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School districts in Yakima County, WA
Yakima County has 14 regular public school districts, enrolling 48,201 students in 2024–25. The largest is Yakima School District (15,488 students, 32% of the county), followed by Sunnyside School District and West Valley School District (Yakima). All 14 offer kindergarten. Washington's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by August 31.
The 14 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima School District 104 N 4TH AVE, YAKIMA | Pre-K–12 | 29 | 15,488 | 993 | (509) 573-7000 |
| Sunnyside School District 1110 S 6th St, SUNNYSIDE | Pre-K–12 | 9 | 6,151 | 424 | (509) 837-5851 |
| West Valley School District (Yakima) 8902 ZIER RD, YAKIMA | Pre-K–12 | 15 | 5,480 | 379 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (509) 972-6000 |
| Toppenish School District 306 BOLIN DR, TOPPENISH | Pre-K–12 | 9 | 3,646 | 217 | (509) 865-4455 |
| Grandview School District 913 W 2ND ST, GRANDVIEW also serves Benton County | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 3,583 | 291 | (509) 882-8500 |
| East Valley School District (Yakima) 2002 BEAUDRY RD, YAKIMA | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 3,387 | 277 | (509) 573-7300 |
| Wapato School District 212 W 3RD ST, WAPATO | Pre-K–12 | 11 | 3,198 | 310 | (509) 877-4181 |
| Granger School District 701 E AVE, GRANGER | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,438 | 85 | (509) 854-1515 |
| Zillah School District 213 4TH AVE, ZILLAH | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,330 | 124 | (509) 829-5911 |
| Naches Valley School District 24 Shafer Ave, Naches also serves Kittitas County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,308 | 110 | (509) 653-2220 |
| Highland School District 17000 SUMMITVIEW RD, COWICHE | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,060 | 97 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (509) 678-8630 |
| Mount Adams School District 621 SIGNAL PEAK RD, WHITE SWAN | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 839 | 60 | (509) 874-2611 |
| Mabton School District 306 N MAIN, MABTON | K–12 | 3 | 735 | 94 | (509) 894-4852 |
| Union Gap School District 3201 4th Street, UNION GAP | Pre-K–8 | 1 | 558 | 67 | (509) 248-3966 |
Yakima County at a glance
Together the 14 districts run 107 schools from offices in 12 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Union Gap School District, with 558 students; the median Yakima County district has 1,438. By grade span: 12 Pre-K–12, 1 K–12 and 1 Pre-K–8.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 14 districts that report a K grade: 3,528 children. The biggest kindergarten was Yakima School District's, with 993; Sunnyside School District had 424, and the smallest, Mount Adams School District, had 60.
Yakima County holds 14 of Washington's 298 regular districts (4.7%) and 4.4% of its 1,087,695 public school students, ranking 4th of 39 counties by number of districts and 6th by enrollment. By size, 3 enroll 5,000 or more, 8 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 3 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 450 students.
2 districts reach past the county line: Grandview School District (into Benton County) and Naches Valley School District (into Kittitas County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 2 of Yakima County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. 2 of the 14 have no website on file with NCES; their office phone numbers are in the table. Websites for the rest:
Yakima School District · Sunnyside School District · Toppenish School District · Grandview School District · East Valley School District (Yakima) · Wapato School District · Granger School District · Zillah School District · Naches Valley School District · Mount Adams School District · Mabton School District · Union Gap School District
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