Schools’ changes in poverty rates between 2007-08 and 2013-14 school years
Top 5 with greatest reduction in poverty
(Listed by school name, school district and % decrease)
1 — Grass Valley Elementary, Camas, 58.4% *
2 — Skyridge Middle, Camas, 28.5%
3 — Dorothy Fox Elementary, Camas, 16.6%
4 — Harney Elementary, Vancouver, 12.6%
5 — Jason Lee Middle, Vancouver, 8.7%
(*The boundaries for this school changed in 2013.)
Top 5 with greatest increase in poverty
(Listed by school name, school district and % increase)
1 — Homelink River, Battle Ground, 252.6%
2 — Green Mountain K-8, Green Mountain, 113.5%
3 — Pleasant Valley Middle, Vancouver, 107.7%
4 — Summit View High, Battle Ground, 91.4%
5 — Skyview High, Vancouver, 82.7%
Note: Determined by the percentage change in number of students who qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches between the 2007-08 and 2013-14 school years.
Source: Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
What is considered poverty?
Definition of poverty for a family of four:
• 2015 federal poverty level: $24,250 annual income.
• To qualify for 2014-2015 reduced-price school lunch: $44,123 annual income.
• To qualify for 2014-2015 free school lunch: $31,005 annual income.
For More
For a chart listing the lowest- and highest-income schools in Clark County, plus a look at the poverty rate for each school district by year (from 2007-08 through 2013-14), plus more photos, hover your mouse over the photo above the story and click on the directional arrow to move the photo slider.
For an interactive map and more, scroll to the bottom of the story.
When a Clark County family with elementary school-aged children was living with no heat and broken windows, the school community pitched in to help.
This family was not living in a low-income apartment complex in Vancouver, but in Hockinson, the second-most affluent school district in Clark County, where homes in the Hockinson hills cost from $500,000 to more than $1 million.