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Adams Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

1140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Adams Elementary is a public school in the Wapato School District serving about 394 students in grades 3 through 5, operating in a community with significant economic need where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with student proficiency in reading, math, and science significantly below Washington state averages; it consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of all schools statewide. This underperformance is particularly notable when compared to Satus Elementary, another school in the same district serving the same grades with similar funding and student demographics, which achieves proficiency rates nearly twice as high. The school also shows a wide variation in how well it serves different groups of students, demonstrating relative strength with Native American students but facing significant difficulties in supporting English Learners.

While Adams Elementary spends a similar amount per student as other nearby schools like Kirkwood Elementary School in Toppenish School District, its academic results lag behind. The persistent performance gap with Satus Elementary suggests that factors within the school's control, such as teaching methods, leadership, or support systems, may be key areas needing attention to improve outcomes for all students.

394

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,869

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1309 S Camas Ave
Wapato, WA 98951-9790

(509) 877-4180

District: Wapato School District

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wapato Middle School
High:	Wapato High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.3%

American Indian:

13.2%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (18% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 34 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg20%

Washington avg48%

1,140^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Wapato School District

239^th of 247Wapato 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	5.2	1140 of 1160	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1152 of 1168	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1153 of 1169	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1155 of 1169	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	1106 of 1107	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	1112 of 1130	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	999 of 1054	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	1005 of 1056	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	1029 of 1053	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	1047 of 1067	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	1078 of 1106	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.6	954 of 1097	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.8	994 of 1092	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	964 of 1088	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.7	1011 of 1072	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	829 of 1067	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	936 of 1069	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.6	941 of 1051	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.4	932 of 1031	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	31.3	749 of 1026	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	296 of 303	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	310 of 320	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	253 of 254	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	214 of 248	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	250 of 333	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	1083 of 1092	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1081 of 1093	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1085 of 1094	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1089 of 1100	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	1006 of 1008	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1048 of 1068	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	944 of 1004	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	635 of 659	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	638 of 651	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	613 of 633	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	672 of 694	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	501 of 501	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	638 of 697	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	410 of 540	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	992 of 1013	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1004 of 1024	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	993 of 1013	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1005 of 1019	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	852 of 854	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	951 of 979	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	800 of 835	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	1075 of 1098	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1093 of 1099	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1093 of 1099	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1108 of 1113	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1022 of 1025	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	1058 of 1075	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	934 of 999	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	40 of 45	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.7	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)56th percentile+54 vs school

Migrant (2025)14th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Math19%-24 vs state

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Science17%-33 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	309 North Alder Street	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-4555	244	16	14.8	88.9%	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	222 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12.2	1061^st of 1160 public elementary schools	8.5%		15.1	1039^th of 1168 public elementary schools	11.0%	22	20.5	20.5	34.8	13.6	11.4		20.2	45.7	18.2	18.2		27.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$21,124	$1,333	$19,791
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Zillah Ave	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-8240	484	30	16.0	91.1%	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	429 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8.9	1106^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.9	1125^th of 1168 public elementary schools	3.7%	19	26.9	26.9	27.0	20.5	28.2		25.2	27.4	19.2	18.0		21.4	96.7	97.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.7	100.0	98.9	96.7	96.7	$19,291	$1,541	$17,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary?

Students at Adams Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 13% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wapato Middle School
High : Wapato High School

What district is Adams Elementary in?

Wapato School District

Is Adams Elementary a good school?

Adams Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Adams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Adams Elementary.

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