Is Gilbert Elementary School a good school?

Gilbert Elementary School ranks 814 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gilbert Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 413 students attended Gilbert Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Gilbert Elementary School?

Students at Gilbert Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 28% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Gilbert Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gilbert Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Wilson Middle School High : Davis High School High : Eisenhower High School

Gilbert Elementary School

Summary:

Gilbert Elementary School is a public elementary school in Yakima, Washington, serving 413 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Yakima School District, which is ranked 230 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gilbert Elementary faces significant challenges compared to state and district averages. The school has a much higher Hispanic student population (65.86%) than the state average (22.7%), and its academic performance, as measured by test scores, is consistently below state and district levels across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 37.79% of Gilbert students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.63%. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic, White, and English Language Learners, is also significantly lower than state averages. As a result, Gilbert Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools, with a ranking between 814-961 out of 1,168 schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Gilbert Elementary to other nearby schools in the Yakima School District, such as Roosevelt Elementary and Mcclure Elementary, it performs similarly or slightly better in some areas, but still lags behind the state averages. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending ($21,765 in 2021-2022) and a low student-teacher ratio (14.9 in 2022-2023), Gilbert Elementary's persistent underperformance suggests a need for comprehensive review and targeted interventions to address the achievement gaps and improve educational outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

4400 Douglas Dr
Yakima, WA 98908-2699

(509) 573-5800

District: Yakima School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,765

Students who attend Gilbert Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle School
High:	Davis High School
	Eisenhower High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 413

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.9%

White:

27.8%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gilbert Elementary School ranks worse than 69.7% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Yakima School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.13. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (65.9%), White (27.8%), two or more races (4.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gilbert Elementary School is 14.9, which is the 7^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Yakima School District. (See more...)

Compare Gilbert Elementary School employs 27.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gilbert Elementary School is $21,765, which is the highest among 14 elementary schools in the Yakima School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gilbert Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gilbert Elementary School 814^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Gilbert Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Yakima School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Yakima School District 230^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gilbert Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Gilbert Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	8.61	978^th	1026	4.7%
2005	37.08	702^nd	1031	31.9%
2006	38.83	700^th	1051	33.4%
2007	34.87	750^th	1069	29.8%
2008	35.80	736^th	1067	31.0%
2009	42.88	661^st	1072	38.3%
2010	28.21	850^th	1088	21.9%
2011	30.76	836^th	1092	23.4%
2012	24.11	916^th	1097	16.5%
2013	23.03	930^th	1106	15.9%
2015	17.18	932^nd	1067	12.7%
2016	15.41	930^th	1053	11.7%
2017	15.59	932^nd	1056	11.7%
2018	16.41	919^th	1054	12.8%
2019	16.72	969^th	1130	14.2%
2021	16.71	941^st	1107	15.0%
2022	13.39	1057^th	1169	9.6%
2023	21.09	961^st	1169	17.8%
2024	30.13	814^th	1168	30.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gilbert Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	27.24	282^nd	333	15.3%
2024	54.63	119^th	320	62.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gilbert Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	14.63	621^st	637	2.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gilbert Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.01	709^th	835	15.1%
2019	23.43	831^st	979	15.1%
2021	27.34	666^th	854	22.0%
2022	19.08	914^th	1019	10.3%
2023	32.28	740^th	1013	26.9%
2024	40.97	632^nd	1024	38.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Gilbert Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.04	832^nd	1004	17.1%
2019	23.18	873^rd	1068	18.3%
2021	18.98	850^th	1008	15.7%
2022	20.91	912^th	1100	17.1%
2023	23.17	871^st	1094	20.4%
2024	33.29	738^th	1093	32.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Gilbert Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.29	916^th	999	8.3%
2019	12.23	985^th	1075	8.4%
2021	16.17	900^th	1025	12.2%
2022	10.79	1040^th	1113	6.6%
2023	18.86	937^th	1099	14.7%
2024	27.68	809^th	1099	26.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gilbert Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	30.17	405^th	540	25.0%
2019	29.32	533^rd	697	23.5%
2021	19.32	444^th	501	11.4%
2022	23.12	595^th	694	14.3%
2023	30.29	474^th	633	25.1%
2024	42.39	397^th	651	39.0%

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Rank History for White students at Gilbert Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	35.34	729^th	1027	29.0%
2022	17.55	915^th	1031	11.3%
2023	19.93	872^nd	1011	13.7%
2024	37.09	658^th	1009	34.8%

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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 Gilbert Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	286	11	5	42	4	n/a	n/a	348
1989	316	8	12	35	6	n/a	n/a	377
1990	301	7	11	36	5	n/a	n/a	360
1991	287	6	17	48	9	n/a	n/a	367
1992	275	0	14	44	10	n/a	n/a	343
1993	273	1	14	42	9	n/a	n/a	339
1994	246	4	10	76	9	n/a	n/a	345
1995	224	7	6	157	8	n/a	n/a	402
1996	224	7	6	157	8	n/a	n/a	402
1997	241	10	7	228	12	n/a	n/a	498
1998	242	13	10	224	16	n/a	n/a	505
1999	252	12	6	226	18	n/a	n/a	514
2000	268	8	4	250	19	n/a	n/a	549
2001	261	16	3	254	18	n/a	n/a	552
2002	234	15	7	269	11	n/a	n/a	536
2003	234	15	7	269	11	n/a	n/a	536
2004	228	16	12	248	19	n/a	n/a	523
2005	195	13	10	296	14	n/a	n/a	528
2006	195	15	12	244	30	n/a	n/a	496
2007	197	19	11	267	15	n/a	n/a	509
2008	191	17	12	240	15	n/a	n/a	475
2009	191	17	13	212	13	n/a	n/a	446
2010	194	14	13	223	19	n/a	n/a	463
2011	164	7	2	278	4	0	11	466
2012	157	10	3	317	4	0	15	506
2013	150	6	1	338	6	0	16	517
2014	174	2	2	366	9	0	16	569
2015	169	2	3	355	11	0	20	560
2016	167	5	2	377	10	0	18	579
2017	174	6	3	365	16	0	22	586
2018	145	5	3	375	13	1	22	564
2019	149	4	0	345	18	1	26	543
2020	141	4	1	359	10	1	18	534
2021	112	5	0	307	9	1	11	445
2022	112	1	1	267	10	0	10	401
2023	115	3	2	272	4	0	17	413

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 Gilbert Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	348	15.0	23.2	0
1989	377	17.0	22.1	n/a
1990	360	16.7	21.5	0
1991	367	17.7	20.7	n/a
1992	343	17.7	19.3	n/a
1993	339	18.3	18.5	n/a
1994	345	18.3	18.9	n/a
1995	402	22.2	18.1	n/a
1996	402	22.2	18.1	n/a
1997	498	27.5	18.1	n/a
1998	505	25.9	19.5	n/a
1999	514	26.7	19.3	n/a
2000	549	29.1	18.9	n/a
2001	552	31.2	17.7	n/a
2002	536	32.4	16.5	71.3
2003	536	32.4	16.5	71.3
2004	523	31.0	16.9	68.5
2005	528	30.9	17.1	76.7
2006	496	32.2	15.4	77.6
2007	509	32.9	15.5	72.1
2008	475	31.3	15.2	72.6
2009	446	31.3	14.2	73.3
2010	463	28.1	16.4	71.5
2011	466	27.1	17.1	59.2
2012	506	28.2	17.9	75.3
2013	517	29.3	17.6	83.2
2014	569	n/a	n/a	81
2015	560	36.0	15.5	73.6
2016	579	31.0	18.6	76.5
2017	586	35.5	16.5	68.6
2018	564	34.9	16.1	62.6
2019	543	33.9	16.0	64.5
2020	534	32.9	16.2	73.2
2021	445	28.1	15.8	70.1
2022	401	29.7	13.4	66.6
2023	413	27.6	14.9	70.9

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 Gilbert Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	348	15.0	23.2	0
1989	377	17.0	22.1	n/a
1990	360	16.7	21.5	0
1991	367	17.7	20.7	n/a
1992	343	17.7	19.3	n/a
1993	339	18.3	18.5	n/a
1994	345	18.3	18.9	n/a
1995	402	22.2	18.1	n/a
1996	402	22.2	18.1	n/a
1997	498	27.5	18.1	n/a
1998	505	25.9	19.5	n/a
1999	514	26.7	19.3	n/a
2000	549	29.1	18.9	n/a
2001	552	31.2	17.7	n/a
2002	536	32.4	16.5	71.3
2003	536	32.4	16.5	71.3
2004	523	31.0	16.9	68.5
2005	528	30.9	17.1	76.7
2006	496	32.2	15.4	77.6
2007	509	32.9	15.5	72.1
2008	475	31.3	15.2	72.6
2009	446	31.3	14.2	73.3
2010	463	28.1	16.4	71.5
2011	466	27.1	17.1	59.2
2012	506	28.2	17.9	75.3
2013	517	29.3	17.6	83.2
2014	569	n/a	n/a	81
2015	560	36.0	15.5	73.6
2016	579	31.0	18.6	76.5
2017	586	35.5	16.5	68.6
2018	564	34.9	16.1	62.6
2019	543	33.9	16.0	64.5
2020	534	32.9	16.2	73.2
2021	445	28.1	15.8	70.1
2022	401	29.7	13.4	66.6
2023	413	27.6	14.9	70.9

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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