Robert Gray Elementary

Robert Gray Elementary is an average-sized elementary school in Longview, Washington, run under Longview School District. The school teaches 415 students in grades K through 5.

Longview School District comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 6,382 students; Robert Gray Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Robert Gray Elementary logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cowlitz County) records that the typical household earns roughly $76,531 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Robert Gray Elementary is one of 48 public schools in Cowlitz County (combined enrollment of about 17,080 students).

Mint Valley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Robert Gray Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert Gray Elementary has declined 7%, going from 447 students in 2018 to 415 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 83% to 76% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.