Vancouver Public Schools

This article is about the public school district in Vancouver, Washington. For the public school district in Vancouver, British Columbia, see Vancouver School Board.

Vancouver Public Schools is a school district in Vancouver, Washington covering 58 square miles (150.2 km²) in Clark County.

Vancouver Public Schools
Administrative Services building
Location
2901 Falk Road, Vancouver, WA, 98661 United States
District information
Motto	"Inspiring Learning. Growing Community. Each Student, Every Day."
Grades	PK - 12
Students and staff
Students	22,192 (2011)
Teachers	1111
Staff	3200
Other information
Website	www.vansd.org

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.^[1]

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)

Name	Established	Enrollment	Mascot	WIAA Classification
Columbia River[2]	1962	1307	Rapids	3A
Fort Vancouver[3]	1888	1504	Trappers	3A
Hudson's Bay[4]	1956	1522	Eagles	2A
Skyview[5]	1997	1975	Storm	4A

Middle Schools (6-8)

Name	Location	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)

Name	Location	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

Name	Grades	Opened	Students	Mascot	WIAA Classification
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics[6]	6-12	1996	556	N/A	N/A
Vancouver Flex Academy[7]	9-12	1970	370	Compass Rose	N/A
Vancouver iTech Preparatory[8]	6-12	2012	220	Raven	3A