Washington Elementary

Washington Elementary is an elementary school of low-enrollment scale in VANCOUVER, Washington, overseen by Vancouver School District, instructing 244 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Vancouver School District comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 21,783 students; Washington Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Washington Elementary records that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 39% White, 11% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Clark County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,536 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Washington Elementary is one of 151 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students).

The closest other public school is Discovery Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary has fell 29%, going from 346 students in 2018 to 244 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 52% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the Washington Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.