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Gause Elementary

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Gause Elementary ranks 819 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Gause Elementary is a public elementary school (PK-5) serving 224 students in the Washougal School District, which ranks in the middle third of Washington state districts.

Currently, the school's academic performance places it in the lower third of elementary schools statewide, with proficiency rates in English and math below both district and state averages. While the school spends more per student ($21,209) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (15:1) than many nearby schools, these resources have not translated into higher test scores. Interestingly, the school shows a relative strength in science, where it performs above the state average, and its programs for special education students are notably effective.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal some important context. Within the same district, Hathaway Elementary achieves significantly higher academic results despite serving a student population with greater economic need. Furthermore, schools just a few miles away in the highly-ranked Camas School District, such as Grass Valley Elementary, demonstrate dramatically higher proficiency. This suggests that factors beyond funding, such as instructional practices or school culture, may be key to understanding performance differences.

224

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,209

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 34th St
Washougal, WA 98671-1907

(360) 954-3700

District: Washougal School District

Students who attend Gause Elementary usually attend:

High:

Washougal High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.6%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg52%

Washington avg48%

819^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Washougal School District

86^th of 247Washougal 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	30.5	819 of 1160	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	789 of 1168	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	595 of 1169	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	837 of 1169	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	608 of 1107	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	565 of 1130	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	591 of 1054	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	67.0	351 of 1056	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.5	237 of 1053	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	69.6	289 of 1067	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.1	261 of 1106	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	63.8	403 of 1097	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.1	192 of 1092	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	70.3	270 of 1088	75.2%	★★★★☆
2009	66.4	338 of 1072	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.3	418 of 1067	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.0	463 of 1069	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.3	373 of 1051	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	82.2	137 of 1031	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	64.3	332 of 1026	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	705 of 1092	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	696 of 1093	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	428 of 1094	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.8	766 of 1100	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	630 of 1008	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	676 of 1068	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	524 of 1004	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	732 of 1013	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	636 of 1024	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	702 of 1013	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	816 of 1019	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	487 of 854	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	595 of 979	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	681 of 835	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	840 of 1098	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	784 of 1099	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	710 of 1099	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	727 of 1113	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	505 of 1025	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	413 of 1075	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	602 of 999	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	161 of 363	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	235 of 339	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	124 of 308	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	210 of 478	56.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	822 of 1007	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	868 of 1009	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	526 of 1011	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	882 of 1031	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	630 of 943	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	728 of 1027	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	508 of 833	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science51%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Math35%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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 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
Gause Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 34th St	Washougal	98671	Clark County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 954-3700	224	15	15.0	47.3%	176 (78.6%)	6 (2.7%)	22 (9.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.7%)	30.5	819^th of 1160 public elementary schools	29.4%		32.4	789^th of 1168 public elementary schools	32.4%	30	51.1	51.1	25.0	29.0	59.6	39.2	31.6	41.0	31.9	34.7	78.1	81.3	84.4	84.4	84.4	81.3	87.5	81.3	81.3	81.3	$21,209	$910	$20,298
Hathaway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 24th St	Washougal	98671	Clark County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 954-3800	272	17	16.1	60.7%	184 (67.6%)	3 (1.1%)	68 (25.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	59.8	432^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	62.8%		70.2	316^th of 1168 public elementary schools	72.9%	116	73.5	73.5	37.3	74.4	76.5	59.7	43.1	38.5	47.1	42.7	88.9	90.5	90.5	90.5	90.5	88.9	90.5	90.5	88.9	88.9	$20,795	$873	$19,923
Columbia River Gorge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35300 SE Evergreen Hwy	Washougal	98671	Clark County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 954-3900	340	20	16.7	42.6%	257 (75.6%)	5 (1.5%)	53 (15.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	35.1	746^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.7%		54.7	501^st of 1168 public elementary schools	57.1%	245	55.1	55.1	35.2	40.7	36.7	37.7	32.1	33.9	57.1	40.4	90.0	94.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	94.0	94.0	90.0	94.0	94.0	$19,058	$685	$18,373
Woodburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 NE Woodburn Dr	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 833-5860	553	34	16.3	24.6%	364 (65.8%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (12.5%)	53 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (10.8%)	90.3	108^th of 1160 public elementary schools	90.7%		88	129^th of 1168 public elementary schools	89.0%	21	75.0	75.0	77.6	72.3	77.9	75.8	79.6	69.6	65.4	71.3	91.3	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	95.0	92.5	92.5	92.5	$16,416	$103	$16,313
Helen Baller Elementary	Public	K-5	1954 NE Garfield Street	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5720	487	31	15.8	21.8%	347 (71.3%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.5%)	25 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (11.9%)	88.8	121^st of 1160 public elementary schools	89.6%		90.5	101^st of 1168 public elementary schools	91.4%	20	68.5	68.5	71.6	89.4	73.3	77.8	72.6	84.7	60.0	72.2	94.6	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	94.6	96.0	96.0	94.6	94.6	$18,694	$564	$18,131
Dorothy Fox	Public	K-5	2623 NW Sierra St	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5700	497	29	16.8	17.1%	311 (62.6%)	9 (1.8%)	45 (9.1%)	81 (16.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.5%)	92.6	78^th of 1160 public elementary schools	93.3%		94.3	58^th of 1168 public elementary schools	95.0%	20	77.6	77.6	81.1	81.9	79.6	80.8	74.7	71.1	73.5	73.2	91.5	91.5	93.2	93.2	93.2	91.5	91.5	93.2	91.5	91.5	$17,620	$87	$17,533
Cape Horn Skye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9731 Washougal River Rd	Washougal	98671	Skamania County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 954-3600	284	16	17.6	34.2%	250 (88.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	48.4	574^th of 1160 public elementary schools	50.5%		45.8	612^th of 1168 public elementary schools	47.6%	38	65.2	65.2	50.0	34.2	58.7	48.5	55.8	20.0	47.8	42.8	80.0	85.0	85.0	85.0	85.0	80.0	90.0	82.5	80.0	80.0	$18,466	$514	$17,953
Mount Pleasant School	Public	K-8	152 Marble Rd.	Washougal	98671	Skamania County	Mount Pleasant School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 835-3371	69	5	13.8	30.4%	61 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)								(n/a)				60.0		54.8				61.9											$18,116	$204	$17,912
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
Lacamas Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4825 North Shore Blvd	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5740	348	23	15.0	19.8%	229 (65.8%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.8%)	35 (10.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.4%)	78.7	222^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	80.9%		72.4	295^th of 1168 public elementary schools	74.7%	73	76.7	76.7	66.7	65.7	61.7	64.7	66.7	61.2	55.0	61.0	90.4	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	92.3	94.2	94.2	92.3	92.3	$17,630	$765	$16,866

Frequently Asked Questions about Gause Elementary

Is Gause Elementary a good school?

Gause Elementary ranks 819^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Gause Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gause Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Washougal High School

What district is Gause Elementary in?

Washougal School District

What is the racial makeup of Gause Elementary?

Students at Gause Elementary are 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Gause Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Gause Elementary.

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