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Columbia Valley Elementary

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Columbia Valley Elementary ranks 757 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Columbia Valley Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 360 students in Vancouver, WA, operating as a mid-performing school within the Evergreen School District (Clark), which itself ranks in the lower third of districts statewide.

The school has shown notable strengths in supporting English Language Learners and students from low-income families, often outperforming the district average in core subjects. However, it faces significant challenges, including a steep decline in 5th-grade math proficiency and particularly weak outcomes for students in special education. Its overall state ranking has fallen from the 66th percentile a decade ago to the 35th percentile in 2024-2025, indicating a concerning downward trend in performance.

Perhaps the most striking insight is the extreme variation in school quality within just a few miles of Columbia Valley Elementary. Nearby schools in the Camas School District, like Grass Valley Elementary and Prune Hill Elementary, are among the state's top performers, while other nearby schools in its own district, such as Crestline Elementary, rank near the bottom. This highlights how district boundaries and resources create vastly different educational opportunities for children living in the same geographic area.

360

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,661

Per pupil spending ?

43.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17500 SE Sequoia Cr
Vancouver, WA 98683

(360) 604-3375

District: Evergreen School District (Clark)

Students who attend Columbia Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shahala Middle School
High:	Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.7%

Hispanic:

25.8%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg37%

Washington avg48%

757^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	34.5	757 of 1160	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	796 of 1168	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	725 of 1169	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	798 of 1169	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	810 of 1107	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	697 of 1130	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	494 of 1054	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	541 of 1056	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.9	405 of 1053	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.4	363 of 1067	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.0	419 of 1106	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.5	507 of 1097	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	367 of 1092	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.4	630 of 1088	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.2	382 of 1072	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.3	396 of 1067	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.8	312 of 1069	70.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	122 of 303	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	111 of 254	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	53 of 213	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	53 of 248	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	39.0	197 of 333	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	821 of 1092	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	786 of 1093	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	594 of 1094	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	862 of 1100	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	860 of 1008	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	685 of 1068	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	515 of 1004	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	392 of 659	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	545 of 651	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	414 of 633	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	552 of 694	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	476 of 501	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	314 of 697	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	265 of 540	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	464 of 1013	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	701 of 1024	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	527 of 1013	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	692 of 1019	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	636 of 854	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	796 of 979	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.7	329 of 835	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	627 of 1098	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	717 of 1099	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	765 of 1099	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	656 of 1113	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	669 of 1025	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	659 of 1075	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	444 of 999	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	51.1	164 of 303	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	117 of 212	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	285 of 363	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	305 of 478	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	391 of 566	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	217 of 637	65.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	828 of 1007	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	731 of 1009	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	676 of 1011	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	742 of 1031	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	715 of 943	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	839 of 1027	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.7	407 of 833	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)60th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)46th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Math42%~ state avg

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Science41%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, April 11, 2016

Columbia Valley Elementary is an amazing school, it has the most amazing teachers and Principal Mr. Fernandez. The facilities are fantastic and I love how passionate the staff are about their students and their school.

We have multiple fun events during the year and lots of after school clubs and learning activities for our community.

I wouldn't want my children to be anywhere else.

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	17500 SE Sequoia Cr	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-3375	360	23	15.4	43.1%	179 (49.7%)	19 (5.3%)	93 (25.8%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	34 (9.4%)	34.5	757^th of 1160 public elementary schools	34.7%		32	796^th of 1168 public elementary schools	31.8%	39	40.7	40.7	38.3	46.7	37.3	40.8	49.2	53.3	24.1	42.4	86.2	93.1	93.1	93.1	93.1	91.4	93.1	91.4	89.7	91.4	$20,661	$2,044	$18,617
Mill Plain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16200 SE 6th St	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6800	354	26	13.4	59.6%	131 (37.0%)	9 (2.5%)	128 (36.2%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.9%)	38 (10.7%)	15.1	1021^st of 1160 public elementary schools	12.0%		23.9	916^th of 1168 public elementary schools	21.6%	105	30.5	30.5	28.1	34.6	30.5	31.0	33.3	34.0	17.0	27.8	88.6	93.7	94.9	94.9	94.9	91.1	96.2	92.4	91.1	91.1	$20,632	$2,725	$17,907
Illahee Elementary School	Public	K-5	19401 SE 1st Street	Camas	98607	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3350	367	23	16.2	27.2%	202 (55.0%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (17.4%)	50 (13.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (12.0%)	65.9	368^th of 1160 public elementary schools	68.3%		75	274^th of 1168 public elementary schools	76.5%	94	70.0	70.0	53.9	50.7	60.7	55.6	51.9	55.8	60.0	56.6	91.1	91.1	95.6	95.6	95.6	91.1	91.1	93.3	91.1	91.1	$18,404	$464	$17,940
Fishers Landing Elementary School	Public	K-5	3800 SE Hiddenbrook Drive	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6650	402	26	15.4	17.9%	231 (57.5%)	12 (3.0%)	51 (12.7%)	60 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (10.9%)	77.2	242^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	79.1%		86.5	149^th of 1168 public elementary schools	87.2%	93	70.5	70.5	62.7	57.0	64.1	61.1	55.9	78.2	64.1	67.0	92.5	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	92.5	94.3	94.3	$19,511	$1,526	$17,985
Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17404A NE 18th Street	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6600	467	32	14.5	37.7%	252 (54.0%)	22 (4.7%)	101 (21.6%)	23 (4.9%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.6%)	53 (11.3%)	53.6	509^th of 1160 public elementary schools	56.1%		46.4	605^th of 1168 public elementary schools	48.2%	96	51.7	51.7	56.6	43.8	47.6	49.2	67.1	56.8	36.1	52.7	88.2	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3	92.5	93.6	90.3	92.5	92.5	$18,461	$569	$17,893
Hearthwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 NE Hearthwood Blvd	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6875	360	25	14.3	51.4%	183 (50.8%)	9 (2.5%)	89 (24.7%)	26 (7.2%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.7%)	30 (8.3%)	32.5	789^th of 1160 public elementary schools	32.0%		21.3	950^th of 1168 public elementary schools	18.7%	161	51.7	51.7	8.3	50.0	47.4	35.4	18.8	45.2	38.2	33.8	91.1	95.6	97.8	97.8	97.8	93.3	97.8	93.3	93.3	93.3	$21,844	$883	$20,961
Crestline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13003 S E 7th Street	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-3325	446	32	13.9	52.5%	188 (42.2%)	21 (4.7%)	154 (34.5%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.7%)	38 (8.5%)	12.1	1064^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.3%		21.3	947^th of 1168 public elementary schools	18.9%	117	34.8	34.8	25.4	22.1	33.8	27.1	23.9	22.1	26.1	24.0	80.7	88.7	88.7	88.7	88.7	87.1	87.1	83.9	87.1	87.1	$20,543	$1,355	$19,187
Prune Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 NW Tidland St	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5730	406	25	16.5	17.7%	254 (62.6%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.9%)	56 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (13.5%)	89.5	115^th of 1160 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.9	141^st of 1168 public elementary schools	87.9%	26	78.1	78.1	80.7	73.9	68.5	74.0	83.9	71.7	61.6	71.8	98.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4	100.0	100.0	$17,478	$85	$17,394
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	12601 SE Riverridge Drive	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6625	322	22	14.5	49.1%	174 (54.0%)	14 (4.3%)	70 (21.7%)	19 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	37 (11.5%)	45.1	610^th of 1160 public elementary schools	47.4%		37.1	718^th of 1168 public elementary schools	38.5%	108	48.5	48.5	57.5	44.9	47.0	49.4	66.0	34.7	30.3	42.0	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	$21,551	$653	$20,898
Grass Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3000 NE Grass Valley Dr	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5710	445	26	17.2	16.6%	233 (52.4%)	11 (2.5%)	55 (12.4%)	90 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	53 (11.9%)	96.5	27^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.5	25^th of 1168 public elementary schools	97.9%	2	80.0	80.0	87.7	91.4	80.3	87.5	89.2	89.6	75.4	85.8	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	$17,863	$305	$17,558

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Valley Elementary

How many students attend Columbia Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Columbia Valley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Columbia Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Columbia Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shahala Middle School
High : Union High School

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Valley Elementary?

Students at Columbia Valley Elementary are 50% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Columbia Valley Elementary in?

Evergreen School District (Clark)

Is Columbia Valley Elementary a good school?

Columbia Valley Elementary ranks 757^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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