Welcome to Moxee, Washington
Community Profile
Moxee, WA
Yakima County, WA
LOCATION
MUSEUMS
Moxee is located in Central Washington on the I-82 corridor just five miles east of Yakima; 150 miles from Seattle,
200 to Spokane, and 180 to Portland.
The Yakima Valley Museum and the Yakima Valley Trolley
Museum are in neighboring Yakima. Visit their websites to
learn more about location and hours of operation.
POPULATION
LIBRARY
City of Moxee - 3,308
Within 15 Miles - 176,306
Within 30 Miles - 238,144
CITY GOVERNMENT
255 W Seattle Ave
Moxee, WA 98936
Phone: (509) 575-8851
Hours: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday
Form: Mayor/Council/Supervisor. The five-person council
and the Mayor are elected by the citizens of Moxee to 4year terms.
255 W. Seattle Ave - (509) 575-8854
Monday & Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday 12:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
TOP AREA EMPLOYERS
Ace Hardware Distributio
Olympic Fruit Company
Blueline Manufacturing
Farwest Fabricators
Alexandria Moulding
Weaver Flower
Bay Zinc
Poppoff Concrete
HEALTHCARE
The region’s two major hospitals, two specialized cancer
centers, and all necessary medical and dental services are
Located a few miles east of Yakima, Moxee offers a small- available within the Moxee/Yakima area.
town lifestyle with big city amenities within a few minutes.
Moxee features city parks, a library, quality schools, the
SCHOOLS
annual Moxee Hop Fesitival, with semi-professional sports East Valley School District has two elementary schools,
teams, theaters, libraries, art galleries, and more within the two middle schools and one high school, see profile on
region.
page four.
QUALITY OF LIFE
To learn about local events and activities, click here
Riverside Christian School (K-12) is near Moxee. For
more detailed private school information, click here.
Moxee Community Pages
RELOCATION INFORMATION
Phone Service: Century Link Communications 866-462-0444
Electric Service: Pacific Power (888) 221-7070
Natural Gas Service: Cascade Natural Gas (888) 522-1130
City Utilities: City of Moxee (509) 575-8851
Voter Registration: Yakima County (800) 833-0569; online registration click here
Vehicle Registration: Yakima County (509) 574-1370; online information click here
Rental Housing: Click here to search local newspaper classified listings
Link to Moxee Area Yellow Pages
OTHER KEY COMMUNITY LINKS
City of Moxee
East Valley School District
Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce
Riverside Christian School
Yakima Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Yakima Herald-Republic
Central Washington Hispanic Chamber
El Sol de Yakima
Yakima Regional Medical & Cardiac Center ¡Viva!
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
WorkSource Yakima
Local Churches
CHILDCARE
AND
PRESCHOOL OPTIONS
The Greater Yakima area has a large selection of childcare and preschool options.
Below is a sampling of them. To view the
Yellow Pages for childcare, click here.
Apple Valley Child Care
Phone: (509) 457-3591
1020 S 26th Ave
Country Kids Child
Development Centers
Phone: (509) 453-4462
909 N 21st Ave
Phone: (509) 453-8688
641 N Keys Rd
Carroll Children’s Center
Phone: (509) 965-7104
5301 Tieton Drive
Happy Daze Daycare
Phone: (509) 834-0532
1810 Parsons Loop
KinderCare Learning Centers
Phone: (509) 494-8933
5110 Summitview Ave
La Petite Early Learning Center
Phone: (509) 452-8648
1216 S 24th Ave
Mount Olive Child Care
Phone: (509) 965-8671
7805 Tieton Drive
Ramirez Child Care Center
Phone: (509) 469-3184
305 W Lincoln Ave
EAST VALLEY DISTRICT PROFILE
2002 Beaudry Road, Yakima 98901-8012
Phone: 573-7300
FAX 573-7340
Website: www.evsd90.wednet.edu
Business Hours 7:00 am-4:30 pm
Superintendent: John Schieche — [email protected] — 573-7320
OVERVIEW: The East Valley School District serves over 3,000 students in three elementary
schools, a middle school, and a high school. The District is a vital partner in a highly involved and caring community. The district mission is to empower and inspire all in the pursuit of excellence. The district focus is for all students to achieve their highest level of
knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to succeed and be responsible, productive citizens. The East Valley community has a long history of being highly involved in supporting
student achievement in well-established school programs and activities. Over the past 13
years the community has supported new construction of four of the five school facilities.
Through mutual support and the combined efforts of families, schools, and community, our
students are provided a safe, high quality learning environment where our students experiences success every day.
ENROLLMENT
May 2013 student count
WASL TEST SCORES
3,000
Reading
GENDER
Male
Female
52.3% 3rd
47.7% Grade
75.4%
66.5%
4th
Grade
61.1%
55.1%
5th
0.8% Grade
71.6%
62.2%
50.0%
25.0%
46.1%
27.0%
53.6%
23.1%
ETHNICITY
American Indian/ Alaskan Native
Asian
Pacific Islander
Asian/Pacific Islander
Black
Hispanic
White
TEACHER INFORMATION
Classroom Teachers
Average Years of Teacher Experience
Teachers w/ at least a Master's Degree
.9%
0.2% 6th
Grade
1.00%
7th
1.10% Grade
42.4% 8th
53.0% Grade
10th
Grade
164
12.6
66.5%
# Teachers in core academic classes
120
Total number of core academic classes
403
% of classes taught by teachers meeting NCLB highly qualified (HQ) definition
District Revenue Per Student
Math
Writing
84.0%
Science
50.9%
63.6%
72.5%
45.2%
82.3%
SAT SCORES
Reading
448
Writing
428
Math
462
GRADUATION RATES
On-Time Graduation Rate (2011)
100% Extended Graduation Rate (2011)
Annual Dropout Rate (2009-10)
71.0%
86.8%
3.1%
$9,470
Note: The Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) are a series of tests designed to assess and drive adademic performance within
the State’s k-12 system. Information Sources: Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction, Educational Service District 105, and Yakima
County School Districts