Yelm High School 12

1315 Yelm Ave. W, Yelm WA, 98597 | Yelm Community Schools | 360-458-7777
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1679
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 54% equal to state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in Yelm
  • Ranked #0 of 3065 in Washington
Proficiency Averages
61%Yelm
54%Washington

Yelm High School 12 is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Yelm Community Schools" in Yelm, WA. There are a total of 1,679 students and 80 teachers at Yelm High School 12, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Yelm High School 12 has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 53.5%, which is equal to the Washington average.

Yelm High School 12 location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1679
Teachers80
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment297
Taking some courses182
Taking some courses (not tests)119
Passing some courses104
Passing no courses73

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Yelm High School 12, there are a total of 297 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 182 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All72%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School72%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Yelm High School 12 race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictWashingtonNational
White 77.9% 73.0% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 1.7% 1.5% 4.6% 15.9%
Asian 1.7% 1.4% 7.3% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.6% 12.2% 21.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.6% 0.8% 1.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 7.0% 9.6% 6.9% 3.1%

Yelm demographics profile

StatisticYelmWashingtonNational
Population6237,614,893328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)57311791
Median age35.937.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.2:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)59%56%55%
Speak English93%81%79%
Speak Spanish0%8%13%

Education level achieved in Yelm

IndexYelmWashingtonNational
Completed 8th grade95.0%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school93.1%86.6%83.0%
Completed some college33.4%67.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree17.4%43.3%38.5%
Completed bachelors8.6%33.6%30.3%
Completed masters2.6%12.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.0%3.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Yelm High School 12 data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.