Carson Elementary School

Carson Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary-level community in Carson, Washington, overseen by Stevenson-Carson School District. The school serves 290 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Carson Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Stevenson-Carson School District, a district that hosts 1,097 students overall.

On demographics, Carson Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Carson Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Skamania County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, Skamania County reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,265 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Skamania County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,794 students), of which Carson Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Carson Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Carson Elementary School.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

On the community side, members of the Carson Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.