Hough Elementary School

Hough Elementary School is an elementary-level community of intimate scale in VANCOUVER, Washington, overseen by Vancouver School District, serveing 238 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Hough Elementary School sits 37% below that benchmark.

Hough Elementary School is one of 43 schools operated by Vancouver School District, a district that instructs 21,783 students overall.

On demographics, Hough Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Hough Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clark County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,536 per year, 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), Hough Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Clark County Juvenile Detention School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hough Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 300 students in 2018 compared to 238 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 65% to 59%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Hough Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.