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Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center
1116 S 15th Ave, Yakima, WA, 98902 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center
School Level High school
School Type Vocational school
Grades Offered Grades 8 - 12
County Yakima County, WA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 439 students
% Male / % Female 48%  /  52%
Total Classroom Teachers 11 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 8 - 1 students
Grade 9 - 41 students
Grade 10 - 7 students
Grade 11 - 131 students
Grade 12 - 259 students
This School
(WA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:40 1:21
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(WA) School Average
% American Indian 3% 6%
% Asian 1% 6%
% Hispanic 35% 12%
% Black n/a 5%
% White 61% 69%
Additional Student Information
This School
(WA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 22%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 1%
School Performance:
(WA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Yakima 7 School District
This School's Agency
(WA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 24 5
Number of Students Managed 15,075 students 1,985 students
District Total Revenue $125,191,000 $16,541,000
District Expenditure $121,976,000 $16,470,000
District Revenue / Student $8,305 $8,333
District Expenditure / Student $8,091 $8,297
District Graduation Rates 45% 88%
In the News:
  • Online offerings keep Yakima students in school (The Daily News)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 06:22:39 am
    YAKIMA — Carolyn Kondor completed her freshman year at Yakima's Eisenhower High School. But it was a struggle. At Ike, the teen says, there were too many students, too many distractions, too much stress. There was just "too much of everything."
  • Online offerings keep Yakima students in school (Seattle Times)
    posted on November 2, 2009 at 08:12:09 am
    Carolyn Kondor completed her freshman year at Yakima's Eisenhower High School. But it was a struggle.
  • Two Local Programs Helping to Fill Nursing Shortage (KIMA Yakima)
    posted on October 9, 2009 at 05:14:07 am
    The jobs are there, but the space available in nursing programs is tight. There are two local programs and both aim to get students into the medical field.
  • Meet the new YV-Tech (Yakima Herald-Republic)
    posted on October 7, 2009 at 06:18:28 am
    The new ‘industrial-meets-high-tech’ skills center is opening this month, featuring contemporary classrooms, room to grow, and a pretty cool kitchen. And that’s just the first phase.
  • Refloating Yakima's new flagship (Yakima Herald-Republic)
    posted on September 8, 2009 at 06:17:18 am
    The old Miss Yakima float is unloaded by (l-r) Jerry Steinert, Victor Bagley and Mike Sutton Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 Frat the YVTech Aviation/Robotics program classroom in Yakima, Wash. . Members of Yakima's Sunfair parade committee are trying to resurrect the old float which was last used in the 2000 Sunfair parade.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (98902)
School Zip (98902)
(WA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 42,634 people 5,781,196 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 22% 29%
Population Average Age 32 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $30,694 $46,419
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.8 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 49 years old 37 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (98902)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 54% / 46% 64% / 36%
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1. Davis High School - 1749 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
2. Migrant Alternative School - 28 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
3. Stanton Alternative School - 668 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
4. Eisenhower High School - 1940 students - 1.6 mi. away - view location
5. Ridgeview Group Home - 7 students - 1.7 mi. away - view location
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