Summary:
ZIP code 98948 includes four elementary schools in Toppenish—Valley View Elementary, Kirkwood Elementary School, Garfield Elementary School, and Lincoln Elementary School—serving kindergarten through fifth grade and enrolling 1,425 students altogether. All are part of the Toppenish School District. Families should know that economic need is high across the area, with 89% or more of students at every school eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Lincoln Elementary School is the strongest overall performer in the local comparison. It has the highest 2025–26 state ranking, at 924th of 1,138 schools, and leads the group in all-grade Math and Science proficiency. It also had the largest recent ranking improvement, rising 137 places. Valley View Elementary, the largest school with 484 students, ranks second locally and stands out for third-grade Math, where 44.62% of students were proficient—the strongest grade-level result in the group. Valley View also improved its Math results and ranking. Kirkwood Elementary School shows relative strength in fourth-grade Math and fifth-grade ELA, though its results vary by grade.
Garfield Elementary School has an important bright spot in fifth-grade ELA, where 32.50% of students were proficient, the highest ELA grade-level result among these schools. However, it has the lowest overall ranking and the lowest all-grade Math and Science results, while all three subjects declined from the prior year. Across the four schools, Science is the strongest subject overall, while Math shows the largest difference between schools. The local schools collectively perform above the district average in Math and Science but below statewide averages in every subject. Parents comparing options should look beyond schoolwide rankings and ask about grade-specific instruction, recent improvement plans, attendance, and support programs.
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