Martin Luther King Elementary

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in VANCOUVER, Washington, Martin Luther King Elementary hosts 514 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Vancouver School District. That puts it 35% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Martin Luther King Elementary is one of 43 schools operated by Vancouver School District, a district that hosts 21,783 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Martin Luther King Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Clark County's rate of about 43%.

In the surrounding community, Clark County reports that median household income runs about $97,536, 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 Martin Luther King Elementary is one.

Fort Vancouver High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Martin Luther King Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 490 (now 514). Hispanic enrollment moved from 56% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.