Is Fort Vancouver High School a good school?

Fort Vancouver High School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend Fort Vancouver High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,365 students attended Fort Vancouver High School.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Vancouver High School?

Students at Fort Vancouver High School are 44% Hispanic, 35% White, 7% Pacific Islander, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

What schools feed into Fort Vancouver High School?

Fort Vancouver High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : George C Marshall Elementary Elementary : Harry S Truman Elementary School Elementary : Martin Luther King Elementary Elementary : Peter S Ogden Elementary Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School Elementary : Walnut Grove Elementary Middle : Mcloughlin Middle School

Fort Vancouver High School

Summary:

Fort Vancouver High School is a public high school serving 1,547 students in grades 9-12 in Vancouver, Washington. The school is part of the Vancouver School District, which is ranked 159 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fort Vancouver High School faces significant challenges compared to other schools in the area. The school has a much higher percentage of Hispanic (44.6%) and Pacific Islander (5.43%) students than the surrounding schools and the state average. Academically, Fort Vancouver High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Washington high schools, with performance on standardized tests well below the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. The school also has a lower 4-year graduation rate (77.3%) and a higher dropout rate (11.9%) compared to the district and state averages.

Nearby schools, such as Vancouver School of Arts and Academics and Hudson's Bay High School, perform significantly better than Fort Vancouver High School on academic measures, with higher test scores, graduation rates, and overall statewide rankings. Despite the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Fort Vancouver High School, the school's per-student spending has fluctuated, suggesting that funding and resource allocation may not be the primary driver of the school's underperformance. Addressing the challenges at Fort Vancouver High School will require a comprehensive approach to improve instructional practices, provide targeted support for underperforming subgroups, and ensure equitable access to resources and opportunities for all students.

Detail:

Public 9-12

5700 E 18th St
Vancouver, WA 98661-6898

(360) 313-4000

District: Vancouver School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
428^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,311

Feeder schools for Fort Vancouver High School:

Elementary:	George C Marshall Elementary
	Harry S Truman Elementary School
	Martin Luther King Elementary
	Peter S Ogden Elementary
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	Roosevelt Elementary School
	Walnut Grove Elementary
Middle:	Mcloughlin Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 1,365

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.4%

White:

34.9%

Pacific Islander:

6.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fort Vancouver High School ranks worse than 97.9% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 7 ranked high schools in the Vancouver School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.48. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Fort Vancouver High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.4%), White (34.9%), Pacific Islander (6.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 69.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Vancouver School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fort Vancouver High School is 17.5, which is the 3^rd best among 7 high schools in the Vancouver School District. (See more...)

Compare Fort Vancouver High School employs 77.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fort Vancouver High School is $17,311, which is the 4^th highest among 7 high schools in the Vancouver School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fort Vancouver High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Vancouver High School 428^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Fort Vancouver High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Vancouver School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Vancouver School District 159^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fort Vancouver High School

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Rank History for all students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	27.58	295^th	390	24.4%
2005	30.96	300^th	394	23.9%
2006	26.56	313^th	395	20.8%
2007	40.19	283^rd	399	29.1%
2008	31.14	304^th	396	23.2%
2009	33.31	295^th	402	26.6%
2010	24.09	342^nd	423	19.1%
2011	30.32	317^th	440	28.0%
2012	27.59	347^th	450	22.9%
2013	27.51	356^th	454	21.6%
2015	24.83	273^rd	341	19.9%
2016	16.08	277^th	306	9.5%
2017	11.63	274^th	301	9.0%
2018	9.29	300^th	315	4.8%
2019	8.31	401^st	417	3.8%
2021	16.85	395^th	455	13.2%
2022	11.63	407^th	434	6.2%
2023	9.24	416^th	442	5.9%
2024	6.48	428^th	437	2.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	4.08	90^th	91	1.1%
2021	14.37	177^th	195	9.2%
2022	10.75	171^st	179	4.5%
2023	15.73	152^nd	166	8.4%
2024	10.66	152^nd	161	5.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	16.91	65^th	70	7.1%
2024	19.46	59^th	68	13.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	22.38	182^nd	212	14.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	8.83	222^nd	227	2.2%
2019	7.32	337^th	344	2.0%
2021	24.13	323^rd	392	17.6%
2022	20.38	323^rd	370	12.7%
2023	12.32	343^rd	362	5.2%
2024	5.96	351^st	356	1.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	25.47	37^th	43	14.0%
2021	39.13	26^th	45	42.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	7.01	236^th	243	2.9%
2019	8.57	343^rd	358	4.2%
2021	14.66	351^st	390	10.0%
2022	10.22	349^th	368	5.2%
2023	6.65	354^th	357	0.8%
2024	4.26	346^th	347	0.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	7.47	247^th	254	2.8%
2019	5.78	343^rd	355	3.4%
2021	18.17	342^nd	395	13.4%
2022	9.90	346^th	363	4.7%
2023	8.20	348^th	358	2.8%
2024	5.81	357^th	362	1.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.48	81^st	87	6.9%
2019	19.94	101^st	121	16.5%
2021	19.43	114^th	136	16.2%
2022	39.20	80^th	124	35.5%
2023	8.87	117^th	118	0.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	14.41	51^st	54	5.6%
2021	38.31	69^th	111	37.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.87	151^st	156	3.2%
2019	8.66	234^th	241	2.9%
2021	24.40	231^st	278	16.9%
2022	12.80	249^th	261	4.6%
2023	12.40	240^th	249	3.6%
2024	5.78	247^th	248	0.4%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.16	5^th	6	16.7%
2021	40.95	20^th	33	39.4%

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Rank History for White students at Fort Vancouver High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	5.18	212^th	222	4.5%
2019	8.77	357^th	382	6.5%
2021	16.92	372^nd	413	9.9%
2022	7.65	372^nd	390	4.6%
2023	6.39	366^th	379	3.4%
2024	5.66	366^th	374	2.1%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Fort Vancouver High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1397	31	109	26	30	n/a	n/a	0	1593
1989	1259	39	130	26	29	n/a	n/a	0	1483
1990	1199	47	113	31	30	n/a	n/a	0	1420
1991	1229	64	134	39	35	n/a	n/a	0	1501
1992	1245	59	135	46	18	n/a	n/a	0	1503
1993	1243	68	152	42	27	n/a	n/a	0	1532
1994	1264	68	165	52	33	n/a	n/a	0	1582
1995	1400	59	156	96	30	n/a	n/a	0	1741
1996	1400	59	156	96	30	n/a	n/a	0	1741
1997	1421	64	171	109	31	n/a	n/a	0	1796
1998	1051	33	122	102	27	n/a	n/a	0	1335
1999	1267	58	151	141	34	n/a	n/a	0	1651
2000	1291	62	134	161	34	n/a	n/a	0	1682
2001	1232	55	106	180	25	n/a	n/a	0	1598
2002	1231	78	104	251	24	n/a	n/a	0	1688
2003	1231	78	104	251	24	n/a	n/a	0	1688
2004	1132	93	98	265	28	n/a	n/a	0	1616
2005	1101	101	102	267	38	n/a	n/a	0	1609
2006	1048	107	88	251	33	n/a	n/a	7	1534
2007	1004	98	110	266	31	n/a	n/a	6	1515
2008	924	111	114	316	30	n/a	n/a	9	1504
2009	861	112	122	313	23	n/a	n/a	13	1444
2010	813	110	108	333	19	n/a	n/a	18	1401
2011	791	87	84	366	13	33	24	0	1398
2012	783	82	70	380	15	46	45	0	1421
2013	766	76	64	380	11	64	60	0	1421
2014	736	72	57	426	14	79	58	0	1442
2015	718	67	56	500	14	71	73	0	1499
2016	701	67	65	558	7	77	69	0	1544
2017	664	63	64	608	7	69	67	0	1542
2018	596	62	69	637	4	90	96	0	1554
2019	574	74	69	671	3	95	90	0	1576
2020	583	69	66	675	1	74	106	0	1574
2021	571	64	66	721	2	83	101	0	1608
2022	550	71	57	685	4	90	111	0	1568
2023	546	58	57	690	6	84	106	0	1547
2024	477	51	48	606	9	89	75	10	1365

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fort Vancouver High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1593	77.0	20.6	0
1989	1483	72.0	20.5	n/a
1990	1420	69.0	20.5	0
1991	1501	67.9	22.1	n/a
1992	1503	64.1	23.4	n/a
1993	1532	70.2	21.8	n/a
1994	1582	73.6	21.5	n/a
1995	1741	79.4	21.9	n/a
1996	1741	79.4	21.9	n/a
1997	1796	81.6	22.0	n/a
1998	1335	71.0	18.8	n/a
1999	1651	86.1	19.2	n/a
2000	1682	87.0	19.3	n/a
2001	1598	82.9	19.3	n/a
2002	1688	77.9	21.7	61.5
2003	1688	77.9	21.7	61.5
2004	1616	77.0	21.0	63.4
2005	1609	78.4	20.5	59.7
2006	1534	80.9	19.0	70.7
2007	1515	79.3	19.1	58.8
2008	1504	77.8	19.3	66.6
2009	1444	77.8	18.6	68.9
2010	1401	67.9	20.6	74.3
2011	1398	64.8	21.5	66.7
2012	1421	66.5	21.3	74.9
2013	1421	69.4	20.4	74.9
2014	1442	n/a	n/a	74.3
2015	1499	72.0	20.8	75.4
2016	1544	73.0	21.1	73.3
2017	1542	76.1	20.2	73.7
2018	1554	72.5	21.4	69.8
2019	1576	72.3	21.7	68.7
2020	1574	72.8	21.6	69.8
2021	1608	74.7	21.5	68.7
2022	1568	80.2	19.5	69.1
2023	1547	78.7	19.6	76
2024	1365	77.6	17.5	69.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fort Vancouver High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1593	77.0	20.6	0
1989	1483	72.0	20.5	n/a
1990	1420	69.0	20.5	0
1991	1501	67.9	22.1	n/a
1992	1503	64.1	23.4	n/a
1993	1532	70.2	21.8	n/a
1994	1582	73.6	21.5	n/a
1995	1741	79.4	21.9	n/a
1996	1741	79.4	21.9	n/a
1997	1796	81.6	22.0	n/a
1998	1335	71.0	18.8	n/a
1999	1651	86.1	19.2	n/a
2000	1682	87.0	19.3	n/a
2001	1598	82.9	19.3	n/a
2002	1688	77.9	21.7	61.5
2003	1688	77.9	21.7	61.5
2004	1616	77.0	21.0	63.4
2005	1609	78.4	20.5	59.7
2006	1534	80.9	19.0	70.7
2007	1515	79.3	19.1	58.8
2008	1504	77.8	19.3	66.6
2009	1444	77.8	18.6	68.9
2010	1401	67.9	20.6	74.3
2011	1398	64.8	21.5	66.7
2012	1421	66.5	21.3	74.9
2013	1421	69.4	20.4	74.9
2014	1442	n/a	n/a	74.3
2015	1499	72.0	20.8	75.4
2016	1544	73.0	21.1	73.3
2017	1542	76.1	20.2	73.7
2018	1554	72.5	21.4	69.8
2019	1576	72.3	21.7	68.7
2020	1574	72.8	21.6	69.8
2021	1608	74.7	21.5	68.7
2022	1568	80.2	19.5	69.1
2023	1547	78.7	19.6	76
2024	1365	77.6	17.5	69.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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