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Orchards Elementary School

11405 NE 69th Street, Vancouver, WA 98662 · (360) 604-6975 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
258 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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-K389%
Kindergarten7317%
Grade 16816%
Grade 26615%
Grade 35713%
Grade 45112%
Grade 58018%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
19545%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
14433%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
205%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
419%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
246%
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
22452%
Female
20948%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
25.2%
WA avg 49.0% . -13.4pp since 2014
Math
18.3%
WA avg 39.2% . -18.8pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 19 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2022-2325.2%18.3%
2021-2228.9%12.4%
2018-1933.3%29.1%
2017-1838.1%34.9%
2016-1734.0%33.9%
2015-1636.4%31.6%
2014-1538.6%37.0%
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Orchards Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Clark County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.3%#1,053 of 1,103#60 of 64
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.2%#1,016 of 1,102#57 of 64
Enrollment
ranked largest first
433#506 of 1,268#35 of 71
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#85 of 1,085#2 of 65
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.2%#352 of 1,088#9 of 66
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
59.6%#455 of 1,169#20 of 69
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.0%#246 of 778#24 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
433
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543332.613.3:160% (258)
2023-2445231.914.2:171% (320)
2022-2344534.113.1:175% (334)
2020-214773513.6:169% (330)
2017-1855537.714.7:170% (387)
2015-165813815.3:178% (453)
2010-115773914.8:174% (427)
2000-016093517.4:1N/A
1990-915202421.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchards Elementary School.

About Orchards Elementary School

Orchards Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Vancouver, Washington. The school enrolls 433 students, from pre-K through 5.

Evergreen School District (Clark) operates 39 schools. Combined enrollment is 21,603 students.

Orchards Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 45%. The school is also 33% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 75%. The chance that two students picked at random at Orchards Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1, with 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Orchards Elementary School is 60%. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Clark County.

Within Clark County, median household income is about $97,536, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 151 public schools in Clark County, with a combined enrollment of about 74,406.

The closest public school to Orchards Elementary School is Covington Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Federal data place Orchards Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The student count in 2024-25 was 433, 9% below the 477 of 2020-21.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Orchards Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Clark County at a glance

View full county profile
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
Orchards Elementary School
District
Evergreen School District (Clark)
Address
11405 NE 69th Street, Vancouver, WA 98662
Phone
(360) 604-6975
County
Clark County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
433
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
258 (60%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
530270000423
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Evergreen School District (Clark)
Other schools in Vancouver
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Frequently asked questions

About Orchards Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Orchards Elementary School?
Orchards Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Orchards Elementary School serve?
Orchards Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orchards Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orchards Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orchards Elementary School?
At Orchards Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Orchards Elementary School public or private?
Orchards Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evergreen School District (Clark).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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