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Adams Elementary School

Q: Is Adams Elementary School a good school?

Adams Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Washington elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Adams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Adams Elementary School.

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

Students at Adams Elementary School are 94% Hispanic, 4% White.

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

Students who attend Adams Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Middle School High : Davis High School High : Eisenhower High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Adams Elementary School is a public elementary school serving about 640 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Yakima School District, a district that faces significant academic challenges across all its schools.

Academically, Adams is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state, with student proficiency in reading, math, and science being less than half the state average. This low performance is a trend seen across the district, with nearby schools like Martin Luther King Junior Elementary and McKinley Elementary School ranking similarly low. However, Adams shows a notable relative strength in effectively serving its migrant student population. The school serves a community with very high economic need, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Comparisons with schools in neighboring districts highlight a stark difference; for example, Union Gap School, which serves a similarly high-need population, achieves significantly higher academic results. Within its own district, Adams spends a mid-range amount per student, but outcomes vary, suggesting that factors beyond just funding influence performance. For improvement, Adams may benefit from replicating its own success with migrant students and learning from higher-performing schools in similar circumstances, both inside and outside the Yakima School District.

643

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,766

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

723 S 8th St
Yakima, WA 98901-3322

(509) 573-5100

District: Yakima School District

Students who attend Adams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle School
High:	Davis High School
	Eisenhower High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

White:

4.0%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 30 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

Washington avg48%

1,122^nd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Yakima School District

228^th of 247Yakima 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	7.5	1122 of 1160	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1110 of 1168	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1134 of 1169	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	1163 of 1169	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	1105 of 1107	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1076 of 1130	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	982 of 1054	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	1000 of 1056	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1002 of 1053	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	1024 of 1067	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	883 of 1106	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	1003 of 1097	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	1014 of 1092	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	1081 of 1088	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	1063 of 1072	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.5	1052 of 1067	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.5	1060 of 1069	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	1037 of 1051	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.4	1001 of 1031	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.2	1020 of 1026	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	286 of 303	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	280 of 320	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	229 of 254	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	233 of 248	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	215 of 333	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1078 of 1092	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1067 of 1093	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1071 of 1094	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1097 of 1100	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	1005 of 1008	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1006 of 1068	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	942 of 1004	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	603 of 659	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	590 of 651	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	588 of 633	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	687 of 694	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	500 of 501	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	559 of 697	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	933 of 1013	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	942 of 1024	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	956 of 1013	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1012 of 1019	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	851 of 854	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	879 of 979	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1000 of 1098	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1054 of 1099	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1079 of 1099	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	1109 of 1113	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1028 of 1075	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	927 of 999	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	47.9	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	31 of 64	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	31 of 61	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	11.4	564 of 566	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	599 of 637	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)48th percentile+43 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-30 vs state

Math22%-21 vs state

Science21%-28 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 All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th 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 School	Public	PK, KG-5	723 S 8th St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5100	643	38	16.7	94.4%	26 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	605 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	7.5	1122^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	3.3%		8.2	1110^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.0%	12	20.9	20.9	20.0	18.6	29.4	22.9	27.4	21.4	17.4	21.8	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	$18,766	$1,209	$17,557
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Viola Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5900	582	36	15.9	94.3%	57 (9.8%)	9 (1.5%)	503 (86.4%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	14.7	1029^th of 1160 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.3	1052^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	9.9%	23	42.4	42.4	16.8	22.7	43.5	27.2	19.8	15.5	28.3	21.0	95.7	95.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	95.7	98.9	96.7	95.7	95.7	$21,474	$1,628	$19,847
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 S 18th St	Yakima	98903	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1100	485	31	15.4	92.6%	28 (5.8%)	7 (1.4%)	445 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	7	1127^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.8%		8.9	1106^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.3%	21	21.0	21.0	22.8	18.5	25.0	22.1	30.4	17.1	13.8	20.9	90.9	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	96.1	92.2	94.8	94.8	$18,471	$1,329	$17,142
Barge-Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 E I St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5200	518	34	15.3	92.9%	25 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	464 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	10.5	1085^th of 1160 public elementary schools	6.5%		15.4	1032^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	11.6%	53	25.3	25.3	14.6	29.6	26.6	23.7	18.3	28.7	27.9	25.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$19,044	$1,778	$17,265
Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	621 S 13th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1400	403	26	15.3	90.6%	33 (8.2%)	5 (1.2%)	353 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	7	1126^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.5	1091^st of 1168 public elementary schools	6.6%	35	21.5	21.5	10.2	29.7	15.6	18.7		28.1	9.5	14.0	94.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.2	94.6	100.0	100.0	$18,414	$1,702	$16,712
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	612 N 6th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5700	507	31	16.4	92.9%	28 (5.5%)	6 (1.2%)	465 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9.8	1096^th of 1160 public elementary schools	5.5%		9.1	1104^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.5%	8	25.6	25.6	15.0	23.0	32.5	23.4	33.8	22.1	19.2	25.0	88.9	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	96.3	98.8	90.1	96.3	96.3	$18,167	$1,829	$16,337
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	609 W Washington Ave	Yakima	98903	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1800	533	36	14.6	87.2%	59 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	462 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	13.9	1039^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.4%		15.1	1037^th of 1168 public elementary schools	11.2%	2	35.6	35.6	25.0	28.2	27.9	27.0	28.4	29.4	26.7	28.2	92.6	95.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	94.7	97.9	93.7	94.7	94.7	$20,670	$1,619	$19,051
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 N 16th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1700	455	29	15.6	90.3%	85 (18.7%)	4 (0.9%)	344 (75.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	14.8	1027^th of 1160 public elementary schools	11.5%		14.4	1050^th of 1168 public elementary schools	10.1%	23	36.9	36.9	20.3	30.4	33.3	28.0	25.3	31.9	26.2	27.6	97.3	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	$20,177	$1,475	$18,702
Terrace Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	101 N 41st St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	East Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-7800	454	27	16.8	66.3%	192 (42.3%)	5 (1.1%)	233 (51.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	32.2	793^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	31.6%		38.6	699^th of 1168 public elementary schools	40.2%	94	37.5	37.5	49.4	42.1	36.4	42.5	47.0	46.1	21.6	37.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$17,192	$1,005	$16,187
Mcclure Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1222 S 22nd Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1300	559	36	15.3	83.7%	94 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	435 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	10.9	1075^th of 1160 public elementary schools	7.3%		12.1	1081^st of 1168 public elementary schools	7.4%	6	34.4	34.4	16.8	30.7	37.5	27.9	19.8	20.0	16.7	18.8	95.4	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.9	100.0	95.4	98.9	98.9	$19,597	$1,541	$18,057

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Washington Middle School
High : Davis High School
High : Eisenhower High School

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary School?

Students at Adams Elementary School are 94% Hispanic, 4% White.

How many students attend Adams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Adams Elementary School.

Is Adams Elementary School a good school?

Adams Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Adams Elementary School in?

Yakima School District

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