Sacajawea Elementary School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 14 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 | 41.5% | 35.5% |
| 2021-22 | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| 2018-19 | 51.2% | 40.8% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 44.1% |
| 2016-17 | 44.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015-16 | 43.2% | 30.1% |
| 2014-15 | 55.1% | 41.1% |
Schools most like Sacajawea Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacajawea Elementary School this school | 403 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Whittier Elementary Everett | 422 | 46.2% | 73.5% |
| Michael T Simmons Elementary Tumwater | 457 | 43.5% | 58.9% |
| Hidden Creek Elementary School PORT ORCHARD | 439 | 48.1% | 42.5% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School SILVERDALE | 362 | 43.1% | 52.5% |
| Woodland Elementary Lacey | 458 | 42.4% | 51.2% |
Where Sacajawea Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #763 of 1,103 ▼ 95 | #40 of 64 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #706 of 1,102 ▼ 65 | #38 of 64 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #621 of 1,268 | #39 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #984 of 1,085 | #61 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #525 of 1,088 | #35 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #741 of 1,169 | #40 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #254 of 257 | #10 of 12 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 403 | 22.3 | 18.1:1 | 44% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 26.1 | 15.2:1 | 43% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 25.6 | 15.1:1 | 46% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 40% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 28.7 | 14.0:1 | 49% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 56% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 44% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 22 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 621 | 27 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (401 to 403); teachers down 22% (28.7 to 22.3).
About Sacajawea Elementary School
Sacajawea Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in VANCOUVER, Washington. School enrollment was 403 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Vancouver School District oversees Sacajawea Elementary School and 42 other schools, with 21,783 students in total.
White students make up a majority at Sacajawea Elementary School, at 59%. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the White share of Clark County's population at about 75%. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.1:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 44%. That tracks the 43% average for public schools in Clark County.
Clark County census figures show that the median household income is $97,536, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 151 public schools in Clark County, enrolling about 74,406 students in all.
Nearby, Salmon Creek Elementary is about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Sacajawea Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Sacajawea Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 403, a 10% increase from 365 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.2 to 18.1 over 4 years.
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