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Zillah School District, Washington

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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,342 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Zillah School District is a school district in Washington (Yakima County). During the 2024 school year, 1,342 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Zillah School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Nikki Samaniego
Jeff Brady2027
Craig Carlisle20232027
Dennis Jones2025
Nicole Garcia Schmelzer2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,382,000 $1,884 11%
Local: $3,273,000 $2,589 16%
State: $15,262,000 $12,074 73%
Total: $20,917,000 $16,548
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $20,475,000 $16,198
Total Current Expenditures: $18,446,000 $14,593
Instructional Expenditures: $10,311,000 $8,157 50%
Student and Staff Support: $1,932,000 $1,528 9%
Administration: $2,801,000 $2,215 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,402,000 $2,691 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $851,000 $673
Construction: $684,000 $541
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $586,000 $463


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 39 PS PS 34 21-39 60-79 45-49
2018-2019 52 PS 48 21-39 50-59 55-59
2017-2018 56 PS PS 49 60-79 60-79 65-69
2016-2017 61 PS PS 55 60-79 60-79 65-69
2015-2016 47 PS PS 41 40-49 40-59 55-59
2014-2015 40 PS 30 20-29 40-59 50-54
2013-2014 49 PS 35-39 40-59 >=50 60-64
2012-2013 43 PS PS 30 21-39 >=50 56
2011-2012 50 PS PS 42 <=20 <50 59
2010-2011 39 PS PS 26 21-39 21-39 54

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 46 PS PS 41 40-59 40-59 50-54
2018-2019 63 PS 58 21-39 70-79 70-74
2017-2018 64 PS PS 56 60-79 60-79 70-74
2016-2017 60 PS PS 53 40-59 60-79 65-69
2015-2016 58 PS PS 50 30-39 60-79 70-74
2014-2015 48 PS 39 40-49 60-79 58
2013-2014 58 PS PS 45-49 40-59 >=50 65-69
2012-2013 61 PS PS 49 60-79 >=50 73
2011-2012 65 PS PS 56 40-49 >=50 75
2010-2011 57 PS PS 45 60-79 40-59 69

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 90-94 PS >=90 >=50 PS >=90
2019-2020 90-94 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 90-94 PS >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=95 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 85-89 70-79 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 85-89 PS 80-89 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 90-94 PS 80-89 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 85-89 PS 80-89 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=95 >=90 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 >=95 PS >=80 >=50 >=90


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,342 3.2
2022-2023 1,299 2.7
2021-2022 1,264 -0.8
2020-2021 1,274 -4.6
2019-2020 1,332 -1.3
2018-2019 1,349 3.4
2017-2018 1,303 -3.4
2016-2017 1,347 -0.9
2015-2016 1,359 1.3
2014-2015 1,342 2.5
2013-2014 1,309 -0.2
2012-2013 1,312 -6.4
2011-2012 1,396 3.3
2010-2011 1,350 -1.6
2009-2010 1,371 1.8
2008-2009 1,346 3.3
2007-2008 1,302 0.2
2006-2007 1,300 -1.2
2005-2006 1,315 -0.2
2004-2005 1,317 -0.1
2003-2004 1,318 1.3
2002-2003 1,301 3.1
2001-2002 1,261 1.6
2000-2001 1,241 -0.8
1999-2000 1,251 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Zillah School District (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3.9 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 8.9
Black 0.2 4.8
Hispanic 58.6 26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.5
Two or More Races 3.1 8.9
White 34.1 48.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Zillah School District had 73.27 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.32.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 9.31
Elementary: 30.42
Secondary: 33.54
Total: 73.27

Zillah School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 3.90
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 4.62
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 12.13
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.04
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.00
Other Support Services: 19.91


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Zillah School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Hilton Elementary School317PK-2
Zillah High School4509-12
Zillah Intermediate School2633-5
Zillah Middle School3126-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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