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Enrollment
787
High
DISTRICT 837 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530927002508
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics
3101 MAIN ST, VANCOUVER, WA 98663 · (360) 313-4600 · Clark County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL787 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
247 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 12% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
72.8%
WA avg 49.0% . -9.0pp since 2014
Math
43.1%
WA avg 39.2% . -17.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 72.8% | 43.1% |
| 2021-22 | 78.7% | 42.9% |
| 2018-19 | 89.6% | 61.5% |
| 2017-18 | 91.2% | 61.1% |
| 2016-17 | 88.0% | 62.6% |
| 2015-16 | 84.6% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.8% | 60.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Vancouver School of Arts and Academics
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver School of Arts and Academics this school | 787 | 31.4% | N/A |
| A G West Black Hills High School Tumwater | 753 | 31.2% | 47.5% |
| Columbia River High VANCOUVER | 1,138 | 32.6% | N/A |
| Tumwater High School Tumwater | 1,117 | 30.6% | 49.2% |
| Orting High School Orting | 876 | 36.9% | 41.5% |
| Bellingham High School Bellingham | 1,165 | 35.5% | 51.7% |
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Vancouver School of Arts and Academics ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #62 of 321 ▼ 5 | #6 of 20 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #64 of 327 ▼ 21 | #7 of 20 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 787 | #179 of 570 | #14 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #218 of 311 | #12 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #178 of 316 | #14 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #319 of 386 | #16 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.7% | #9 of 136 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
787
+189 (+32%) vs 2020
+38% since 2000-01, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 21.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 787 | 36 | 21.9:1 | 31% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 787 | 39.4 | 20.0:1 | 29% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 770 | 39.9 | 19.3:1 | 28% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 28 | 21.4:1 | 23% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 28.8 | 20.6:1 | 18% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 28 | 21.4:1 | 25% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 24 | 23.7:1 | 21% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vancouver School of Arts and Academics.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (593 to 787); teachers up 25% (28.8 to 36).
About Vancouver School of Arts and Academics
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics is a medium-sized high school located in VANCOUVER, Washington. A federal count lists 787 students at the school, in grades 6 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Washington) has about 573 students.
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics belongs to Vancouver School District, a district of 43 schools and 21,783 students.
At Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, White students make up 63% of the student body. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 12 points below the 75% share among Clark County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 36 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.9:1. That matches the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 31% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Clark County is 43%.
Federal survey data for Clark County show that the median household income is $97,536, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Clark County is home to 151 public schools and about 74,406 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Discovery Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The NCES locale for Vancouver School of Arts and Academics is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics's enrollment climbed from 598 in 2020-21 to 787 in 2024-25.
The Vancouver School of Arts and Academics community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
516,959
Census ACS
Median income
$97,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
151
74,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vancouver School District
- Skyview High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Fort Vancouver High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Hudson's Bay High SchoolHigh · 1,197 students
- Columbia River HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 849 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
Other schools in VANCOUVER
- Skyview High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Fort Vancouver High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Evergreen High SchoolHigh · 1,427 students
- Hudson's Bay High SchoolHigh · 1,197 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Middle School0.6 mi · 525
- Hough Elementary School0.6 mi · 238
- Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 280
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 244
- Clark County Juvenile Detention School1.0 mi · 15
- Vancouver Innovation Technology and Arts Elementary1.1 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Vancouver School of Arts and AcademicsHow large is Vancouver School of Arts and Academics?
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics enrolls approximately 787 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Vancouver School of Arts and Academics serve?
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Vancouver School of Arts and Academics have?
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics?
Student demographics at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics are roughly 63% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Vancouver School of Arts and Academics?
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics is overseen by Vancouver School District in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.