Pleasant Valley Primary

Pleasant Valley Primary is a sizable elementary campus in VANCOUVER, Washington, part of Battle Ground School District. The school teaches 591 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 56% bigger than the state mean of about 380.

Battle Ground School District runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 12,754 students. Pleasant Valley Primary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Pleasant Valley Primary reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, 4% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Pleasant Valley Primary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,536, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Clark County's 151 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students), Pleasant Valley Primary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pleasant Valley Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pleasant Valley Primary.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Pleasant Valley Primary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 591). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 72% to 65% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Pleasant Valley Primary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.