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How has Prune Hill Elem changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530081002880
Prune Hill Elem
1601 NW Tidland St, Camas, WA 98607 · (360) 833-5730 · Clark County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
72 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 68% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
75.2%
WA avg 49.0% . -7.6pp since 2014
Math
73.5%
WA avg 39.2% . -5.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 75.2% | 73.5% |
| 2021-22 | 73.9% | 63.0% |
| 2018-19 | 84.1% | 77.4% |
| 2017-18 | 79.4% | 71.3% |
| 2016-17 | 78.9% | 71.3% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 76.9% |
| 2014-15 | 82.8% | 79.5% |
% 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 Prune Hill Elem
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prune Hill Elem this school | 406 | 17.7% | N/A |
| Cherry Valley Elementary School Duvall | 445 | 17.3% | 68.9% |
| Fishers Landing Elementary School Vancouver | 402 | 17.9% | N/A |
| Lacamas Lake Elementary Camas | 348 | 19.8% | N/A |
| Dorothy Fox Camas | 497 | 17.1% | N/A |
| Wellington Elementary Woodinville | 380 | 12.9% | 75.5% |
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 Prune Hill Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #97 of 1,103 ▲ 111 | #3 of 64 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #94 of 1,102 ▲ 16 | #3 of 64 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #611 of 1,268 | #38 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #702 of 1,085 | #41 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #604 of 1,088 | #40 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.7% | #1,054 of 1,169 | #65 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #271 of 778 | #27 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 2024-25Enrollment
406
-112 (-22%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 19.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 406 | 24.6 | 16.5:1 | 18% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 24.3 | 17.5:1 | 17% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 25.6 | 17.5:1 | 13% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 10% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 11% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 15% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 29 | 19.4:1 | 13% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prune Hill Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (514 to 406); teachers down 18% (30 to 24.6).
About Prune Hill Elem
Prune Hill Elem operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Camas, Washington. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 406 students.
The district, Camas School District, operates 15 schools serving 7,279 students.
Prune Hill Elem is 63% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 14% Asian, 14% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Clark County's population at about 75%. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.5:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Prune Hill Elem reports 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Clark County.
Clark County has about 516,959 residents, and the median household income is $97,536, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Prune Hill Elem, Clark County has 150 other public schools.
The closest public school, Liberty Middle School, is about 0.2 miles from Prune Hill Elem. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Federal data place Prune Hill Elem 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.
Over 4 years, Prune Hill Elem's enrollment dropped 22%, to 406. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.2:1 in 2020-21 to 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Camas School District
- Camas High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Skyridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 760 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Woodburn ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Dorothy FoxElementary · 497 students
- Helen Baller ElemElementary · 487 students
Other schools in Camas
- Camas High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Union High SchoolHigh · 1,989 students
- Skyridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 760 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Woodburn ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Dorothy FoxElementary · 497 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Middle School0.2 mi · 708
- Odyssey Middle School0.3 mi · 277
- Discovery High School0.4 mi · 201
- Dorothy Fox1.3 mi · 497
- Grass Valley Elementary1.5 mi · 445
- Fishers Landing Elementary School1.6 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Prune Hill ElemHow large is Prune Hill Elem?
Prune Hill Elem enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
Is Prune Hill Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prune Hill Elem is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Prune Hill Elem have?
Prune Hill Elem employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Prune Hill Elem?
Student demographics at Prune Hill Elem are roughly 63% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Prune Hill Elem?
Prune Hill Elem is overseen by Camas School District in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.