Summary:
ZIP code 98902 includes six high-school-level programs in the Yakima School District, serving students through a mix of traditional, online, alternative, satellite, and juvenile-detention settings. The area is generally high-need, with free- or reduced-price lunch eligibility ranging from 64.29% to 92.9% among programs reporting data. Because these schools serve very different student populations and missions, parents should compare programs carefully rather than treat all graduation rates, test scores, staffing ratios, or spending figures as directly equivalent.
Davis High School is the largest program, enrolling 2,359 students, and has the strongest overall results. Its 91.4% graduation rate and 3.9% dropout rate are better than both district and state averages. Davis also has the highest reported proficiency in English language arts, math, and science, although math is a major weakness: only 15.58% of students were proficient, compared with 43.11% statewide. Yakima Online has shown the most academic improvement, with notable gains in English language arts and science and a substantial ranking increase. However, its 62.8% graduation rate and 16.5% dropout rate indicate continued challenges with persistence and completion.
Yakima Open Doors and Stanton Academy report the weakest current outcomes, including low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and low available test proficiency; both are alternative programs serving many students with substantial educational needs. Juvenile Detention Center and Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs are very small and have limited comparable data, so firm performance judgments are difficult. Overall, parents may want to focus on program fit, graduation support, attendance and credit recovery, and the school’s approach to improving math achievement.
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