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Sarah J Anderson Elementary
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded Standard7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Sarah J Anderson Elementary
As a sizable primary school in VANCOUVER, Washington, Sarah J Anderson Elementary works with 625 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Vancouver School District. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 64% larger than typical.
Vancouver School District comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 21,783 students; Sarah J Anderson Elementary is among them.
In terms of who attends, Sarah J Anderson Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 39% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Sarah J Anderson Elementary records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
In the area at large, census data for Clark County shows median household earnings sit near $97,536, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Sarah J Anderson Elementary is one of 151 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students).
The closest other public school is Gaiser Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Sarah J Anderson Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.
Over the past 7-year window. Sarah J Anderson Elementary's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 771 (now 625). The White share of enrollment edged down from 49% to 42% over that span.
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