Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONGVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530447001845
Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl
2644 30th Avenue, Longview, WA 98632 · (360) 575-7502 · Cowlitz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
203 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 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
38%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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
WA avg 49.0% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
47.4%
WA avg 39.2% . +1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 48 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 47.4% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
| 2018-19 | 56.4% | 57.8% |
| 2017-18 | 55.5% | 49.8% |
| 2016-17 | 58.4% | 50.8% |
| 2015-16 | 56.9% | 45.8% |
| 2014-15 | 52.8% | 46.3% |
% 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 Garden Elem Schl
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl this school | 362 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Evergreen Elementary Lakebay | 336 | 58.0% | 51.1% |
| Salnave Elementary CHENEY | 347 | 53.0% | 43.7% |
| Franklin Elementary PORT ANGELES | 318 | 56.0% | N/A |
| Hamilton Elementary PORT ANGELES | 338 | 53.0% | N/A |
| Riverside Elementary Chattaroy | 380 | 57.6% | 53.7% |
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 Garden Elem Schl ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Cowlitz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #487 of 1,103 ▲ 168 | #3 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #562 of 1,102 ▲ 16 | #6 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #765 of 1,268 | #11 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #531 of 1,085 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #953 of 1,088 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #520 of 1,169 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #512 of 778 | #3 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
362
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 362 | 22.9 | 15.8:1 | 56% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 22.6 | 16.2:1 | 54% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 23.6 | 16.3:1 | 55% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 49% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 46% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 53% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 39% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 23 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (413 to 362); teachers down 4% (24 to 22.9).
About Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl
Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl is one of the public schools in Longview, Washington. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 362 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Longview School District is responsible for 17 schools, Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl included, with 6,382 students in all.
White students make up a majority at Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl, at 78%. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 15.8 students per teacher and 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 56%. That tracks the 58% average for public schools in Cowlitz County.
County data help place the school in context: in Cowlitz County, the median household income is $76,531, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Cowlitz County has 48 public schools and roughly 17,080 students.
Cascade Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 362, close to the 357 recorded in 2020-21.
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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 School0.7 mi · 463
- Columbia Heights Elementary0.9 mi · 331
- Northlake Elementary School0.9 mi · 315
- R A Long High School1.0 mi · 926
- Longview Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 88
- Discovery High School-Achieve1.0 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia Valley Garden Elem SchlHow many students attend Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl?
Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl enrolls approximately 362 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl serve?
Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl is approximately 15.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl?
Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl reports a student body of 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl public or private?
Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl is a public K-12 school, overseen by Longview School District.
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