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Yelm Prairie Elementary

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Yelm Prairie Elementary ranks 455 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Yelm Prairie Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 427 students in the Yelm area, where several nearby elementary schools in the Yelm School District make local comparisons especially useful. The school ranks 455th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, placing it in the 60th percentile with a 3-star rating. This represents meaningful improvement from the 48th percentile in 2023–24 and the 32nd percentile in 2020–21. Yelm Prairie is currently in the district’s upper-middle tier: it ranks behind Fort Stevens Elementary and Mill Pond Elementary School, but ahead of McKenna Elementary, Lackamas Elementary, and Southworth Elementary in the latest statewide ranking.

Math and science are the school’s clearest academic strengths. In 2025–26, 53.44% of students were proficient in math and 62.26% in science—about 10 percentage points above both district and state math results, and more than 8 points above the district and 11 points above the state in science. Yelm Prairie had the strongest science result among the nearby Yelm schools, narrowly ahead of Fort Stevens, and its math performance has risen steadily over several years. Fifth-grade math is particularly notable: 52.83% proficiency compared with 37.91% districtwide and 43.32% statewide. Science also rebounded sharply, from 46.15% in 2024–25 to 62.26% in 2025–26. English Language Arts is the main academic challenge, with 47.09% proficiency, below district and state levels. The concern is concentrated in fourth grade, where proficiency was 36.36%, compared with 51.43% in third grade and 54.72% in fifth grade.

About 49.88% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, and the student-teacher ratio was 17.2, broadly similar to nearby schools. The strongest subgroup result was for low-income students, who ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide, while special education outcomes were much weaker, ranking in the 8th percentile. Because subgroup results can vary with cohort size, this is an area to monitor alongside individualized supports and progress tracking. Overall, Yelm Prairie appears to be a solid, improving school with especially strong math and science performance. Parents may want to ask how the school is addressing fourth-grade ELA and supporting students receiving special education services while maintaining its recent gains.

427

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,584

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16535 110th Ave. SE
Yelm, WA 98597-9638

(360) 458-6261

District: Yelm School District

Students who attend Yelm Prairie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ridgeline Middle School
High:	Yelm High School 12

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

Hispanic:

23.0%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Washington median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg49%

Washington avg48%

455^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Yelm School District

91^st of 238Yelm 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	57.3	455 of 1138	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	547 of 1160	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	609 of 1168	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	495 of 1169	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	608 of 1169	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	750 of 1107	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	605 of 1130	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	555 of 1054	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.4	499 of 1056	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	496 of 1053	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.2	624 of 1067	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.6	374 of 1106	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.2	440 of 1097	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	421 of 1092	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	408 of 1088	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	359 of 1072	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	387 of 1067	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.6	648 of 1069	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.5	553 of 1051	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.1	539 of 1031	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	66.3	296 of 1026	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	477 of 1020	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	509 of 1092	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	576 of 1093	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.0	355 of 1094	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	484 of 1100	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	557 of 1008	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	658 of 1068	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	464 of 1004	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	198 of 649	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.2	431 of 659	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	238 of 651	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	278 of 633	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	352 of 694	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	320 of 501	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	311 of 697	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	80 of 1008	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	50.7	479 of 1013	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	447 of 1024	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	392 of 1013	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	574 of 1019	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	704 of 854	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	499 of 979	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	520 of 835	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	339 of 1059	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	513 of 1098	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	590 of 1099	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	601 of 1099	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	618 of 1113	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	808 of 1025	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	476 of 1075	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	580 of 999	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	69.2	6 of 48	87.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	397 of 432	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	225 of 339	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	373 of 478	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	389 of 901	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	532 of 1007	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	682 of 1009	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	477 of 1011	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	655 of 1031	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	742 of 943	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	597 of 1027	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	497 of 833	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+32 vs school

Military Connected (2023)88th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science62%+11 vs state

Math53%+10 vs state

English Language Arts47%-6 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 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
Yelm Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16535 110th Ave. SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-6261	427	25	17.2	49.9%	276 (64.6%)	5 (1.2%)	98 (23.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.6%)	57.3	455^th of 1138 public elementary schools	60.0%		51.2	547^th of 1160 public elementary schools	52.8%	92	62.3	62.3	51.4	36.4	54.7	47.1	55.7	51.5	52.8	53.4	94.8	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	98.3	94.8	96.6	96.6	$18,584	$829	$17,755
Fort Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16525 100th Way SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-4800	462	30	15.3	58.2%	256 (55.4%)	15 (3.2%)	115 (24.9%)	14 (3.0%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	45 (9.7%)	72.4	291^st of 1138 public elementary schools	74.4%		67.6	343^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	70.4%	52	60.3	60.3	73.1	52.0	60.3	61.3	86.6	48.1	54.8	62.2	93.8	95.0	97.5	97.5	97.5	93.8	96.3	97.5	93.8	93.8	$18,506	$1,163	$17,343
Mill Pond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Mill Road SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-3400	374	22	17.0	49.2%	227 (60.7%)	7 (1.9%)	64 (17.1%)	16 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.4%)	47 (12.6%)	59.9	430^th of 1138 public elementary schools	62.2%		47.6	584^th of 1160 public elementary schools	49.7%	154	51.0	51.0	48.4	53.0	59.2	53.1	59.7	50.0	49.0	53.1	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	$18,340	$598	$17,742
McKenna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35120 Sr 507 S	McKenna	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-2400	418	23	17.9	49.3%	257 (61.5%)	7 (1.7%)	103 (24.6%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (9.8%)	50.3	543^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	52.3%		56.4	480^th of 1160 public elementary schools	58.6%	63	50.0	50.0	40.0	63.9	54.6	52.9	67.2	63.9	33.3	54.3	89.7	91.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	91.4	94.8	93.1	91.4	91.4	$17,017	$536	$16,481
Southworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13849 Yelm Hwy SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-2500	671	33	20.1	46.5%	372 (55.4%)	26 (3.9%)	143 (21.3%)	28 (4.2%)	15 (2.2%)	13 (1.9%)	74 (11.0%)	34.5	744^th of 1138 public elementary schools	34.6%		40.2	679^th of 1160 public elementary schools	41.5%	65	49.1	49.1	29.5	46.6	44.6	40.5	34.9	53.5	20.0	36.5	95.3	96.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	95.3	98.1	98.1	95.3	95.3	$16,276	$564	$15,712
Roy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Peterson St	Roy	98580	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-5100	285	22	12.7	61.4%	189 (66.3%)	4 (1.4%)	44 (15.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	39 (13.7%)	36.5	730^th of 1138 public elementary schools	35.9%		30.2	821^st of 1160 public elementary schools	29.2%	91	50.0	50.0	38.5	39.7	53.7	44.4	33.3	39.7	51.9	42.4	92.5	95.0	92.5	92.5	92.5	95.0	95.0	92.5	95.0	95.0	$20,947	$1,172	$19,775
Rainier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W 3rd	Rainier	98576	Thurston County	Rainier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 446-4020	493	30	16.5	45.6%	390 (79.1%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.9%)	57.5	452^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	60.3%		54.4	500^th of 1160 public elementary schools	56.9%	48	56.2	56.2	53.0	51.3	49.3	51.2	57.6	55.1	39.7	50.7	76.0	81.3	82.7	82.7	82.7	81.3	84.0	78.7	81.3	81.3	$15,565	$864	$14,700
Lackamas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16240 Bald Hill Rd	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 894-6000	290	17	17.5	52.4%	188 (64.8%)	3 (1.0%)	54 (18.6%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	32 (11.0%)	51.4	528^th of 1138 public elementary schools	53.6%		33.8	769^th of 1160 public elementary schools	33.7%	241	54.8	54.8	71.1	45.2	50.0	53.5	63.2	45.9	31.0	46.1	97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	100.0	100.0	97.9	97.9	$19,649	$560	$19,089
Evergreen Forest Elementary	Public	K-5	3025 Marvin Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4670	442	28	15.6	43.2%	191 (43.2%)	29 (6.6%)	109 (24.7%)	23 (5.2%)	23 (5.2%)	11 (2.5%)	55 (12.4%)	57.4	454^th of 1138 public elementary schools	60.1%		57.1	469^th of 1160 public elementary schools	59.6%	15	72.1	72.1	46.2	40.5	71.0	51.8	57.7	40.5	43.5	47.4	96.3	96.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	$18,052	$748	$17,304
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4630 Carpenter Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4680	458	32	14.3	42.4%	240 (52.4%)	21 (4.6%)	82 (17.9%)	21 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	77 (16.8%)	60.1	428^th of 1138 public elementary schools	62.4%		52.2	529^th of 1160 public elementary schools	54.4%	101	60.9	60.9	39.1	62.7	49.3	50.7	56.5	60.0	42.0	53.1	90.9	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	95.5	90.9	93.2	93.2	$18,393	$1,126	$17,267

Frequently Asked Questions about Yelm Prairie Elementary

How many students attend Yelm Prairie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Yelm Prairie Elementary.

What district is Yelm Prairie Elementary in?

Yelm School District

What is the racial makeup of Yelm Prairie Elementary?

Students at Yelm Prairie Elementary are 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Yelm Prairie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yelm Prairie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ridgeline Middle School
High : Yelm High School 12

Is Yelm Prairie Elementary a good school?

Yelm Prairie Elementary ranks 455^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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