Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONGVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530447000700
Columbia Heights Elementary
2820 Parkview Drive, Longview, WA 98632 · (360) 575-7461 · Cowlitz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
191 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
WA avg 49.0% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
47.2%
WA avg 39.2% . +3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 41.1% | 47.2% |
| 2021-22 | 41.7% | 37.7% |
| 2018-19 | 50.6% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 42.9% | 39.2% |
| 2016-17 | 45.1% | 38.7% |
| 2015-16 | 53.6% | 45.5% |
| 2014-15 | 47.2% | 43.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Columbia Heights Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Heights Elementary this school | 331 | 57.7% | N/A |
| Evergreen Elementary Lakebay | 336 | 58.0% | 51.1% |
| Hamilton Elementary PORT ANGELES | 338 | 53.0% | N/A |
| Gold Bar Elementary Gold Bar | 313 | 56.5% | 40.7% |
| Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl Longview | 362 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Roy Elementary ROY | 285 | 61.4% | 37.9% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Columbia Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Cowlitz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #490 of 1,103 ▲ 197 | #4 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #716 of 1,102 ▼ 38 | #9 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #861 of 1,268 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #278 of 1,085 | #4 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #812 of 1,088 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #490 of 1,169 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #635 of 778 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
331
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 331 | 22.5 | 14.7:1 | 58% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 21.8 | 15.4:1 | 61% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 23.5 | 14.2:1 | 62% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 50% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 20 | 17.8:1 | 47% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 20 | 18.0:1 | 53% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 18 | 21.1:1 | 46% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 16 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (355 to 331); teachers up 13% (20 to 22.5).
About Columbia Heights Elementary
Columbia Heights Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Longview School District, located in Longview, Washington. The school has 331 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
Longview School District has 17 schools; together they serve 6,382 students.
Of every 100 students at Columbia Heights Elementary, about 69 are White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. Among all residents of Cowlitz County, the White share is about 83%. The diversity index for Columbia Heights Elementary is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Columbia Heights Elementary, 58% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cowlitz County is similar, at 58%.
Looking at the county, Cowlitz County, median household income comes to about $76,531, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 48 public schools and about 17,080 students.
Cascade Middle School sits about 0.2 miles from Columbia Heights Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Columbia Heights Elementary was 337 in 2020-21 and 331 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.7:1.
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Cowlitz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,360
Census ACS
Median income
$76,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Longview School District
- R A Long High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Mark Morris High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Mt. Solo Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
Other schools in Longview
- R A Long High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Mark Morris High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Mt. Solo Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Cascade Middle School0.2 mi · 463
- Mark Morris High School0.8 mi · 912
- Northlake Elementary School0.8 mi · 315
- Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl0.9 mi · 362
- Kelso Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 216
- Broadway Learning Center1.4 mi · 135
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia Heights ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Columbia Heights Elementary?
Columbia Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 331 students in grades KG-05.
Is Columbia Heights Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbia Heights Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Columbia Heights Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Columbia Heights Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Columbia Heights Elementary?
Student demographics at Columbia Heights Elementary are roughly 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Columbia Heights Elementary public or private?
Columbia Heights Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Longview School District.
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