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C+

Union Gap School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Union Gap.

Union Gap’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Washington school districts

Students
558
Schools
1
Spent per student
$17,833
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
The gist

What stands out about Union Gap School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • 15 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Union Gap 6,617

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Union Gap. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsThis district
9–124 high schoolsYakima School District

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22
Math proficiency34%
State average 40.1% · 382 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 53.4% · 382 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 75% at Yakima School District, which runs the high school (state 83.8%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,833 per student · 3% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 59%Federal 30%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
568’20
589’21
577’22
570’23
558’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 83%White 14%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.

Union Gap School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Union Gap
558 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

West Valley School DistrictYakima
$15,288per student
Yakima School DistrictYakima
$18,105per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.