Northlake Elementary School

Northlake Elementary School is one of the compact K-5 schools in Longview, Washington, operated by Longview School District, with 315 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Longview School District runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 6,382 students. Northlake Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Northlake Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 34% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Cowlitz County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Northlake Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cowlitz County (around 58%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cowlitz County) logs that median household income runs about $76,531, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Northlake Elementary School is one of 48 public schools in Cowlitz County (combined enrollment of about 17,080 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mark Morris High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Northlake Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Northlake Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 302 (now 315). Class-load math has loosened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Northlake Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.