Cape Horn Skye Elementary

Cape Horn Skye Elementary is one of the intimate elementary-level communitys in Washougal, Washington, operated by Washougal School District, with 284 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 25% below typical.

Within Washougal School District, which oversees 9 schools and 2,687 students, Cape Horn Skye Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Cape Horn Skye Elementary shows that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Skamania County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Cape Horn Skye Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Skamania County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Skamania County shows the typical household earns roughly $93,265 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Cape Horn Skye Elementary is one of 13 public schools in Skamania County (combined enrollment of about 1,794 students).

Canyon Creek Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Cape Horn Skye Elementary's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 330 (now 284). Class-load math has fell: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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