Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530927001572
Lake Shore Elementary
9300 NW 21ST AVE, VANCOUVER, WA 98665 · (360) 313-2250 · Clark County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL300 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
15.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
94 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
62.6%
WA avg 49.0% . -9.5pp since 2014
Math
55.6%
WA avg 39.2% . -7.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 62.6% | 55.6% |
| 2021-22 | 58.4% | 61.9% |
| 2018-19 | 65.3% | 62.3% |
| 2017-18 | 67.6% | 61.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.0% | 58.8% |
| 2015-16 | 66.3% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 62.6% |
% 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 Lake Shore Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore Elementary this school | 300 | 31.3% | N/A |
| Vancouver Innovation Technology and Arts Elementary Vancouver | 300 | 31.7% | N/A |
| Hilder Pearson Elementary Poulsbo | 286 | 33.6% | 55.8% |
| Lowell Elementary School Bellingham | 338 | 34.3% | 58.9% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Pullman | 326 | 30.1% | 70.8% |
| Big Lake Elementary School Mount Vernon | 288 | 30.2% | 52.6% |
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 Lake Shore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #329 of 1,103 ▼ 93 | #15 of 64 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #253 of 1,102 ▲ 80 | #13 of 64 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #953 of 1,268 | #57 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #350 of 1,085 | #17 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #786 of 1,088 | #53 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #917 of 1,169 | #53 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.0% | #88 of 778 | #11 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
300
-97 (-24%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 300 | 19.9 | 15.1:1 | 31% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 21.4 | 15.0:1 | 33% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 22.3 | 16.5:1 | 31% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 27.2 | 16.2:1 | 25% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 30% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 20 | 19.4:1 | 36% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 26 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 23 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Shore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (441 to 300); teachers down 27% (27.2 to 19.9).
About Lake Shore Elementary
Lake Shore Elementary, located in VANCOUVER, Washington, is a small elementary school. The school reports 300 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Washington is about 380 students.
Vancouver School District enrolls 21,783 students, and its 43 schools include Lake Shore Elementary.
Roughly 69% of students at Lake Shore Elementary are White. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 19.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.1:1. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Lake Shore Elementary is 31%. On average, public schools in Clark County report 43%.
Clark County has about 516,959 residents, and the median household income is $97,536, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Lake Shore Elementary, Clark County has 150 other public schools.
Jason Lee Middle School is located about 0.8 miles from Lake Shore Elementary. The five-mile area around Lake Shore Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 97 students since 2020-21, to 300. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 13.7 in 2020-21.
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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 Vancouver School District
- Skyview High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Fort Vancouver High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Hudson's Bay High SchoolHigh · 1,197 students
- Columbia River HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 849 students
- Vancouver School of Arts and AcademicsHigh · 787 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
Other Lake Shore Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lake Shore Elementary. Lake Shore Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Lake Shore ElementaryPasadena, MD · 280 students
Nearby schools
- Jason Lee Middle School0.8 mi · 568
- Columbia River High0.8 mi · 1,138
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary0.9 mi · 386
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School1.4 mi · 786
- Felida Elementary School1.4 mi · 561
- Sacajawea Elementary School1.7 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Shore ElementaryHow many students attend Lake Shore Elementary?
Lake Shore Elementary enrolls approximately 300 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lake Shore Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Shore Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lake Shore Elementary have?
Lake Shore Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Shore Elementary?
At Lake Shore Elementary, the student body is approximately 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Lake Shore Elementary public or private?
Lake Shore Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vancouver School District.
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