Summary:
Elementary schools in ZIP code 98908 include nine schools serving kindergarten through fifth or sixth grade across the West Valley School District (Yakima) and Yakima School District, with 3,212 students and a wide range of academic results.
The strongest overall choices based on 2025–2026 results are Cottonwood Elementary School and Apple Valley Elementary. Cottonwood ranked 139th statewide and led the area in ELA, math, and science proficiency, while also showing the largest recent gains. Apple Valley ranked 168th and posted consistently strong results across grades, with about 65% to 70% proficiency in the three tested subjects. Ahtanum Valley Elementary also performed well overall, particularly in third- and fourth-grade ELA and math, although its fifth-grade math result was notably weaker. Mountainview Elementary had solid scores above state averages but no current statewide ranking in the supplied data. Wide Hollow Elementary was especially strong in science, even though its ELA and math results were closer to the middle of the group.
Summitview Elementary showed improving ELA and math results but remained below the West Valley district average overall. The Gilbert Elementary School and Whitney Elementary results were lower statewide, although both exceeded their Yakima district averages in ELA, math, and science; Gilbert’s science performance was a particular strength. Whitney had the lowest traditional-school results and may warrant closer attention to academic supports. Fifth-grade math was a recurring weakness across several schools, including Ahtanum Valley, Summitview, and Mountainview. The West Valley Virtual Academy K-6 serves only 28 students and has no reported test scores or ranking, so it cannot be meaningfully compared academically.
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