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Mill Plain Elementary School

16200 SE 6TH ST, Vancouver, WA 98684 · (360) 604-6800 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
211 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10%
Kindergarten4914%
Grade 16719%
Grade 25114%
Grade 36318%
Grade 45516%
Grade 56819%

This year's kindergarten class (49) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).

Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
13137%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
12836%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
93%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
134%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
3811%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
3510%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
18853%
Female
16647%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
40.6%
WA avg 49.0% . -4.0pp since 2014
Math
35.0%
WA avg 39.2% . -6.9pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2022-2340.6%35.0%
2021-2238.8%33.6%
2018-1947.7%41.5%
2017-1854.4%45.3%
2016-1761.3%59.1%
2015-1658.4%58.6%
2014-1544.6%41.8%
% 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 Mill Plain Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mill Plain Elementary School this school35459.6%N/A
Stewart Elementary
Puyallup
34358.9%40.8%
Marshall Elementary
Marysville
33158.9%25.8%
Birchwood Elementary School
Bellingham
33558.5%31.8%
Orchards Elementary School
Vancouver
43359.6%N/A
Hazel Dell Elementary School
VANCOUVER
37065.4%N/A
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 Mill Plain Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Clark County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#775 of 1,103
▲ 8
#41 of 64
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
40.6%#732 of 1,102
▲ 36
#40 of 64
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
354#791 of 1,268#48 of 71
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.5:1#100 of 1,085#3 of 65
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.9%#254 of 1,088#3 of 66
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
59.6%#454 of 1,169#19 of 69
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.6%#186 of 778#18 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 2024-25
Enrollment
354
-25 (-7%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535426.313.5:160% (211)
2023-2438327.613.9:169% (265)
2022-232842312.3:170% (200)
2020-213792913.1:161% (231)
2017-1847630.415.7:159% (279)
2015-164973215.5:163% (314)
2010-114782916.5:162% (298)
2000-017043719.0:1N/A
1990-917223123.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Plain Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 26% (476 to 354); teachers down 14% (30.4 to 26.3).

About Mill Plain Elementary School

Mill Plain Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Vancouver, Washington. Total enrollment is 354 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.

The district, Evergreen School District (Clark), has 21,603 students enrolled across 39 schools.

The largest group at Mill Plain Elementary School is White students, at 37%. Smaller groups are 36% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 10% Pacific Islander, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Clark County is roughly 75% White. The diversity index for Mill Plain Elementary School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Mill Plain Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.5 students per teacher, from 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 3.8 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Mill Plain Elementary School, 60% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points above the 43% average for public schools in Clark County.

Census data for Clark County show median household income comes to about $97,536, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 151 public schools in the county, enrolling about 74,406, Mill Plain Elementary School among them.

Mountain View High School sits about 0.7 miles from Mill Plain Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The NCES locale for Mill Plain Elementary School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

A 7% decline took enrollment from 379 in 2020-21 to 354 in 2024-25.

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Clark County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Mill Plain Elementary School
District
Evergreen School District (Clark)
Address
16200 SE 6TH ST, Vancouver, WA 98684
Phone
(360) 604-6800
County
Clark County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
354
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
211 (60%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
530270000422
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mill Plain Elementary School
How large is Mill Plain Elementary School?
Mill Plain Elementary School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mill Plain Elementary School serve?
Mill Plain Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mill Plain Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Mill Plain Elementary School.
How diverse is Mill Plain Elementary School?
Mill Plain Elementary School reports a student body of 37% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Mill Plain Elementary School public or private?
Mill Plain Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evergreen School District (Clark).
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