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Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVERGREEN SCHOOL DISTRICT (CLARK)·NCES 530270002946
Columbia Valley Elementary
17500 SE Sequoia Cr, Vancouver, WA 98683 · (360) 604-3375 · Clark County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
155 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
42.3%
WA avg 49.0% . -16.7pp since 2014
Math
39.6%
WA avg 39.2% . -19.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 42.3% | 39.6% |
| 2021-22 | 37.6% | 35.3% |
| 2018-19 | 49.6% | 47.6% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2016-17 | 57.9% | 49.8% |
| 2015-16 | 59.1% | 60.4% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 58.7% |
% 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 Valley Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Valley Elementary this school | 360 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Cherrydale Elementary Steilacoom | 348 | 44.3% | 60.7% |
| Kenmore Elementary Kenmore | 396 | 41.2% | 60.3% |
| Kitsap Lake Elementary Bremerton | 336 | 46.7% | 53.7% |
| Broad View Elementary Oak Harbor | 369 | 48.2% | 42.8% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School SILVERDALE | 362 | 43.1% | 52.5% |
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 Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #670 of 1,103 ▲ 62 | #35 of 64 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #686 of 1,102 ▲ 106 | #36 of 64 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #774 of 1,268 | #47 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #455 of 1,085 | #28 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #360 of 1,088 | #13 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #756 of 1,169 | #42 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.0% | #50 of 778 | #3 of 50 |
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
360
-67 (-16%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 360 | 23.3 | 15.4:1 | 43% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 50% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 27.4 | 14.8:1 | 53% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 43% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 31.9 | 17.9:1 | 41% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 40% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 33% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (571 to 360); teachers down 27% (31.9 to 23.3).
About Columbia Valley Elementary
Columbia Valley Elementary sits in Vancouver, Washington, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 360 students.
Evergreen School District (Clark) enrolls 21,603 students, and its 39 schools include Columbia Valley Elementary.
Columbia Valley Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 50%. Other students are 26% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 5% Black. By comparison, Clark County residents are about 75% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 15.4:1 comes from the school's 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 43% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Clark County average 43%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Clark County, the median household income is $97,536, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Columbia Valley Elementary is one of 151 public schools in the county.
Mill Plain Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Columbia Valley Elementary is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 67 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.4:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Columbia Valley Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
516,959
Census ACS
Median income
$97,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
151
74,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evergreen School District (Clark)
- Union High SchoolHigh · 1,989 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Evergreen High SchoolHigh · 1,427 students
- Covington Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
- Pacific Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
Other schools in Vancouver
- Skyview High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Fort Vancouver High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Evergreen High SchoolHigh · 1,427 students
- Hudson's Bay High SchoolHigh · 1,197 students
Nearby schools
- Mill Plain Elementary School0.8 mi · 354
- Shahala Middle School1.0 mi · 732
- Illahee Elementary School1.1 mi · 367
- Fishers Landing Elementary School1.2 mi · 402
- Mountain View High School1.3 mi · 1,523
- Union High School1.4 mi · 1,989
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia Valley ElementaryHow large is Columbia Valley Elementary?
Columbia Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-05.
Is Columbia Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbia Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbia Valley Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Columbia Valley Elementary?
At Columbia Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Columbia Valley Elementary public or private?
Columbia Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evergreen School District (Clark).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.