324 of 694	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	251 of 501	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	138 of 697	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	180 of 540	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	53.2	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	625 of 1013	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	592 of 1024	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	561 of 1013	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	696 of 1019	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	671 of 854	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.3	214 of 979	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	332 of 835	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	878 of 1098	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	895 of 1099	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	888 of 1099	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	929 of 1113	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	854 of 1025	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	613 of 1075	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	561 of 999	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	14 of 28	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.6	4 of 64	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	3 of 61	95.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	13.9	293 of 308	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	442 of 478	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	471 of 566	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	64.4	369 of 1027	64.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2019)64th percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2022)57th percentile+35 vs school

Migrant (2025)50th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Math36%-6 vs state

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Science31%-18 vs state

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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 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
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%)	24.2	921^st of 1160 public elementary schools	20.6%		24.8	900^th of 1168 public elementary schools	22.9%	21	31.5	31.5	26.8	44.8	36.1		35.7	45.6	29.1	33.9		36.5											$19,673	$1,718	$17,955
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%)	15	1025^th of 1160 public elementary schools	11.6%		12.6	1074^th of 1168 public elementary schools	8.0%	49	33.1	33.1	24.1	35.5	34.4		31.5	25.5	31.8	22.7		26.4											$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%)	9.3	1104^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.8%		17.3	1009^th of 1168 public elementary schools	13.6%	95	13.9	13.9	18.5	27.7	10.8		18.8	25.2	36.4	17.7		26.2											$19,305	$1,984	$17,321
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	98938	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%)	13.9	1040^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.3%		10.4	1093^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	6.4%	53	31.1	31.1	26.5	22.5	35.1		28.1	33.7	31.0	21.6		29.0											$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%)	49.8	559^th of 1160 public elementary schools	51.8%		40.1	678^th of 1168 public elementary schools	42.0%	119	42.3	42.3	35.5	51.8	42.3		43.5	59.2	60.2	53.9		57.8	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%)	27.8	855^th of 1160 public elementary schools	26.3%		29	834^th of 1168 public elementary schools	28.6%	21	20.9	20.9	34.3	37.5	32.6		34.8	47.1	50.0	34.9		44.2	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
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%)	5.2	1141^st of 1160 public elementary schools	1.6%		9.6	1102^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	5.7%	39	15.5	15.5	8.7	16.7	27.6	21.4	19.2	19.6	19.1	12.1	14.3	16.0	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
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%)	15.7	1017^th of 1160 public elementary schools	12.3%		16.8	1015^th of 1168 public elementary schools	13.1%	2	21.3	21.3	27.9	18.7	30.7		25.7	47.1	26.3	28.0		33.5	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
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%)	11.9	1066^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.1%		5.9	1139^th of 1168 public elementary schools	2.5%	73			33.3	12.2			23.4	36.9	10.1			24.3	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 Washington Elementary

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierra Vista Middle School
High : Sunnyside High School

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% White.

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Sunnyside School District

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