Hilton Elementary School - Zillah, WA

Located in the heart of the Yakima Valley, Zillah is a diverse community nestled in the rich agriculture area that surrounds us and provides our region a way of life. Outside of the agricultural industry, Zillah's central focus is on its high-performing schools that are enriched by the community's active involvement. Hilton Elementary is a preschool through third grade school that prides itself on building relationships with students, parents, and families through open lines of communication, maintaining high expectations, all while recognizing and celebrating individual needs.

Hilton Elementary is well respected for its professional approach to teaching and learning. Through consistent hard work and determination from both staff and students, Hilton Elementary regularly performs well above state measures including state assessments, language acquisition, growth index, and much more. The staff is committed to improving their instructional skill set and implementation of best practices, holding each other accountable for the success of ALL students, and providing equitable pathways of success for our diverse student population.

In a successful effort to systematically close the achievement gap of under-performing groups, Hilton Elementary has transformed its daily schedule to maximize core instructional time, guaranteeing a viable and standards based-curriculum, while providing a tiered support system. This has provided the platform to ensure all students have access to grade-level expectations as well as meeting individual needs through tiered interventions. Hilton's staff is intentional towards the implementation of strategies rooted in language acquisition that has positively impacted the growth and development of our English-language learners.