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Sifton Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

906^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Sifton Elementary School is a public elementary school (PK-5) serving 484 students in Vancouver, WA, as part of the Evergreen School District (Clark), and it faces significant academic challenges with a statewide ranking in the bottom quarter.

The school operates with fewer resources per student and a higher student-to-teacher ratio than many nearby schools, yet it shows some notable strengths. Its math proficiency is actually higher than the district average, and it has historically performed relatively well in supporting English Language Learners. However, performance varies dramatically between grade levels, and the school's overall ranking has been volatile, dropping to a 1-star rating in the current year after a better performance the year prior.

Compared to other schools in the area, Sifton Elementary School sits in the middle of a wide performance spectrum. It outperforms several neighbors like Silver Star Elementary School, Sunset Elementary School, and Orchards Elementary School in subjects like math and science, despite often having less funding. This suggests the school is achieving some efficient results with its resources, indicating potential for improvement with consistent support and building on its successful programs.

484

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,659

Per pupil spending ?

49.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7301 NE 137th Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98682-4608

(360) 604-6675

District: Evergreen School District (Clark)

Students who attend Sifton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Frontier Middle School
High:	Heritage High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

Hispanic:

33.5%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (37% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Washington avg48%

906^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark)

183^rd of 247Evergreen School District (Clark) among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	906 of 1160	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	721 of 1168	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	821 of 1169	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	899 of 1169	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	961 of 1107	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	858 of 1130	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	905 of 1054	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.5	756 of 1056	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	837 of 1053	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.0	824 of 1067	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	938 of 1106	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	917 of 1097	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	824 of 1092	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	809 of 1088	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	806 of 1072	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.0	758 of 1067	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	853 of 1069	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	936 of 1051	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	892 of 1031	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.1	919 of 1026	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	186 of 303	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	132 of 320	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	128 of 248	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	232 of 333	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	878 of 1092	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	744 of 1093	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	703 of 1094	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	871 of 1100	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	912 of 1008	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	739 of 1068	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	852 of 1004	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	442 of 659	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	302 of 651	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	446 of 633	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	495 of 694	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	344 of 501	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	584 of 697	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	462 of 540	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	813 of 1013	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	523 of 1024	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	637 of 1013	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	627 of 1019	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	627 of 854	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	617 of 979	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.7	761 of 835	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	822 of 1098	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	669 of 1099	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	825 of 1099	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	763 of 1113	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	859 of 1025	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	896 of 1075	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	854 of 999	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	334 of 478	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	363 of 566	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.4	575 of 637	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	889 of 1007	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	822 of 1009	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	784 of 1011	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	790 of 1031	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	885 of 943	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	809 of 1027	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	768 of 833	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2022)30th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science40%-9 vs state

Math36%-7 vs state

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

This is one of the worst schools I've dealt with in a long time.

My son was a 3rd grade student here till he was assaulted by the vice principal, Ben Cort. My son tried leaving his office after being in trouble, Ben Cort came up behind my son and put him in a choke hold, and then locked my son in his office for a while to call me. He told me a completely different story than what he told the police when he was interviewed. Since the incident happened in Ben Cort's office with NO witnesses, it was my son's word versus Ben Cort.

If you search other reviews online for this school, you'll find that the staff takes it upon themselves to diagnosis kids with their labels and then put these labels in their permanent files. This is illegal and only when you demand repeatedly that it be change, will they maybe do so.

This school doesn't care about its students or their success. I tried reaching out to the school counselor and she couldn't be bothered with me. I have been lied to by my son's former teacher, the principal, and the vice principal in relation to incidents that occurred with my son. Only when I made it clear I was an actively involved parent, did the stories change.

Ben Cort should not be allowed around children and he said he will restrain children whenever he 'feels' he needs to for whatever reason he decides. He lacks skills with children and prefers to dominate them through reactive, emotional actions.

There is a lot of bullying at this school and the staff is lazy. They do not care and will only discipline the child being bullied.

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 8, 2011

This school is to lax when it comes to bullying..my daughter is in the fifth grade and nothing has been done about the kids who are bothering her. It is a huge problem in todays schools and I think there needs to be more emphasis on teaching our kids Respect. Close Quote

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Sifton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 NE 137th Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6675	484	31	15.7	49.6%	229 (47.3%)	10 (2.1%)	162 (33.5%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	45 (9.3%)	25	906^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.9%		36.8	721^st of 1168 public elementary schools	38.3%	185	40.0	40.0	26.8	34.8	42.7	34.9	44.3	28.1	36.5	35.6	86.3	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0	86.3	89.0	89.0	$18,659	$1,349	$17,310
Image Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 NE 131st Ave	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6850	446	29	15.2	61.4%	194 (43.5%)	18 (4.0%)	115 (25.8%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (11.7%)	42 (9.4%)	23.3	930^th of 1160 public elementary schools	19.8%		22.3	936^th of 1168 public elementary schools	19.9%	6	28.0	28.0	31.3	40.3	28.0	32.9	48.7	36.2	29.7	38.5	83.6	86.9	90.2	90.2	90.2	85.3	91.8	88.5	85.3	85.3	$20,326	$696	$19,629
York Elementary School	Public	K-5	9301 NE 152nd Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-3975	338	23	14.8	43.8%	212 (62.7%)	7 (2.1%)	58 (17.2%)	19 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	33 (9.8%)	38.6	703^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	39.4%		46.7	599^th of 1168 public elementary schools	48.7%	104	48.2	48.2	31.9	43.6	48.2	40.6	42.0	49.1	42.9	44.4	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	$20,195	$1,186	$19,009
Orchards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11405 NE 69th Street	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6975	433	33	13.2	59.6%	195 (45.0%)	7 (1.6%)	144 (33.3%)	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	41 (9.5%)	9.3	1105^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.7%		10	1099^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.9%	6	20.0	20.0	33.3	20.4	20.0	23.9	33.3	24.1	7.5	19.7	90.2	91.8	93.4	93.4	93.4	91.8	95.1	91.8	91.8	91.8	$21,461	$1,288	$20,174
Burnt Bridge Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14619A NE 49th Street	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6750	312	23	13.5	51.3%	178 (57.1%)	5 (1.6%)	81 (26.0%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	27 (8.7%)	22.2	944^th of 1160 public elementary schools	18.6%		29.7	823^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	29.5%	121	30.6	30.6	30.4	32.1	40.8	34.5	43.5	38.5	26.5	36.1	84.4	84.4	84.4	84.4	84.4	84.4	84.4	84.4	84.4	84.4	$21,227	$878	$20,349
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	K-5	7212 NE 166th Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-3300	550	34	16.0	43.3%	218 (39.6%)	16 (2.9%)	243 (44.2%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	47 (8.5%)	21.1	957^th of 1160 public elementary schools	17.5%		21.6	943^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	19.3%	14	41.4	41.4	24.7	31.1	39.1	31.5	28.1	37.9	33.3	33.3	90.9	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	90.9	93.5	92.2	90.9	90.9	$18,216	$1,557	$16,659
Silver Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10500 NE 86th Street	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6775	381	26	14.7	59.8%	222 (58.3%)	11 (2.9%)	98 (25.7%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	31 (8.1%)	11.3	1071^st of 1160 public elementary schools	7.7%		15.2	1034^th of 1168 public elementary schools	11.5%	37	21.1	21.1	25.4	25.5	19.7	23.2	35.7	31.3	19.7	28.4	86.5	88.5	94.2	94.2	94.2	88.5	90.4	90.4	88.5	88.5	$21,825	$1,349	$20,476
Emerald Elementary School	Public	K-5	4000 NE 164th St	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6750	440	30	14.5	38.0%	243 (55.2%)	17 (3.9%)	93 (21.1%)	25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	45 (10.2%)	44.5	619^th of 1160 public elementary schools	46.6%		47.4	592^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	49.3%	27	55.1	55.1	37.0	51.7	52.2	47.2	33.3	57.6	38.2	44.4	90.0	91.4	92.9	92.9	92.9	90.0	92.9	92.9	90.0	90.0	$19,212	$925	$18,287
Burton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13501 NE 28th Street	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-4975	452	29	15.3	58.2%	221 (48.9%)	24 (5.3%)	121 (26.8%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	43 (9.5%)	17.3	996^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.1%		11.2	1088^th of 1168 public elementary schools	6.8%	92	42.5	42.5	18.8	25.4	45.5	30.5	33.3	26.1	21.5	26.8	93.1	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	93.1	94.4	94.4	93.1	93.1	$19,528	$2,043	$17,485
Endeavour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 NE Four Seasons Lane	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-4920	471	30	15.9	62.0%	217 (46.1%)	20 (4.2%)	126 (26.8%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.9%)	58 (12.3%)	41.2	663^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	42.8%		39.4	685^th of 1168 public elementary schools	41.4%	22	57.5	57.5	38.7	36.6	38.8	38.1	46.7	48.0	48.2	47.6	70.2	80.6	85.1	85.1	85.1	77.6	83.6	77.6	77.6	77.6	$19,925	$768	$19,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Sifton Elementary School

How many students attend Sifton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Sifton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Sifton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sifton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frontier Middle School
High : Heritage High School

What district is Sifton Elementary School in?

Evergreen School District (Clark)

What is the racial makeup of Sifton Elementary School?

Students at Sifton Elementary School are 47% White, 33% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Sifton Elementary School a good school?

Sifton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Washington elementary schools.

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