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Columbia River High

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Columbia River High ranks 138 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 68% of Washington high schools

Summary

Columbia River High is a public high school serving about 1,140 students in grades 9-12 within the Vancouver School District in Vancouver, WA, historically known as a strong performer that has recently seen a dip in its statewide ranking.

The school presents a mixed academic picture: it excels in English and Science, with proficiency rates well above district and state averages, but faces a significant challenge in Mathematics, where proficiency is notably lower. This pattern is unique compared to other schools in the area. Furthermore, while the school maintains a strong overall graduation rate, recent data shows concerning declines in performance for several student subgroups, most urgently for students in special education programs. It's important for parents to investigate how the school supports these specific student needs.

When compared to nearby schools, Columbia River High sits in the middle of the pack within its district. It performs better than comprehensive high schools like Hudson's Bay High School and Fort Vancouver High School, which serve higher-need populations, but has lost ground to specialized magnet schools like Vancouver School of Arts and Academics and Vancouver iTech Preparatory, which consistently rank higher. The school operates with moderate per-student spending, achieving decent outcomes efficiently compared to some higher-spending peers, suggesting resources may need to be strategically redirected to address its specific academic weaknesses.

1,138

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,161

Per pupil spending ?

32.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 NW 99th St
Vancouver, WA 98665-7599

(360) 313-3900

District: Vancouver School District

Feeder schools for Columbia River High:

Elementary:	Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary
	Lake Shore Elementary
	Sacajawea Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (54% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓86% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

✓Above the Washington median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

!Math scores 12 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg37%

Washington avg48%

138^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High Schools in the Vancouver School District

166^th of 247Vancouver School District 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	63.1	138 of 438	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.1	85 of 437	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	102 of 442	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	68 of 434	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	85 of 455	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	87 of 417	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	95 of 315	69.8%	★★★★☆
2017	74.6	69 of 301	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	50 of 306	83.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.0	52 of 341	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	57 of 454	87.4%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	69 of 450	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	69.6	69 of 440	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	55 of 423	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	115 of 402	71.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.1	70 of 396	82.3%	★★★★☆
2007	84.6	34 of 399	91.5%	★★★★★
2006	83.6	41 of 395	89.6%	★★★★☆
2005	78.6	68 of 394	82.7%	★★★★☆
2004	84.0	44 of 390	88.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	50.3	57 of 113	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.7	29 of 118	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	24 of 124	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	26 of 136	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	35.0	86 of 121	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	76.2	12 of 102	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	140 of 350	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	76 of 347	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	80 of 357	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	58 of 368	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	49 of 390	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	78 of 358	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	84 of 243	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	104 of 249	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	77 of 248	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	46 of 249	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	47 of 261	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	55 of 278	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	21 of 241	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	17 of 156	89.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	54.5	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	158 of 355	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	114 of 356	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	195 of 362	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	162 of 370	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	211 of 392	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.6	61 of 344	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	79 of 227	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	115 of 359	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	102 of 362	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	118 of 358	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.7	79 of 363	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	104 of 395	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	77 of 355	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	90 of 254	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	55 of 170	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.3	27 of 161	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	52 of 166	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	58 of 179	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	65 of 195	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	65 of 163	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	56 of 91	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	116 of 127	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	55.4	42 of 130	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	87 of 212	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.2	120 of 139	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	154 of 373	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	111 of 374	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	138 of 379	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	94 of 390	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	101 of 413	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	108 of 382	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	111 of 222	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2021)88th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile~ school

Homeless (2021)67th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2024)50th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Science58%+9 vs state

Math30%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia River High	Public	9-12	800 NW 99th St	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3900	1,138	52	21.9	32.6%	709 (62.3%)	23 (2.0%)	214 (18.8%)	43 (3.8%)	8 (0.7%)	11 (1.0%)	122 (10.7%)	63.1	138^th of 438 public high schools	68.5%		74.1	85^th of 437 public high schools	80.5%	53		58.0	58.0				73.3	73.3				30.3	30.3	$18,161	$779	$17,383
Skyview High School	Public	9-12	1300 NW 139th St	Vancouver	98685	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4200	1,869	74	25.1	34.6%	1,105 (59.1%)	52 (2.8%)	406 (21.7%)	101 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.3%)	168 (9.0%)	50.3	206^th of 438 public high schools	53.0%		54.9	184^th of 437 public high schools	57.9%	22		57.5	57.5				58.1	58.1				27.6	27.6	$16,719	$691	$16,028
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics	Public	6-12	3101 Main St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4600	787	36	21.8	31.4%	498 (63.3%)	19 (2.4%)	132 (16.8%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (13.3%)	86.1	46^th of 438 public high schools	89.5%		89.9	40^th of 437 public high schools	90.8%	6	58.1	77.8	65.9	45.7	65.0	75.0	89.9	68.7	25.7	39.1	38.3	40.9	36.1	$16,265	$529	$15,736
Vancouver iTech Preparatory	Public, Magnet	6-12	16100 NE 50th Avenue	Vancouver	98686	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 313-5200	600	24	24.5	36.3%	366 (61.0%)	12 (2.0%)	108 (18.0%)	29 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	64 (10.7%)	79.5	68^th of 438 public high schools	84.5%		89.6	42^nd of 437 public high schools	90.4%	26	51.7	72.0	61.0	55.7	48.2	59.6	75.6	59.8	37.5	41.7	40.5	40.7	40.1	$16,236	$654	$15,582
Vancouver Contracted Programs	Public	9-12	2901 Falk Rd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-1330	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gate Work Study Program	Public, Magnet	12	3100 E 18th St	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 313-1050	51	4	12.7	64.7%	31 (60.8%)	2 (3.9%)	10 (19.6%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.8%)								(n/a)														$38,650	$8,388	$30,262
Hudson's Bay High School	Public	9-12	1601 E McLoughlin Blvd	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4400	1,197	52	23.0	61.7%	467 (39.0%)	57 (4.8%)	452 (37.8%)	33 (2.8%)	9 (0.8%)	62 (5.2%)	107 (8.9%)	13.6	393^rd of 438 public high schools	10.3%		19.6	366^th of 437 public high schools	16.2%	27		35.5	35.5				37.1	37.1				10.2	10.2	$19,111	$1,053	$18,059
Lewis and Clark High School	Public	9-12	2901 General Anderson Ave	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4350	96	7	12.8	47.9%	59 (61.5%)	6 (6.3%)	15 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (8.3%)	37.4	276^th of 438 public high schools	37.0%		60.7	148^th of 437 public high schools	66.1%	128		42.9	42.9				61.9	61.9				20.0	20.0	$32,961	$1,637	$31,324
Washington State School for the Blind	Public	6-12	2214 E. 13th St.	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Office of the Governor (Sch for Blind)	No	No	No	No	(360) 696-6321	50	0		44.0%	23 (46.0%)	1 (2.0%)	15 (30.0%)	6 (12.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)								(n/a)			33.3					41.2
Fort Vancouver High School	Public	9-12	5700 E 18th St	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-4000	1,507	69	21.9	76.6%	518 (34.4%)	66 (4.4%)	669 (44.4%)	42 (2.8%)	12 (0.8%)	92 (6.1%)	100 (6.6%)	5.7	428^th of 438 public high schools	2.3%		6.5	428^th of 437 public high schools	2.1%			21.9	21.9				25.5	25.5				9.3	9.3	$18,594	$1,048	$17,546

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia River High

How many students attend Columbia River High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,138 students attended Columbia River High.

What is the racial makeup of Columbia River High?

Students at Columbia River High are 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Columbia River High?

Columbia River High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary
Elementary : Lake Shore Elementary
Elementary : Sacajawea Elementary School

What district is Columbia River High in?

Vancouver School District

Is Columbia River High a good school?

Columbia River High ranks 138^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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