Summary:
ZIP code 98648 has two elementary schools serving a relatively small community: Carson Elementary School serves grades K–6 in the Stevenson-Carson School District, while Skamania Elementary serves grades K–8 in the Skamania School District.
The schools differ notably in size and reported academic performance. Carson enrolls about 290 students, compared with 108 at Skamania, and serves approximately 73% of the combined enrollment in the ZIP code. Skamania is the stronger performer on the available 2025–2026 results, with 64.94% of students proficient in English Language Arts, 45.45% in math, and 58.62% in science. All three results are above Washington averages. Carson’s results were 29.59% in ELA, 25% in math, and 45.10% in science, below state averages in each subject. The grade spans are different, so schoolwide comparisons should be viewed as helpful but not perfectly equivalent.
For parents comparing specific strengths, Skamania’s third-grade math result was exceptional at 82.35%, although its fourth- and fifth-grade math results were below state averages. Its fifth-grade ELA result was also strong at 70%. Carson’s strongest relative areas were science and sixth-grade math: sixth-grade math proficiency was 38.89%, nearly matching the statewide 39.79% rate, while science was much closer to the state average than Carson’s ELA or overall math results. Skamania has also improved substantially in school rankings and year-over-year test results. Carson is larger and reports a higher free- or reduced-price lunch rate, while Skamania has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio. Several Skamania grade-level results were suppressed, so those figures are unknown rather than zero.
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