West Valley High School
9800 Zier Rd
Yakima WA, 98908, Yakima County
Phone: 509-972-5900
Ranking: 
(148 out of 331, top 45%)*
(148 out of 331, top 45%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12
School District: West Valley School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 978 | 1,028 | 1,060 | 1,067 | 1,095 | 1,100 | 1,111 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 323 | 33.0% | 327 | 31.8% | 360 | 34.0% | 353 | 33.1% | 388 | 35.4% | 364 | 33.1% | 378 | 34.0% |
| Grade 11: | 319 | 32.6% | 347 | 33.8% | 329 | 31.0% | 372 | 34.9% | 356 | 32.5% | 365 | 33.2% | 375 | 33.8% |
| Grade 12: | 336 | 34.4% | 351 | 34.1% | 369 | 34.8% | 337 | 31.6% | 345 | 31.5% | 366 | 33.3% | 352 | 31.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 524 | 53.6% | 536 | 52.1% | 569 | 53.7% | 562 | 52.7% | 575 | 52.5% | 562 | 51.1% | 558 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 454 | 46.4% | 492 | 47.9% | 491 | 46.3% | 505 | 47.3% | 512 | 46.8% | 526 | 47.8% | 549 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 15 | 1.5% | 7 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.2% | 19 | 1.7% | 18 | 1.6% | 25 | 2.3% |
| Asian: | 25 | 2.6% | 26 | 2.5% | 29 | 2.7% | 24 | 2.2% | 27 | 2.5% | 31 | 2.8% | 30 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 169 | 17.3% | 174 | 16.9% | 179 | 16.9% | 177 | 16.6% | 184 | 16.8% | 176 | 16.0% | 152 | 13.7% |
| Black: | 9 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.7% |
| White: | 738 | 75.5% | 793 | 77.1% | 821 | 77.5% | 841 | 78.8% | 852 | 77.8% | 864 | 78.5% | 896 | 80.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 2.2% | 19 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 264 | 27.0% | 274 | 26.7% | 249 | 23.5% | 216 | 20.2% | 241 | 22.0% | 199 | 18.1% | 161 | 14.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 6.4% | 92 | 8.9% | 92 | 8.7% | 82 | 7.7% | 72 | 6.6% | 79 | 7.2% | 81 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 21.78 | 22.70 | 22.57 | 23.80 | 24.60 | 24.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 46.8% | 61.8% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 90.7% | 86.0% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 61.1% | 71.6% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 70.7% | 83.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 82.5% | 87.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 68.9% | 77.1% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 59.6% | 72.4% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 92.7% | 94.3% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 42.7% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.5% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.2% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 50.7% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 55% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 48.8% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 41.8% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 86% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 34.2% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 28.1% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 37.5% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 86% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West Valley High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.