The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in Math. The lowest is 21% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Mcclure Elementary School
McClure Elementary School serves early learners and elementary students in Grandview, a small, agriculture-centered city in Yakima County. The school, part of the Grandview School District, is a regular public school with no charter or magnet status. The area’s economy is rooted in fruit and vegetable production—apples, cherries, grapes, hops, and dairy—supported by processing plants and cold storage facilities. Grandview has grown modestly in recent years, and the housing market has seen noticeable gains; the median property value rose from one year to the next, though it stays below the national median. Homeownership in the city is lower than the national average, and housing vacancy is very tight.
McClure’s enrollment draws a predominantly Hispanic student body, overwhelmingly so, with a small share of white students and very small numbers from other racial groups. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a high-poverty context. The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade, with the largest enrollment clusters in kindergarten and the early elementary grades. This grade band means that no high school outcome measures apply; there is no graduation rate to consider.
On state assessments for the most recent school year, the available results show that in math, proficiency rates varied by grade level, with higher performance in the middle elementary grades and a lower rate in fifth grade. In English language arts, proficiency rates were moderate across the tested grades, with a similar pattern of variance. Science results for the fifth grade, the only tested grade for that subject, were lower than both the math and ELA figures. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, McClure’s overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Yakima County. That comparison set includes a total of fifteen districts in the county, and fourteen had proficiency data available. The school’s position suggests that relative to its peers in this agricultural region, it performs in the higher half, though the raw percentages point to room for growth, especially in science and in the upper elementary ELA and math grades.
A parent considering McClure should understand that the school’s student body reflects the broader community’s demographics: nearly all students are Hispanic, and the economic profile is one of high poverty. This is not a school that serves a mix of income levels; it is a school where the vast majority of families are working-class, employed in the area’s dominant agricultural and food-processing industries. The school itself offers no indicated special programs or course access data in the available records, and information on staffing, discipline, attendance, and special-education or English-learner populations was not provided. A parent with a child who has specific learning needs may want to contact the school directly to understand what support is in place.
The Grandview community itself is car-dependent, with a compact civic downtown along Wine Country Road and West 2nd Street. City Hall, a museum, and the public library cluster there, and the Columbia Basin landscape surrounds the city. For families, the area offers several city parks, a seasonal swimming pool, an eighteen-hole disc golf course, and a community center that hosts the annual Yakima Valley Fair and Rodeo. The school’s building is located on West 2nd Street, not far from that civic core.
Overall, McClure Elementary is a high-poverty, primarily Hispanic school in a small agricultural city. It posts proficiency results that sit above the midpoint among the county’s districts, though the absolute levels are moderate in math and ELA and lower in science. Any family looking at this school should weigh these performance patterns against the available support structures for their child, and should seek additional detail on programs and student services directly from the school.
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