Gaiser Middle School

Gaiser Middle School operates as a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in VANCOUVER, Washington, run under Vancouver School District. Current enrollment sits at 750 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Gaiser Middle School sits 30% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 43 schools in Vancouver School District (21,783 students total), Gaiser Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Gaiser Middle School lists that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% Black. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Gaiser Middle School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Clark County (around 43%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Clark County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,536 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Clark County runs 151 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students), of which Gaiser Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sarah J Anderson Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gaiser Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Gaiser Middle School's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 887 (now 750). The White share of enrollment decreased from 50% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

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