Welcome to Granger, Washington

Community Profile Granger, Washington

Yakima County, WA

LOCATION Granger is located in Central Washington on the I-82 corri-dor, approximately 178 miles from Seattle and 175 miles from Portland and Spokane

POPULATION City of Granger - 3,246 Within 15 Miles - 69,626 Within 30 Miles - 241,975

CITY GOVERNMENT 102 Main Street Granger, WA 98943 Phone: (509) 854-1725 9:00 to 5:00 Monday - Friday Form: Mayor/Council. The five person council is elected by the citizens of Granger to four-year terms. The council appoints the Mayor.

QUALITY OF LIFE Recreation: Granger is famous for it’s theme “Where the Dinosaurs Roam” and has city parks where you can experience dinosaur replicas hands-on. Hisey Park is located near the Yakima River. It features a pond with a walking path around it and, of course, dinosaurs. Granger also has a golf course, festi-vals, cultural celebrations & wine tours. The Granger Cherry Fes-tival and Cinco de Mayo being two of them. You’ll find skiing, boating, hunting and camping are within an hour’s drive.

To learn about local events and activities, click here

MUSEUM Located next to city hall is Granger’s Scout Cabin. This cabin has many historical pieces and pictures was created in recognition of their 100 year anniversary. Contact city hall for further information.

LIBRARY 508 Sunnyside Ave - (509) 854-1446 Monday & Wednesday 9:30 to 5:00 Tuesday & Thursday 2:00 to 8:00 Saturday 2:00 to 5:00

TOP AREA EMPLOYERS Ferndale Grain/Cargill H.L. Worden Glass Co. Yakima Bait Land o’ Lakes Granger School District Eaton Hill Winery

HEALTHCARE Sunnyside Community Hospital and Toppenish Commu-nity Hospital are both within 15 minutes drive. Medical, chiropractic, and dental offices are also within 15 minutes. The region’s two major hospitals are 30 minutes away in the city of Yakima.

SCHOOLS Granger School District has one elementary, one middle school, and one high school (see page four for a more de-tailed profile)

Granger Community Pages

RELOCATION INFORMATION Phone Service: CenturyLink Communications (800) 877-1125 or (877) 213-1053 Electric Service: Pacific Power (888) 221-7070 or (509) 839-0100 (within city limits and some rural areas). Benton REA (800) 221-6987 or (509) 865-2600 (outside city limits) Natural Gas Service: Cascade Natural Gas (888) 522-1130 City Utilities: City of Granger (509) 854.1725 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 Granger Area Yellow Pages

OTHER KEY COMMUNITY LINKS

CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL OPTIONS Learning Care Children’s Center Phone: (509) 854-2400 603 Granger Ave Granger CDC Phone: (509) 854-1630 PO Box 677 Granger is centrally located between the cities of Toppenish and Sunnyside. Both of which are home to a number of childcare and preschool facilities.

City of Granger Daily Sun News

Granger Chamber of Commerce Yakima Herald-Republic

Granger School District El Sol de Yakima

Sunnyside Community Hospital ¡Viva!

Toppenish Community Hospital WorkSource Sunnyside

KDNA Radio Station

Local Churches

GRANGER SCHOOL DISTRICT PROFILE 701 “E” Avenue, Granger WA 98932 Phone: 509.854.1515 Fax: 509.854.1126 Website: www.gsd.wednet.edu Business Hours 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. Superintendent: Margarita Lopez | 509-854-1515 | lopezm@gsd.wednet.edu

Our vision: All students will be successful responsible citizens who value themselves and their community. Our mission is to support students’ success by: Educating all students to be lifelong learners; hiring and supporting qualified and motivated staff; providing safe and effective learning environments; creating opportunities to engage students, families, and community members in school; and adopting a fiscally sound budget supporting district priorities. Goals: Incremental steps toward accomplishing our vision: 100% of our students will graduate from Granger High School; reduce by 20% each year the number of students not meeting standards; all professional devel-opment will support the District Improvement Plan; implement quarterly communi-cation strategies effective for all patrons; and maintain an average class size of 26 and a fund balance of 9%. ENROLLMENT

May 2011 Student Count 1,543

GENDER

Male 51.2%

Female 48.8%

ETHNICITY

American Indian/Alaskan Native 4.5%

Asian 0.1%

Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1%

Hispanic 89.6

Black 0.0%

White 4.1%

Two or More Races 1.8%

GRADUATION RATES

On-Time Graduation Rate (2009-10) 74.5%

Extended Graduation Rate (2009-10) 75.5%

Annual Dropout Rate (2009-10) 4.1%

TEACHER INFORMATION

Classroom Teachers 85

Average Years of Teacher Experience 10.9

Teachers w/ at least a Master's Degree 51.8%

# Teachers in core academic classes 66

Total number of core academic classes 458

% of classes taught by teachers meet-ing NCLB highly qualified (HQ) defini-tion

100.0%

District Revenue Per Student $10,289

MSP/HSPE TEST SCORES 2010-2011

Grade Level

Reading Math Writing Science

3rd

Grade 59.6% 50.9%

4th

Grade 43.6% 35.3% 40.5%

5th

Grade 33.1% 21.0% 20.1%

6th

Grade 36.5% 27.8%

7th

Grade 23.9% 16.1% 65.5%

8th

Grade 29.3% 25.4% 18.7%

10th

Grade 60.9% 20.5%* 84.3% 14.8%

SAT SCORES AVERAGES

Reading Math Writing

431 431 432

Note: The Measurement of Student Progress (MSP) and High School Proficiency Exams (HSPE) are a series of tests designed to assess and drive academic performance within the state’s K-12 system. MSP exams are administered for grades 3-8, HSPE exams are for 9-12. Information Sources: Washington State Office of Superintendent for Public Instruction www.k12.wa.us, Educational Service District 105 www.esd105.org, and Yakima County School Districts

*Score reflects all End of Class (EOC) results in Year 2

Yo28

./9 7

241

24

823

Yo28

Yo28

Yo28

22

243

220

./9 7

821

./1 2

223

22

14

221

225

224

Yo28

240

Yo48Yo48

13

730

Oregon

14

T o p p e n i s h

Columbia River

Columbia River

1 4 2

N a c h e s

T i e t o n S e l a h

Y a k i m a M o x e e

W a p a t o Z i l l a hH a r r a h

M a b t o n

S u n n y s i d eG r a n d v i e w

U n i o n G a p

A r l i n g t o n

B i g g sJ u n c t i o n

B o a r d m a n

R u f u s

W a s c o

B i c k l e t o n

C e n t e r v i l l e

G o l d e n d a l e

M a r y h i l l

P r o s s e r

R o o s e v e l t

D e s e r tA i r e

M a t t a w a

R o y a lC i t y

V a n t a g e

B a s i nC i t y

E c h o

H e r m i s t o n

I r r i g o n

S t a n f i e l d

U m a t i l l a

B e n t o n C i t y

H i g h l a n d

K e n n e w i c k

R i c h l a n d

G r a n g e rG r a n g e r

GGrr aa

nntt

AAdd

aamm

ss

KK ii tt tt ii tt aa ssYY aa kk ii mm aa

AA dd aa mm ssFF rr aa nn kk ll ii nn

YYaa

kkii mm

aaBB

eenn

tt oonn

YY aa kk ii mm aaKK ll ii cc kk ii tt aa tt

BBee

nntt oo

nnKK

ll iicc

kkii tt

aatt

CCoolluummbbiiaa RRiivveerr

MM oo ss ee ss LL aa kk ee

PPoo tt hhoolleess

RReesseerrvv oo iirrFFrreenncchhmmaann HHiill llss LLaakkee

PPrriieess tt

RRaappiiddss LL aakkee

CC ooll uu mm

bb ii aa RR ii

vv eerr

RRiim mrroocc kk L La ak ke e

CCoolluumm bb ii aa

RR ii vv ee rr

CCoolluummbbiiaa RRiivveerr

Yakima River

Naches River

Tieton River

_Copyright May 2011 Yakima County G.I.S. 509-574-2990

±1 in = 12 miles

Source: US Census Bureau 2010 Population EstimatePopulation Data: Washington State only, Oregon communities not included in Population Total

GEOG

RAPH

IC IN

FORM

ATIO

N SY

STEM

S

0 157.5Miles

Radius

G r a n g e rG r a n g e rP o p u l a t i o nP o p u l a t i o n

R a d i u sR a d i u s

YAKI

MA

CO

UN

TYYA

KIM

A C

OU

NTY Year

2010

1990

2000

2010

Population

332616

69626241975

Granger

Population

3246

2530

2053

_15 Miles

30 Miles

45 Miles