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Best Elementary Schools
in Vancouver School District

This page covers 21 elementary schools in Vancouver School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

21
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Fruit Valley Elementary School
Grades KG–05190 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.0:1) · above-average investment ($22,507/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
11.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,507
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
87%
High economic need
2
rank
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Grades KG–05341 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,507/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,507
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
3
rank
Felida Elementary School
Grades KG–05633 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,507/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,507
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
4
rank
Sacajawea Elementary School
Grades KG–05387 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,507/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,507
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Sarah J Anderson Elementary
Grades KG–05660 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,507/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,507
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Salmon Creek Elementary
Grades KG–05408 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,507/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,507
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
7
rank
Chinook Elementary School
Grades KG–05546 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,507/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
17.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,507
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
8
rank
Martin Luther King Elementary
Grades PK–05433 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,507/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,507
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
76%
High economic need
9
rank
Peter S Ogden Elementary
Grades PK–05636 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,507/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,507
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
10
rank
Washington Elementary
Grades KG–05254 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($22,507/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,507
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
11 more elementary schools in Vancouver School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
21
Elementary Schools
41
Total Schools
62
#1 Score
54
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.