Is Chief Kamiakin Elementary School a good school?

Chief Kamiakin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Chief Kamiakin Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 573 students attended Chief Kamiakin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Chief Kamiakin Elementary School?

Students at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

What schools do graduates of Chief Kamiakin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chief Kamiakin Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Sierra Vista Middle School High : Sunnyside High School

Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

Summary:

Chief Kamiakin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sunnyside, Washington, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. With a predominantly Hispanic student population of 92.58%, the school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Washington elementary schools.

Despite relatively high per-student spending, Chief Kamiakin Elementary School's proficiency rates on standardized tests are significantly lower than the state and Sunnyside School District averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students. Interestingly, nearby schools in the Grandview School District, such as Thompson Elementary School and Mcclure Elementary School, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance despite serving student populations with similar socioeconomic and racial/ethnic characteristics.

The consistently low academic performance of Chief Kamiakin Elementary School suggests that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges. The high percentage of Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, as well as the large proportion of English Language Learners and Special Education students, may indicate the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of these student populations. Examining the successful strategies used with the school's Migrant Students subgroup, which performs better than other subgroups, could provide insights into how to improve the overall academic performance of the school.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1700 E. Lincoln Avenue
Sunnyside, WA 98944-2197

(509) 837-6444

District: Sunnyside School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1074^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,729

Students who attend Chief Kamiakin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Vista Middle School
High:	Sunnyside High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 573

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

White:

5.6%

Two or more races:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chief Kamiakin Elementary School ranks worse than 92% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Sunnyside School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.6. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.2%), White (5.6%), two or more races (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School is 15.7. 2 elementary schools in the Sunnyside School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Chief Kamiakin Elementary School employs 36.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School is $18,729. 2 elementary schools in the Sunnyside School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chief Kamiakin Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chief Kamiakin Elementary School 1074^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Chief Kamiakin Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Migrant students:

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Male students:

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Sunnyside School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside School District 235^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2006	6.92	1019^th	1051	3.0%
2007	10.11	1012^th	1069	5.3%
2008	12.46	985^th	1067	7.7%
2009	5.77	1047^th	1072	2.3%
2010	9.39	1042^nd	1088	4.2%
2011	11.58	1027^th	1092	6.0%
2012	8.95	1050^th	1097	4.3%
2013	11.50	1048^th	1106	5.2%
2015	6.65	1034^th	1067	3.1%
2016	9.08	998^th	1053	5.2%
2017	9.83	991^st	1056	6.2%
2018	16.69	916^th	1054	13.1%
2019	23.16	907^th	1130	19.7%
2021	17.06	932^nd	1107	15.8%
2022	11.35	1080^th	1169	7.6%
2023	9.84	1106^th	1169	5.4%
2024	12.60	1074^th	1168	8.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.32	205^th	333	38.4%
2019	51.97	84^th	248	66.1%
2022	14.10	211^th	213	0.9%
2023	13.65	241^st	254	5.1%
2024	19.06	284^th	320	11.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.39	515^th	637	19.2%
2019	17.13	545^th	566	3.7%
2022	13.75	469^th	478	1.9%
2024	14.19	323^rd	339	4.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	42.20	600^th	979	38.7%
2021	26.22	677^th	854	20.7%
2022	16.80	942^nd	1019	7.6%
2023	14.66	947^th	1013	6.5%
2024	18.47	917^th	1024	10.4%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.99	26^th	61	57.4%
2019	58.29	21^st	64	67.2%
2021	26.24	18^th	23	21.7%
2022	34.64	33^rd	45	26.7%
2023	29.82	19^th	26	26.9%
2024	49.14	12^th	25	52.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.01	833^rd	1004	17.0%
2019	21.45	887^th	1068	16.9%
2021	12.21	948^th	1008	6.0%
2022	6.67	1083^rd	1100	1.5%
2023	8.80	1052^nd	1094	3.8%
2024	10.65	1030^th	1093	5.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	14.92	900^th	999	9.9%
2019	26.51	833^rd	1075	22.5%
2021	22.28	817^th	1025	20.3%
2022	20.59	913^th	1113	18.0%
2023	10.73	1037^th	1099	5.6%
2024	14.20	986^th	1099	10.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.80	356^th	540	34.1%
2019	44.28	390^th	697	44.0%
2021	34.70	321^st	501	35.9%
2022	24.00	585^th	694	15.7%
2023	20.38	557^th	633	12.0%
2024	23.66	536^th	651	17.7%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	402	2	11	555	3	n/a	n/a	0	973
1989	291	1	8	498	1	n/a	n/a	0	799
1990	309	2	5	563	4	n/a	n/a	0	883
1991	267	1	6	658	2	n/a	n/a	0	934
1992	278	1	5	724	1	n/a	n/a	0	1009
1993	264	1	3	746	0	n/a	n/a	0	1014
1994	245	3	5	760	0	n/a	n/a	0	1013
1995	219	0	5	814	0	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1996	219	0	5	814	0	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1997	201	3	0	680	3	n/a	n/a	0	887
1998	178	2	1	694	0	n/a	n/a	0	875
1999	154	0	3	705	3	n/a	n/a	0	865
2000	154	0	2	724	6	n/a	n/a	0	886
2001	185	1	3	805	0	n/a	n/a	0	994
2002	150	3	5	755	0	n/a	n/a	0	913
2003	150	3	5	755	0	n/a	n/a	0	913
2004	140	3	2	771	1	n/a	n/a	0	917
2005	117	2	2	778	0	n/a	n/a	0	899
2006	115	3	3	759	2	n/a	n/a	1	883
2007	49	2	4	663	2	n/a	n/a	5	725
2008	46	1	3	718	2	n/a	n/a	2	772
2009	45	1	2	617	2	n/a	n/a	4	671
2010	43	1	1	660	4	n/a	n/a	5	714
2011	48	1	1	621	9	0	0	0	680
2012	36	0	1	648	3	0	0	0	688
2013	58	0	1	603	5	0	3	0	670
2014	43	0	0	654	0	0	11	0	708
2015	57	0	0	715	0	0	10	0	782
2016	56	0	0	726	0	0	10	0	792
2017	52	1	0	684	0	0	7	0	744
2018	52	2	0	702	0	0	4	0	760
2019	46	1	0	626	0	0	3	0	676
2020	51	0	0	592	0	0	5	0	648
2021	34	2	0	571	0	0	6	0	613
2022	28	1	0	551	0	0	4	0	584
2023	33	3	0	524	0	0	6	0	566
2024	32	2	0	534	0	0	5	0	573

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	973	47.0	20.7	0
1989	799	42.0	19.0	n/a
1990	883	44.6	19.7	0
1991	934	47.4	19.7	n/a
1992	1009	48.8	20.6	n/a
1993	1014	51.9	19.5	n/a
1994	1013	50.7	20.0	n/a
1995	1038	50.7	20.5	n/a
1996	1038	50.7	20.5	n/a
1997	887	38.5	23.0	n/a
1998	875	38.5	22.7	n/a
1999	865	38.5	22.5	n/a
2000	886	39.6	22.4	n/a
2001	994	42.0	23.7	n/a
2002	913	41.3	22.1	77.4
2003	913	41.3	22.1	77.4
2004	917	44.0	20.8	84.1
2005	899	44.2	20.3	90
2006	883	41.3	21.4	89.8
2007	725	44.0	16.5	92.5
2008	772	43.7	17.7	93.4
2009	671	43.7	15.4	90.6
2010	714	44.0	16.2	86.9
2011	680	39.5	17.2	99.6
2012	688	39.0	17.6	93.6
2013	670	40.0	16.7	85.5
2014	708	n/a	n/a	93.6
2015	782	52.0	15.0	99.1
2016	792	44.0	18.0	89.5
2017	744	43.9	16.9	91
2018	760	44.4	17.0	88.6
2019	676	42.9	15.7	90.8
2020	648	43.0	15.0	84.7
2021	613	39.0	15.7	76.2
2022	584	38.5	15.1	74.7
2023	566	37.3	15.1	83.7
2024	573	36.4	15.7	83.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chief Kamiakin Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	973	47.0	20.7	0
1989	799	42.0	19.0	n/a
1990	883	44.6	19.7	0
1991	934	47.4	19.7	n/a
1992	1009	48.8	20.6	n/a
1993	1014	51.9	19.5	n/a
1994	1013	50.7	20.0	n/a
1995	1038	50.7	20.5	n/a
1996	1038	50.7	20.5	n/a
1997	887	38.5	23.0	n/a
1998	875	38.5	22.7	n/a
1999	865	38.5	22.5	n/a
2000	886	39.6	22.4	n/a
2001	994	42.0	23.7	n/a
2002	913	41.3	22.1	77.4
2003	913	41.3	22.1	77.4
2004	917	44.0	20.8	84.1
2005	899	44.2	20.3	90
2006	883	41.3	21.4	89.8
2007	725	44.0	16.5	92.5
2008	772	43.7	17.7	93.4
2009	671	43.7	15.4	90.6
2010	714	44.0	16.2	86.9
2011	680	39.5	17.2	99.6
2012	688	39.0	17.6	93.6
2013	670	40.0	16.7	85.5
2014	708	n/a	n/a	93.6
2015	782	52.0	15.0	99.1
2016	792	44.0	18.0	89.5
2017	744	43.9	16.9	91
2018	760	44.4	17.0	88.6
2019	676	42.9	15.7	90.8
2020	648	43.0	15.0	84.7
2021	613	39.0	15.7	76.2
2022	584	38.5	15.1	74.7
2023	566	37.3	15.1	83.7
2024	573	36.4	15.7	83.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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