Wapato School District
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Wapato School District 207 is a public school district based in Wapato
, Yakima County, Washington
, United States
. In the 2010-2011 school year the district had an enrollment of approximately 3,300 students. The student body is culturally diverse: 71.9% of the students are Hispanic
and 19.7% are American Indian
. 29% of the students are identified as migrant and 100% of the students qualified for free or reduced meals. Nearly one in five students are from the Yakama Nation, which is centered in nearby Toppenish
.
In February 2011 67% of voters approved a $20 million bond to construct a new high school. The state is to provide an additional $23 million. The project will renovate or largely replace the existing high school, first constructed in the late 1950's. The project is planned to commence construction by 2012 and be completed in several phases by the 2014-2015 school year. Architects were selected in the summer of 2011.
Wapato, Washington
Wapato is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,997 at the 2010 census.-History:The town was originally founded in 1885 by Indian Postmaster Alexander McCredy as a railroad stop on the Northern Pacific Railroad as Simcoe, Washington...
, Yakima County, Washington
Yakima County, Washington
Yakima County is the second largest county by area in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Yakama tribe of Native Americans. In the 2010 census, its population was 243,231...
, United States
United States
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. In the 2010-2011 school year the district had an enrollment of approximately 3,300 students. The student body is culturally diverse: 71.9% of the students are Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
and 19.7% are American Indian
American Indian
American Indian may refer to:*Native Americans in the United States*Indigenous people of the Americas, the inhabitants of North and South America prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus*Indian American, an American with ancestors from India...
. 29% of the students are identified as migrant and 100% of the students qualified for free or reduced meals. Nearly one in five students are from the Yakama Nation, which is centered in nearby Toppenish
Toppenish, Washington
Toppenish is a city in Yakima County, Washington, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,949.-History:The General Allotment Act of 1887 granted an allotment of land to a woman of half Indian ancestry, Josephine Bowser Lillie, known as "The Mother of Toppenish"...
.
In February 2011 67% of voters approved a $20 million bond to construct a new high school. The state is to provide an additional $23 million. The project will renovate or largely replace the existing high school, first constructed in the late 1950's. The project is planned to commence construction by 2012 and be completed in several phases by the 2014-2015 school year. Architects were selected in the summer of 2011.
Schools
The district operates six schools:- Adams Elementary School
- Camas Elementary School
- Satus Elementary School
- Wapato Middle School
- PACE Alternative High School
- Wapato High School