Yacolt Primary

The public elementary school Yacolt Primary is located in YACOLT, Washington. It had 747 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Washington have about 380 students on average; enrollment here is 97% higher.

Enrollment across the 20 schools in Battle Ground School District totals 12,754 students.

The share of students at Yacolt Primary who are White is 92%. Other students are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Clark County residents are about 75% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.

The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Washington is similar, at 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 40% of the student body.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Clark County show that median household income comes to about $97,536, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 151, with about 74,406 students.

A public school about 3.5 miles away, Amboy Middle School, is the closest to Yacolt Primary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Yacolt Primary.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2020-21, Yacolt Primary enrolled 582 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 747. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.2:1 to 17.8:1.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Yacolt Primary. Members of the school community can share what they know.