Summary:
This analysis covers the single elementary school, Fruit Valley Elementary School, located in zip code 98680 in Vancouver, Washington, which serves grades K-5 with 188 students in the Vancouver School District.
Fruit Valley Elementary School faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 1-2% of all Washington elementary schools for the past three years. Student proficiency rates in English, math, and science are dramatically lower than both district and state averages, with only about 8% of students proficient in English and 7% in math. This is despite the school having a favorable student-teacher ratio and very high per-student spending of over $25,000, which suggests resources alone have not yet translated into improved test scores.
The school serves a community with high economic need, with nearly 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. While the Vancouver School District as a whole faces challenges, Fruit Valley's performance is notably lower than the district average. For parents, this indicates the school is receiving substantial investment and has small class sizes, but is still working to overcome deep-seated academic hurdles that have persisted for several years.
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