Vancouver Public Schools

{{Short description|School district in Washington, USA}}

{{About|the public school district in Vancouver, Washington|the public school district in Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver School Board}}

{{Infobox school district

|name = Vancouver Public Schools

|image = Vancouver Public Schools Administrative Services building entrance, July 2020.jpg

|caption = Administrative Services building

|logo =

|motto = "Inspiring Learning. Growing Community. Each Student, Every Day."

|type =

|budget =

|established =

|region =

|grades = PK - 12

|superintendent =

|teachers = 1111

|staff = 3200

|students = 22,192 (2011)

|conference =

|location = 2901 Falk Road, Vancouver, WA, 98661

|country = United States

|website = {{URL|http://www.vansd.org/}}

}}

Vancouver Public Schools is a school district in Vancouver, Washington covering {{convert|58|sqmi|km2|1}} in Clark County.

Boundary

The district includes a section of Vancouver. It also includes Felida, Lake Shore, Minnehaha, most of Hazel Dell and Salmon Creek, and portions of Barberton and Mount Vista.{{Cite map |author=Geography Division|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Clark County, WA |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53011_clark/DC20SD_C53011.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213406/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53011_clark/DC20SD_C53011.pdf |date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=2025-03-23|publisher=United States Census Bureau}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53011_clark/DC20SD_C53011_SD2MS.txt Text list]

Schools

The district has 36 schools:

  • 21 elementary schools (PK-Grade 5)
  • 6 middle schools (Grades 6-8)
  • 5 high schools (Grades 9 to 12)

Vancouver High School stood for many years at the intersection of Columbia and West Fourth Plain Boulevard, but was closed in the mid-1950s, with students divided between two new schools: Fort Vancouver High School and Hudson's Bay High School.

= High Schools (9-12) =

class="wikitable sortable"

|+

NameEstablishedEnrollmentclass="unsortable" | MascotWIAA Classification
Columbia River{{Cite web |last=Neal |first=Sara |last2=staff |first2=Communications |title=Home |url=https://river.vansd.org/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Columbia River High School |language=en-US}}align="center" | 1962align="center" | 1307Rapids3A
Fort Vancouver{{Cite web |last=Neal |first=Sara |last2=staff |first2=Communications |title=Home |url=https://fort.vansd.org/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Fort Vancouver High School |language=en-US}}align="center" | 1888align="center" | 1504Trappers3A
Hudson's Bay{{Cite web |last=Neal |first=Sara |last2=staff |first2=Communications |title=Home |url=https://bay.vansd.org/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Hudson's Bay High School |language=en-US}}align="center" | 1956align="center" |1522Eagles2A
Skyview{{Cite web |last=Neal |first=Sara |last2=staff |first2=Communications |title=Home |url=https://skyview.vansd.org/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Skyview High School |language=en-US}}align="center" | 1997align="center" | 1975Storm4A

= Middle Schools (6-8) =

class="wikitable sortable"

|+

Name

!Location

class="unsortable" | Mascot

!High School Feeder

Alki

|Salmon Creek

| Wolves

|Skyview High School

Discovery

|Vancouver

| Wildcats

|Hudson's Bay High School

Gaiser

|Salmon Creek

|Grizzlies

|Fort Vancouver, Skyview

Jason Lee

|Hazel Dell

| Panthers

|Columbia River, Hudson's Bay

Thomas Jefferson

|Felida

| Explorers

|Columbia River, Skyview

McLoughlin

|Vancouver

| Pioneers

|Fort Vancouver High School

= Elementary Schools (K-5) =

class="wikitable sortable"

|+

Name

!Location

class="unsortable" | Mascot

!Middle School Feeder

Anderson

|Salmon Creek

| Pioneers

|Gaiser

Chinook

|Salmon Creek

| Wolf Pups

|Alki

Eisenhower

|Hazel Dell

| Eagles

|Jason Lee

Felida

|Felida

| Falcons

|Thomas Jefferson

Franklin

|Vancouver

| Patriots

|Discovery

Fruit Valley

|Vancouver

| Panthers

|Discovery

Harney

|Vancouver

| Hornets

|Discovery, McLoughlin

Hazel Dell

|Hazel Dell

| Panthers

|Gaiser, Jason Lee

Hough

|Vancouver

| Hawks

|Discovery

King

|Vancouver

| King Cubs

|McLoughlin

Lake Shore

|Lake Shore

| Seagulls

|Thomas Jefferson

Lincoln

|Vancouver

| Loggers

|Discovery

Marshall

|Vancouver

| Generals

|McLoughlin

Minnehaha

|Minnehaha

| Mammoth

|Jason Lee

Ogden

|Vancouver

| Cougars

|McLoughlin

Roosevelt

|Vancouver

| Ambassadors

|McLoughlin

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

|Hazel Dell

|Dragons

|N/A

Sacajawea

|Salmon Creek

| Skyhawks

|Thomas Jefferson

Salmon Creek

|Salmon Creek

| Huskies

|Alki

Truman

|Minnehaha

| Trailblazers

|Gaiser

Walnut Grove

|Minnehaha

| Eagles

|Gaiser

Washington

|Rose Village

| Huskies

|Discovery

= Alternative Schools =

class="wikitable"

|+

!Name

!Grades

!Opened

!Students

!Mascot

!WIAA Classification

Vancouver School of Arts and Academics[http://arts.vansd.org/ Vancouver School of Arts and Academics]

|6-12

|1996

|556

|N/A

|N/A

Vancouver Flex Academy[http://flex.vansd.org/ Vancouver Flex Academy]

|9-12

|1970

|370

|Compass Rose

|N/A

Vancouver iTech Preparatory{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://itech.vansd.org/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Vancouver iTech Preparatory |language=en-US}}

|6-12

|2012

|220

|Raven

|3A

References

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