Sifton Elementary School

Sifton Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in Vancouver, Washington, one of the schools within Evergreen School District (Clark), with 484 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 27% larger than typical.

Sifton Elementary School is one of 39 schools operated by Evergreen School District (Clark), a district that enrolls 21,603 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sifton Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 33% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,536, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Clark County's 151 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students), Sifton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Heritage High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Sifton Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 484). Over the same period, the White share declined from 56% to 47%.

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