Is Yelm Prairie Elementary a good school?

Yelm Prairie Elementary ranks 609 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Yelm Prairie Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 438 students attended Yelm Prairie Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Yelm Prairie Elementary?

Students at Yelm Prairie Elementary are 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Yelm Prairie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yelm Prairie Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ridgeline Middle School High : Yelm High School 12

Yelm Prairie Elementary

Summary:

Yelm Prairie Elementary is a public elementary school serving around 440 students in grades PK-5 in the Yelm School District in Yelm, Washington. The school has a diverse student population, with a predominantly White student body (around 70%) and significant Hispanic (around 19%) and multi-racial (around 7%) populations.

Yelm Prairie Elementary generally performs below the state average on standardized tests, with 43.75% of students proficient or better in ELA and 49.04% proficient or better in Math across all grades. However, the school outperforms the district average in both ELA and Math, suggesting it is one of the stronger performing schools within the Yelm School District. The school's Hispanic students perform relatively well, ranking 238th out of 651 Washington elementary schools in ELA, but its special education students perform poorly, ranking 225th out of 339 Washington elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Yelm Prairie Elementary generally performs better than other Yelm School District elementary schools, such as Lackamas Elementary and Southworth Elementary, but lags behind some higher-performing schools in the region, such as McKenna Elementary and Mill Pond Elementary School, which are also in the Yelm School District. Additionally, Rainier Elementary School, which is in the Clover Park School District, outperforms Yelm Prairie Elementary on many metrics.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

16535 110th Ave. SE
Yelm, WA 98597-9638

(360) 458-6261

District: Yelm School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,802

Students who attend Yelm Prairie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ridgeline Middle School
High:	Yelm High School 12

Student/teacher ratio: 16.7

Number of students: 438

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Yelm Prairie Elementary ranks worse than 52.1% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Yelm School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.97. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66%), Hispanic (20.8%), two or more races (9.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Yelm Prairie Elementary is 16.7. 4 elementary schools in the Yelm School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Yelm Prairie Elementary employs 26.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Yelm Prairie Elementary is $16,802. 3 elementary schools in the Yelm School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Yelm Prairie Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Yelm Prairie Elementary 609^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Yelm Prairie Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Yelm School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Yelm School District 125^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Yelm Prairie Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Yelm Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	66.35	296^th	1026	71.2%
2005	49.12	539^th	1031	47.7%
2006	49.54	553^rd	1051	47.4%
2007	42.59	648^th	1069	39.4%
2008	63.74	387^th	1067	63.7%
2009	65.32	359^th	1072	66.5%
2010	60.64	408^th	1088	62.5%
2011	60.41	421^st	1092	61.4%
2012	60.18	440^th	1097	59.9%
2013	65.62	374^th	1106	66.2%
2015	43.17	624^th	1067	41.5%
2016	52.83	496^th	1053	52.9%
2017	53.42	499^th	1056	52.7%
2018	47.51	555^th	1054	47.3%
2019	48.27	605^th	1130	46.5%
2021	30.47	750^th	1107	32.2%
2022	46.35	608^th	1169	48.0%
2023	54.39	495^th	1169	57.7%
2024	45.97	609^th	1168	47.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Yelm Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	27.32	373^rd	478	22.0%
2024	36.90	225^th	339	33.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Yelm Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	41.14	520^th	835	37.7%
2019	50.50	499^th	979	49.0%
2021	23.88	704^th	854	17.6%
2022	42.98	574^th	1019	43.7%
2023	56.93	392^nd	1013	61.3%
2024	54.23	447^th	1024	56.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Yelm Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	54.42	464^th	1004	53.8%
2019	41.30	658^th	1068	38.4%
2021	41.17	557^th	1008	44.7%
2022	53.01	484^th	1100	56.0%
2023	65.03	355^th	1094	67.6%
2024	45.40	576^th	1093	47.3%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Yelm Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	69.21	6^th	48	87.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Yelm Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	41.89	580^th	999	41.9%
2019	55.61	476^th	1075	55.7%
2021	22.59	808^th	1025	21.2%
2022	41.27	618^th	1113	44.5%
2023	43.16	601^st	1099	45.3%
2024	44.47	590^th	1099	46.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Yelm Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	52.27	311^th	697	55.4%
2021	34.74	320^th	501	36.1%
2022	44.58	352^nd	694	49.3%
2023	53.47	278^th	633	56.1%
2024	61.08	238^th	651	63.4%

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Rank History for White students at Yelm Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.60	497^th	833	40.3%
2019	45.68	597^th	1027	41.9%
2021	24.47	742^nd	943	21.3%
2022	38.48	655^th	1031	36.5%
2023	51.91	477^th	1011	52.8%
2024	35.19	682^nd	1009	32.4%

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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 Yelm Prairie Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	485	6	2	14	9	n/a	n/a	0	516
1989	494	5	4	13	11	n/a	n/a	0	527
1990	550	16	6	15	12	n/a	n/a	0	599
1991	470	10	5	11	14	n/a	n/a	0	510
1992	431	13	4	9	8	n/a	n/a	0	465
1993	442	10	2	14	10	n/a	n/a	0	478
1994	409	6	3	12	9	n/a	n/a	0	439
1995	414	4	13	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	460
1996	414	4	13	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	460
1997	409	4	10	25	12	n/a	n/a	0	460
1998	415	9	10	26	12	n/a	n/a	0	472
1999	430	14	9	22	11	n/a	n/a	0	486
2000	421	12	6	27	8	n/a	n/a	0	474
2001	413	16	10	33	12	n/a	n/a	0	484
2002	447	9	6	23	8	n/a	n/a	0	493
2003	447	9	6	23	8	n/a	n/a	0	493
2004	451	14	6	34	9	n/a	n/a	0	514
2005	465	17	9	43	8	n/a	n/a	0	542
2006	345	10	7	43	11	n/a	n/a	5	421
2007	417	7	7	49	8	n/a	n/a	11	499
2008	417	6	18	48	9	n/a	n/a	15	513
2009	402	5	14	39	8	n/a	n/a	21	489
2010	388	6	15	34	8	n/a	n/a	32	483
2011	400	1	6	54	7	1	30	0	499
2012	401	3	6	57	9	0	28	0	504
2013	407	3	7	61	12	0	45	0	535
2014	381	1	4	63	11	0	37	0	497
2015	398	0	3	74	8	0	42	0	525
2016	382	1	3	76	12	1	51	0	526
2017	401	4	4	96	12	0	52	0	569
2018	329	2	1	84	7	0	42	0	465
2019	313	3	2	90	7	0	38	0	453
2020	310	2	3	86	8	1	34	0	444
2021	283	1	4	76	7	1	28	0	400
2022	309	2	2	76	9	3	29	0	430
2023	308	2	7	83	7	2	31	0	440
2024	289	0	8	91	6	2	42	0	438

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Yelm Prairie Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	516	22.0	23.4	0
1989	527	23.0	22.9	n/a
1990	599	26.5	22.6	0
1991	510	26.6	19.1	n/a
1992	465	26.6	17.4	n/a
1993	478	26.6	18.0	n/a
1994	439	24.5	17.9	n/a
1995	460	23.5	19.6	n/a
1996	460	23.5	19.6	n/a
1997	460	25.5	18.0	n/a
1998	472	25.5	18.5	n/a
1999	486	25.8	18.8	n/a
2000	474	23.5	20.2	n/a
2001	484	24.4	19.8	n/a
2002	493	27.4	18.0	39.8
2003	493	27.4	18.0	39.8
2004	514	28.0	18.4	40.3
2005	542	28.5	19.0	39.5
2006	421	22.8	18.5	37.7
2007	499	26.9	18.6	36.5
2008	513	26.2	19.6	35.7
2009	489	25.7	19.0	36.5
2010	483	25.0	19.3	41.5
2011	499	26.0	19.1	40.9
2012	504	26.3	19.1	46.2
2013	535	27.4	19.5	44.7
2014	497	n/a	n/a	43.7
2015	525	31.0	16.9	45.5
2016	526	28.0	18.7	41.4
2017	569	28.0	20.3	41.7
2018	465	25.4	18.2	41.7
2019	453	26.4	17.1	41.7
2020	444	26.5	16.7	43.7
2021	400	25.5	15.6	44.8
2022	430	26.8	16.0	46.3
2023	440	25.4	17.2	53.4
2024	438	26.1	16.7	51.6

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 Yelm Prairie Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	516	22.0	23.4	0
1989	527	23.0	22.9	n/a
1990	599	26.5	22.6	0
1991	510	26.6	19.1	n/a
1992	465	26.6	17.4	n/a
1993	478	26.6	18.0	n/a
1994	439	24.5	17.9	n/a
1995	460	23.5	19.6	n/a
1996	460	23.5	19.6	n/a
1997	460	25.5	18.0	n/a
1998	472	25.5	18.5	n/a
1999	486	25.8	18.8	n/a
2000	474	23.5	20.2	n/a
2001	484	24.4	19.8	n/a
2002	493	27.4	18.0	39.8
2003	493	27.4	18.0	39.8
2004	514	28.0	18.4	40.3
2005	542	28.5	19.0	39.5
2006	421	22.8	18.5	37.7
2007	499	26.9	18.6	36.5
2008	513	26.2	19.6	35.7
2009	489	25.7	19.0	36.5
2010	483	25.0	19.3	41.5
2011	499	26.0	19.1	40.9
2012	504	26.3	19.1	46.2
2013	535	27.4	19.5	44.7
2014	497	n/a	n/a	43.7
2015	525	31.0	16.9	45.5
2016	526	28.0	18.7	41.4
2017	569	28.0	20.3	41.7
2018	465	25.4	18.2	41.7
2019	453	26.4	17.1	41.7
2020	444	26.5	16.7	43.7
2021	400	25.5	15.6	44.8
2022	430	26.8	16.0	46.3
2023	440	25.4	17.2	53.4
2024	438	26.1	16.7	51.6

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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