Is Robertson Elementary a good school?

Robertson Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Robertson Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 488 students attended Robertson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Robertson Elementary?

Students at Robertson Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 20% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Robertson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robertson Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Davis High School High : Eisenhower High School

Robertson Elementary

Summary:

Robertson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Yakima, Washington, serving 488 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.

Robertson Elementary faces significant academic challenges, as evidenced by its low rankings, poor performance on state assessments, and high poverty rates. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Washington elementary schools, with a ranking of 909 out of 1,168 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. On state assessments, only 36.73% of all students at Robertson Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.63% statewide, and the math proficiency rate was 27.88%, compared to 41.68% statewide. However, the school's Hispanic students appear to be performing better than the school's average, with a 45.3% proficiency rate in English Language Arts.

Robertson Elementary's challenges are not unique, as several other schools in the Yakima School District, such as McClure Elementary, Barge-Lincoln Elementary, and Garfield Elementary, also struggle with low academic proficiency rates and low rankings among Washington elementary schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by Robertson Elementary may be systemic issues within the district, rather than being specific to the school itself.

Detail:

Public K-5

2807 W Lincoln Ave
Yakima, WA 98902-2344

(509) 573-1600

District: Yakima School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,632

Students who attend Robertson Elementary usually attend:

High:	Davis High School
	Eisenhower High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.4

Number of students: 488

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.4%

White:

20.3%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Robertson Elementary ranks worse than 77.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 5^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Yakima School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.18. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (75.4%), White (20.3%), two or more races (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Robertson Elementary is 15.4. 9 elementary schools in the Yakima School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Robertson Elementary is $19,632, which is the 7^th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Yakima School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Robertson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Robertson Elementary 909^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Robertson Elementary 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 Robertson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Robertson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	21.58	860^th	1026	16.2%
2005	16.16	912^th	1031	11.5%
2006	30.06	798^th	1051	24.1%
2007	29.89	801^st	1069	25.1%
2008	28.18	833^rd	1067	21.9%
2009	22.99	883^rd	1072	17.6%
2010	8.36	1050^th	1088	3.5%
2011	5.60	1070^th	1092	2.0%
2012	8.22	1054^th	1097	3.9%
2013	5.68	1082^nd	1106	2.2%
2015	29.35	805^th	1067	24.6%
2016	29.98	764^th	1053	27.4%
2017	24.39	822^nd	1056	22.2%
2018	34.18	708^th	1054	32.8%
2019	39.22	704^th	1130	37.7%
2021	14.70	975^th	1107	11.9%
2022	34.41	760^th	1169	35.0%
2023	16.63	1022^nd	1169	12.6%
2024	24.18	909^th	1168	22.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Robertson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	29.77	272^nd	333	18.3%
2019	30.28	191^st	248	23.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Robertson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	65.60	231^st	835	72.3%
2019	58.68	388^th	979	60.4%
2021	23.85	705^th	854	17.4%
2022	49.41	484^th	1019	52.5%
2023	24.73	840^th	1013	17.1%
2024	36.19	693^rd	1024	32.3%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Robertson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	45.86	30^th	61	50.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Robertson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.50	751^st	1004	25.2%
2019	36.08	731^st	1068	31.6%
2021	20.98	826^th	1008	18.1%
2022	42.47	610^th	1100	44.5%
2023	15.85	964^th	1094	11.9%
2024	25.73	836^th	1093	23.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Robertson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.85	567^th	999	43.2%
2019	44.15	616^th	1075	42.7%
2021	14.62	919^th	1025	10.3%
2022	28.03	820^th	1113	26.3%
2023	16.34	969^th	1099	11.8%
2024	22.49	885^th	1099	19.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Robertson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.65	211^th	540	60.9%
2019	65.27	193^rd	697	72.3%
2021	19.58	442^nd	501	11.8%
2022	49.86	297^th	694	57.2%
2023	26.21	500^th	633	21.0%
2024	33.85	453^rd	651	30.4%

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Rank History for White students at Robertson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	59.80	420^th	1027	59.1%
2021	54.14	412^th	943	56.3%
2022	48.36	529^th	1031	48.7%
2023	35.03	687^th	1011	32.0%
2024	47.67	528^th	1009	47.7%

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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 Robertson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	287	8	9	11	8	n/a	n/a	323
1989	404	13	9	72	12	n/a	n/a	510
1990	412	4	5	78	5	n/a	n/a	504
1991	437	7	10	92	10	n/a	n/a	556
1992	402	3	4	104	19	n/a	n/a	532
1993	444	7	5	102	8	n/a	n/a	566
1994	428	12	5	121	8	n/a	n/a	574
1995	377	11	5	191	24	n/a	n/a	608
1996	377	11	5	191	24	n/a	n/a	608
1997	307	11	4	231	16	n/a	n/a	569
1998	298	9	3	227	22	n/a	n/a	559
1999	274	7	7	234	13	n/a	n/a	535
2000	258	8	3	248	8	n/a	n/a	525
2001	238	9	2	269	8	n/a	n/a	526
2002	236	12	2	319	2	n/a	n/a	571
2003	236	12	2	319	2	n/a	n/a	571
2004	231	11	3	325	4	n/a	n/a	574
2005	229	9	3	283	14	n/a	n/a	538
2006	215	13	2	301	14	n/a	n/a	545
2007	191	12	2	298	11	n/a	n/a	514
2008	179	13	4	287	12	n/a	n/a	495
2009	163	11	3	308	13	n/a	n/a	498
2010	142	7	5	325	15	n/a	n/a	494
2011	130	0	0	367	9	0	12	518
2012	133	3	0	360	5	0	17	518
2013	124	3	0	362	7	1	14	511
2014	123	3	1	370	7	0	14	518
2015	119	2	1	380	9	0	12	523
2016	137	2	1	378	12	0	10	540
2017	120	3	1	368	10	0	12	514
2018	115	3	1	382	6	0	14	521
2019	112	5	1	364	4	0	14	500
2020	131	4	1	357	3	1	13	510
2021	114	1	1	350	3	0	18	487
2022	96	3	3	334	3	0	12	451
2023	99	4	2	368	3	0	12	488

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 Robertson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	323	13.0	24.8	0
1989	510	24.0	21.2	n/a
1990	504	24.7	20.4	0
1991	556	23.0	24.1	n/a
1992	532	25.0	21.2	n/a
1993	566	25.0	22.6	n/a
1994	574	27.0	21.3	n/a
1995	608	27.0	22.5	n/a
1996	608	27.0	22.5	n/a
1997	569	27.4	20.8	n/a
1998	559	25.9	21.6	n/a
1999	535	23.6	22.7	n/a
2000	525	23.9	22.0	n/a
2001	526	27.7	19.0	n/a
2002	571	31.4	18.2	79
2003	571	31.4	18.2	79
2004	574	30.0	19.1	80.3
2005	538	30.3	17.8	83.1
2006	545	27.9	19.5	84
2007	514	29.8	17.2	78.4
2008	495	29.2	17.0	87.7
2009	498	29.2	17.1	86.7
2010	494	28.1	17.5	86.8
2011	518	28.1	18.3	74.5
2012	518	27.1	19.0	88.4
2013	511	27.1	18.8	90.6
2014	518	n/a	n/a	90.5
2015	523	33.0	15.8	83.9
2016	540	28.0	19.2	86.7
2017	514	29.6	17.3	79.8
2018	521	29.6	17.5	73.1
2019	500	28.7	17.4	73
2020	510	28.6	17.7	78
2021	487	28.9	16.8	75.8
2022	451	29.6	15.2	74.9
2023	488	31.6	15.4	82.2

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 Robertson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	323	13.0	24.8	0
1989	510	24.0	21.2	n/a
1990	504	24.7	20.4	0
1991	556	23.0	24.1	n/a
1992	532	25.0	21.2	n/a
1993	566	25.0	22.6	n/a
1994	574	27.0	21.3	n/a
1995	608	27.0	22.5	n/a
1996	608	27.0	22.5	n/a
1997	569	27.4	20.8	n/a
1998	559	25.9	21.6	n/a
1999	535	23.6	22.7	n/a
2000	525	23.9	22.0	n/a
2001	526	27.7	19.0	n/a
2002	571	31.4	18.2	79
2003	571	31.4	18.2	79
2004	574	30.0	19.1	80.3
2005	538	30.3	17.8	83.1
2006	545	27.9	19.5	84
2007	514	29.8	17.2	78.4
2008	495	29.2	17.0	87.7
2009	498	29.2	17.1	86.7
2010	494	28.1	17.5	86.8
2011	518	28.1	18.3	74.5
2012	518	27.1	19.0	88.4
2013	511	27.1	18.8	90.6
2014	518	n/a	n/a	90.5
2015	523	33.0	15.8	83.9
2016	540	28.0	19.2	86.7
2017	514	29.6	17.3	79.8
2018	521	29.6	17.5	73.1
2019	500	28.7	17.4	73
2020	510	28.6	17.7	78
2021	487	28.9	16.8	75.8
2022	451	29.6	15.2	74.9
2023	488	31.6	15.4	82.2

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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