Is Apple Valley Elementary a good school?

Apple Valley Elementary ranks 220 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Apple Valley Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 417 students attended Apple Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Apple Valley Elementary?

Students at Apple Valley Elementary are 55% White, 39% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Apple Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Apple Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : West Valley Mid-Level Campus High : West Valley High School

Apple Valley Elementary

Summary:

Apple Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Yakima, Washington, serving 417 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the West Valley School District, which is ranked 64 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Apple Valley Elementary consistently outperforms the West Valley School District and the state of Washington in standardized test scores across all grades and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, 65.57% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 58.59% for the district and 52.63% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in Math, with 65.09% of students proficient or better, compared to 48.08% for the district and 41.68% for the state. Apple Valley Elementary also excels in Science, with 72.6% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the district (50.65%) and state (49.73%) averages.

Apple Valley Elementary has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 54.92% White, 38.61% Hispanic, 0.96% Asian, 1.44% Native American, and 3.84% two or more races. This diversity is higher than the nearby West Valley School District schools, which tend to have a higher percentage of white students. The school's exceptional performance with specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students, is particularly noteworthy. This indicates the school is effectively addressing the needs of these traditionally underserved populations. Additionally, Apple Valley Elementary has a relatively high spending per student, with $15,929 spent per student in the 2021-2022 school year, compared to the state average of $13,410 in the 2018-2019 school year, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

7 N 88th Avenue
Yakima, WA 98908-1408

(509) 965-2060

District: West Valley School District (Yakima)

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,929

Students who attend Apple Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Valley Mid-Level Campus
High:	West Valley High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 417

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.9%

Hispanic:

38.6%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Apple Valley Elementary ranks better than 81.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the West Valley School District (Yakima). (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.8. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (54.9%), Hispanic (38.6%), two or more races (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Apple Valley Elementary is 18. 5 elementary schools in the West Valley School District (Yakima) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Apple Valley Elementary employs 23.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Apple Valley Elementary is $15,929. 4 elementary schools in the West Valley School District (Yakima) spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Apple Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Apple Valley Elementary 220^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Apple Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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West Valley School District (Yakima):

SchoolDigger ranks West Valley School District (Yakima) 64^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Apple Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Apple Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	64.14	337^th	1026	67.2%
2005	84.43	123^rd	1031	88.1%
2006	71.82	244^th	1051	76.8%
2007	73.02	232^nd	1069	78.3%
2008	77.28	181^st	1067	83.0%
2009	72.30	254^th	1072	76.3%
2010	59.24	426^th	1088	60.8%
2011	75.90	204^th	1092	81.3%
2012	45.10	640^th	1097	41.7%
2013	72.68	273^rd	1106	75.3%
2015	82.96	151^st	1067	85.8%
2016	87.40	110^th	1053	89.6%
2017	91.79	64^th	1056	93.9%
2018	84.56	142^nd	1054	86.5%
2019	88.54	110^th	1130	90.3%
2021	86.09	146^th	1107	86.8%
2022	90.13	102^nd	1169	91.3%
2023	80.62	216^th	1169	81.5%
2024	79.80	220^th	1168	81.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Apple Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	82.49	63^rd	637	90.1%
2019	74.97	90^th	566	84.1%
2022	64.66	109^th	478	77.2%
2023	37.39	202^nd	308	34.4%
2024	26.61	272^nd	339	19.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Apple Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	95.62	9^th	979	99.1%
2021	92.73	23^rd	854	97.3%
2022	93.74	19^th	1019	98.1%
2023	78.20	141^st	1013	86.1%
2024	67.50	270^th	1024	73.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Apple Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	83.91	129^th	1004	87.2%
2019	87.35	99^th	1068	90.7%
2021	79.29	177^th	1008	82.4%
2022	87.83	118^th	1100	89.3%
2023	81.01	191^st	1094	82.5%
2024	88.63	101^st	1093	90.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Apple Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	83.41	146^th	999	85.4%
2019	89.05	97^th	1075	91.0%
2021	88.30	119^th	1025	88.4%
2022	91.70	75^th	1113	93.3%
2023	76.36	233^rd	1099	78.8%
2024	70.52	305^th	1099	72.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Apple Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	93.20	23^rd	697	96.7%
2021	87.63	26^th	501	94.8%
2022	88.63	43^rd	694	93.8%
2023	86.97	41^st	633	93.5%
2024	76.35	107^th	651	83.6%

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Rank History for White students at Apple Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	85.67	71^st	833	91.5%
2019	83.74	128^th	1027	87.5%
2021	88.36	82^nd	943	91.3%
2022	93.60	22^nd	1031	97.9%
2023	84.34	130^th	1011	87.1%
2024	82.39	152^nd	1009	84.9%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, April 28, 2017

Bullying is a huge issue both by children and the administration staff. Most of the teachers are great but a few a rotten and the principal ruins the school. She harasses parents and even withdrew my students 6 weeks before school ended in a very dramatic matter IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN!!!! As far as bullying on the playground, when my 5 year old told me he was getting picked on everyday I showed up to see for myself at recess time. Within 5 minutes I seen three fights break out and the recess monitors were not paying attention. I finally spotted my kid and with a few minutes watched him get knocked down by another kid and then attacked by two others. I immediately went into the offic to talk to them and they said they were just "kids being kids" then that they didn't have the resources for enough playground monitors. Horrible staff. Don't put your kid in this school!! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 28, 2017

by a parent
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The teachers are not open for in classroom help. The teaching is cookie cutter with nothing unique. People who think outside of the box are not welcome Close Quote

Enrollment information for Apple Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	313	2	3	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	324
1989	356	1	3	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	363
1990	368	0	6	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	378
1991	375	1	14	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	394
1992	391	1	17	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	416
1993	391	0	19	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	416
1994	296	0	11	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	320
1995	320	0	12	11	10	n/a	n/a	0	353
1996	320	0	12	11	10	n/a	n/a	0	353
1997	247	0	11	10	7	n/a	n/a	0	275
1998	252	1	17	19	7	n/a	n/a	0	296
1999	262	1	15	26	6	n/a	n/a	0	310
2000	276	6	15	15	13	n/a	n/a	0	325
2001	271	8	17	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	323
2002	294	8	14	32	6	n/a	n/a	0	354
2003	294	8	14	32	6	n/a	n/a	0	354
2004	264	7	13	45	3	n/a	n/a	0	332
2005	276	6	13	37	3	n/a	n/a	0	335
2006	275	2	12	44	4	n/a	n/a	1	338
2007	268	2	12	46	5	n/a	n/a	1	334
2008	267	5	18	59	4	n/a	n/a	0	353
2009	275	3	25	67	3	n/a	n/a	5	378
2010	284	2	21	65	8	n/a	n/a	0	380
2011	202	2	16	59	4	0	2	0	285
2012	220	4	18	62	2	0	7	0	313
2013	241	4	21	76	3	0	5	0	350
2014	242	4	16	78	1	1	5	0	347
2015	222	5	11	93	2	0	5	0	338
2016	216	4	7	83	2	0	13	0	325
2017	217	4	11	90	3	0	11	0	336
2018	229	3	8	92	1	2	10	0	345
2019	224	3	9	92	1	2	14	0	345
2020	218	0	10	92	0	2	18	0	340
2021	197	0	8	86	0	0	18	0	309
2022	262	2	7	128	4	0	14	0	417
2023	229	1	4	161	6	0	16	0	417

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 Apple Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	324	14.0	23.1	0
1989	363	13.0	27.9	n/a
1990	378	16.0	23.6	0
1991	394	16.3	24.1	n/a
1992	416	18.0	23.1	n/a
1993	416	20.9	19.9	n/a
1994	320	16.1	19.9	n/a
1995	353	15.5	22.8	n/a
1996	353	15.5	22.8	n/a
1997	275	12.7	21.7	n/a
1998	296	13.6	21.8	n/a
1999	310	14.6	21.2	n/a
2000	325	13.7	23.7	n/a
2001	323	14.0	23.1	n/a
2002	354	17.6	20.1	14.7
2003	354	17.6	20.1	14.7
2004	332	17.0	19.5	15.1
2005	335	16.6	20.2	11.6
2006	338	16.3	20.7	18.1
2007	334	17.0	19.6	15.9
2008	353	18.8	18.8	23.8
2009	378	18.8	20.1	24.4
2010	380	19.9	19.0	27.4
2011	285	16.3	17.4	17.5
2012	313	15.2	20.5	29.7
2013	350	17.6	19.8	32.6
2014	347	n/a	n/a	32
2015	338	23.0	14.6	35.8
2016	325	19.0	17.1	36.3
2017	336	19.4	17.2	35.7
2018	345	22.1	15.5	26.7
2019	345	23.4	14.6	32.5
2020	340	22.0	15.4	33.2
2021	309	20.7	14.8	39.5
2022	417	30.0	13.9	37.9
2023	417	23.1	18.0	42

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 Apple Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	324	14.0	23.1	0
1989	363	13.0	27.9	n/a
1990	378	16.0	23.6	0
1991	394	16.3	24.1	n/a
1992	416	18.0	23.1	n/a
1993	416	20.9	19.9	n/a
1994	320	16.1	19.9	n/a
1995	353	15.5	22.8	n/a
1996	353	15.5	22.8	n/a
1997	275	12.7	21.7	n/a
1998	296	13.6	21.8	n/a
1999	310	14.6	21.2	n/a
2000	325	13.7	23.7	n/a
2001	323	14.0	23.1	n/a
2002	354	17.6	20.1	14.7
2003	354	17.6	20.1	14.7
2004	332	17.0	19.5	15.1
2005	335	16.6	20.2	11.6
2006	338	16.3	20.7	18.1
2007	334	17.0	19.6	15.9
2008	353	18.8	18.8	23.8
2009	378	18.8	20.1	24.4
2010	380	19.9	19.0	27.4
2011	285	16.3	17.4	17.5
2012	313	15.2	20.5	29.7
2013	350	17.6	19.8	32.6
2014	347	n/a	n/a	32
2015	338	23.0	14.6	35.8
2016	325	19.0	17.1	36.3
2017	336	19.4	17.2	35.7
2018	345	22.1	15.5	26.7
2019	345	23.4	14.6	32.5
2020	340	22.0	15.4	33.2
2021	309	20.7	14.8	39.5
2022	417	30.0	13.9	37.9
2023	417	23.1	18.0	42

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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