WashingtonSchoolsWest Valley Innovation Center

West Valley Innovation Center

PublicRegular
Yakima, Washington · West Valley School District (Yakima)
Teachers10.0FTE
Ratio19.1:1students per teacher
Students191enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students191
Grade Span7–12
Student:Teacher19.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch61%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
15.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
12
20%vs prior yr
Enrollment
195
2.1%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
12
years
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.8:116.6:118.4:120.1:121.9:123.7:1202120222023202421.0:123.1:119.1:116.2:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

7510112715217820435791113202120222023202484162191195471012EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric2021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment84162191195
Teacher FTE471012
Pupil : Teacher ratio21.0:123.1:119.1:116.2:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience12.2 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree60%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20212024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.