Rose Valley Elementary

Rose Valley Elementary, a small elementary campus in Kelso, Washington, run under Kelso School District, teaches 186 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 51% leaner than the state mean of about 380.

Across the 13 schools in Kelso School District (4,960 students total), Rose Valley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Rose Valley Elementary records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Cowlitz County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 41% of students at Rose Valley Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Cowlitz County's rate of about 58%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cowlitz County put median household earnings sit near $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%. In all, Cowlitz County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,080 students), of which Rose Valley Elementary is one.

Carrolls Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Rose Valley Elementary.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rose Valley Elementary's enrollment has climbed 28% since 2018, when it stood at 145 (now 186). Class-load math has widened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.