Smith Elementary School, Grandview WA

Original Research by School Decision on Smith Elementary School

Smith Elementary School is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in Grandview, Washington, a small agricultural city in Yakima County. The school is part of the Grandview School District.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it below the midpoint among districts in Yakima County.

On state assessments administered in the 2024-25 school year, the results show a clear soft spot. In English language arts, proficiency across grades three through five hovered in a range that many families would find concerning. In third grade, about a quarter of students met the bar. In fourth grade, the figure dropped below a fifth. Fifth grade saw about three in ten students proficient. In mathematics, third graders hit the strongest mark for the school, with about half of students proficient. That fell sharply for fourth graders, with just over a quarter proficient. Fifth-grade math proficiency was close to the fourth-grade level. Fifth-grade science proficiency was about a fifth of students. This is a school where a parent should look into the specific supports the school offers for students who are behind early, and ask the principal or teaching staff about the school’s approach to both remediation and enrichment. The data offers only that single year of test results, so there is no trend line available to show whether these numbers have improved or worsened over time.

Because the school serves only prekindergarten through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report.

Grandview’s economy rests on fruit and vegetable production, processing, and cold storage. The population has grown modestly in recent years. Housing values have risen but remain below the national benchmark. The city is car-dependent, with a small downtown core hosting City Hall, a museum, and a library, while the school buildings sit on separate sites. Civic amenities include several parks, a community center, an amphitheater, a disc golf course, and an annual fair and rodeo.

Program offerings at Smith Elementary were not available in the data. The district brief returned no results for recent referendums, bonds, curriculum changes, or levy measures, so this context cannot be described here.

For a parent considering Smith Elementary, the central question is how the school’s academic support system, teacher capacity, and family engagement fit a child who may need strong foundational instruction to reach proficiency benchmarks. The school’s demographics and location will feel familiar to families in Grandview’s agricultural community. A visit and a conversation with the school about its response to the test results would be a practical next step for any family weighing this school against other options in the area.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 51% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 46% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 39% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 33% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 37% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 35% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 28% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolGrandview School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.