Gause Elementary

As a cozy elementary campus in WASHOUGAL, Washington, Gause Elementary caters to 224 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Washougal School District. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 380.

Washougal School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,687 students. Gause Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Gause Elementary reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Clark County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Gause Elementary logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 47% of students at Gause Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate median household income runs about $97,536, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Clark County's 151 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students), Gause Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Washougal Learning Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gause Elementary.

Gause Elementary operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Gause Elementary's enrollment has fell 36% since 2018, when it stood at 352 (now 224). Over the same period, the White share fell from 85% to 79%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.