Is Glenwood Heights Primary a good school?

Glenwood Heights Primary ranks 809 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Glenwood Heights Primary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 580 students attended Glenwood Heights Primary.

What is the racial makeup of Glenwood Heights Primary?

Students at Glenwood Heights Primary are 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Glenwood Heights Primary attend?

Students who attend Glenwood Heights Primary usually go on to attend: Middle : Laurin Middle School High : Prairie High School

Glenwood Heights Primary

Summary:

Glenwood Heights Primary is an elementary school in Vancouver, Washington, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the Battle Ground School District. With a diverse student population, the school faces challenges in student performance, achievement gaps, and high student-teacher ratios compared to nearby schools and the district average.

Glenwood Heights Primary's academic performance on standardized tests lags behind the district and state averages, with proficiency rates of 39.57% in English Language Arts and 38.82% in Math, compared to 51.62% and 39.9% for the district, respectively. The school's statewide ranking has also declined in recent years, dropping from 513 out of 1,169 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 800 out of 1,169 in 2022-2023. Notably, the school's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner students performing relatively better, while students with special needs and from low-income backgrounds struggle more.

Compared to nearby schools like Maple Grove Primary and Pleasant Valley Primary, Glenwood Heights Primary's academic performance is generally lower. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 15.7 students per teacher, compared to the district's average of 14.2. While the school's spending per student is higher than the district average, this increased funding has not translated into improved academic outcomes, potentially due to the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which research has shown can significantly impact student achievement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

9716 NE 134th St
Vancouver, WA 98662

(360) 885-5250

District: Battle Ground School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
809^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,372

Students who attend Glenwood Heights Primary usually attend:

Middle:	Laurin Middle School
High:	Prairie High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 580

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Hispanic:

16.2%

Two or more races:

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Glenwood Heights Primary ranks worse than 69.3% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Battle Ground School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.59. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65.2%), Hispanic (16.2%), two or more races (8.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Battle Ground School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Glenwood Heights Primary is 15.7. 4 elementary schools in the Battle Ground School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Glenwood Heights Primary employs 36.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Glenwood Heights Primary is $16,372. 4 elementary schools in the Battle Ground School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Glenwood Heights Primary:

SchoolDigger ranks Glenwood Heights Primary 809^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Glenwood Heights Primary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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White students:

Battle Ground School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Battle Ground School District 87^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Glenwood Heights Primary

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Rank History for all students at Glenwood Heights Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	50.58	525^th	1026	48.8%
2005	48.30	549^th	1031	46.8%
2006	40.18	681^st	1051	35.2%
2007	50.25	554^th	1069	48.2%
2008	34.46	755^th	1067	29.2%
2009	33.92	768^th	1072	28.4%
2010	28.70	845^th	1088	22.3%
2011	37.31	742^nd	1092	32.1%
2012	47.69	612^th	1097	44.2%
2013	35.48	765^th	1106	30.8%
2015	47.89	566^th	1067	47.0%
2016	44.59	602^nd	1053	42.8%
2017	41.75	631^st	1056	40.2%
2018	45.34	578^th	1054	45.2%
2019	37.40	726^th	1130	35.8%
2022	53.04	513^th	1169	56.1%
2023	32.13	800^th	1169	31.6%
2024	30.59	809^th	1168	30.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Glenwood Heights Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	59.36	79^th	333	76.3%
2024	35.47	199^th	320	37.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Glenwood Heights Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.49	514^th	637	19.3%
2022	15.36	461^st	478	3.6%
2024	15.71	316^th	339	6.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Glenwood Heights Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	46.43	468^th	835	44.0%
2019	46.43	550^th	979	43.8%
2022	52.84	436^th	1019	57.2%
2023	38.71	638^th	1013	37.0%
2024	38.73	660^th	1024	35.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Glenwood Heights Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	46.17	565^th	1004	43.7%
2019	33.47	764^th	1068	28.5%
2022	50.87	507^th	1100	53.9%
2023	29.90	785^th	1094	28.2%
2024	31.56	765^th	1093	30.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Glenwood Heights Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.12	545^th	999	45.4%
2019	42.50	635^th	1075	40.9%
2022	54.59	469^th	1113	57.9%
2023	32.37	752^nd	1099	31.6%
2024	28.80	792^nd	1099	27.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Glenwood Heights Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	58.94	196^th	540	63.7%
2019	48.66	351^st	697	49.6%
2022	60.39	206^th	694	70.3%
2024	28.31	496^th	651	23.8%

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Rank History for White students at Glenwood Heights Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.97	673^rd	833	19.2%
2019	29.14	802^nd	1027	21.9%
2022	42.15	605^th	1031	41.3%
2023	27.94	794^th	1011	21.5%
2024	26.23	791^st	1009	21.6%

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Data source: test scores: Washington State Office of Superintendent 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

Review counts

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50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, September 4, 2009

I have found Glenwood to be a very good school. The teachers that I have worked with have been excellent and really care about their students. It has helped to volunteer in the school and have good communication with my child's teachers.

The one area of disappointment is with the math curriculum. The curriculum is choppy. It does not flow, does not seem to focus on any lesson long enough for it to be learned and does not seem to pull the lessons together. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Glenwood Heights Primary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	409	1	11	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	441
1989	426	1	18	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	465
1990	450	4	15	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	495
1991	470	4	19	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	518
1992	453	12	12	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	496
1993	459	5	14	19	7	n/a	n/a	0	504
1994	453	7	16	23	6	n/a	n/a	0	505
1995	486	6	16	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	526
1996	486	6	16	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	526
1997	531	5	19	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	565
1998	497	6	22	7	6	n/a	n/a	0	538
1999	525	6	19	8	5	n/a	n/a	0	563
2000	485	4	22	9	8	n/a	n/a	0	528
2001	499	8	26	9	8	n/a	n/a	0	550
2002	596	11	28	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	660
2003	596	11	28	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	660
2004	615	18	27	23	6	n/a	n/a	0	689
2005	630	23	28	18	6	n/a	n/a	0	705
2006	617	19	36	29	9	n/a	n/a	10	720
2007	621	17	42	40	6	n/a	n/a	19	745
2008	609	13	41	36	5	n/a	n/a	34	738
2009	626	9	53	37	7	n/a	n/a	44	776
2010	600	11	48	36	6	n/a	n/a	46	747
2011	572	8	30	66	4	1	51	0	732
2012	560	8	30	66	3	2	44	0	713
2013	498	6	32	62	1	2	34	0	635
2014	482	8	21	66	1	1	32	0	611
2015	515	8	21	63	0	2	35	0	644
2016	573	9	39	68	0	5	26	0	720
2017	567	5	39	79	1	4	29	0	724
2018	586	15	39	112	2	1	44	0	799
2019	566	13	45	121	3	2	62	0	812
2020	380	12	26	90	4	4	43	0	559
2021	311	13	17	78	3	2	41	0	465
2022	345	17	27	78	1	5	44	0	517
2023	378	19	35	94	1	3	50	0	580

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 Glenwood Heights Primary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	441	20.0	22.0	0
1989	465	21.0	22.1	n/a
1990	495	22.8	21.7	0
1991	518	22.6	22.9	n/a
1992	496	22.9	21.6	n/a
1993	504	23.1	21.8	n/a
1994	505	24.6	20.5	n/a
1995	526	23.5	22.4	n/a
1996	526	23.5	22.4	n/a
1997	565	24.5	23.1	n/a
1998	538	24.5	22.0	n/a
1999	563	25.0	22.5	n/a
2000	528	26.0	20.3	n/a
2001	550	24.5	22.4	n/a
2002	660	31.1	21.2	24.5
2003	660	31.1	21.2	24.5
2004	689	34.0	20.3	28.9
2005	705	33.8	20.9	31.3
2006	720	36.3	19.8	33
2007	745	37.0	20.1	26.3
2008	738	37.3	19.8	32.2
2009	776	37.3	20.8	37.8
2010	747	35.4	21.0	41.2
2011	732	36.5	20.0	37
2012	713	35.9	19.8	39
2013	635	31.0	20.4	39.5
2014	611	n/a	n/a	41.1
2015	644	42.0	15.3	39.1
2016	720	39.0	18.4	37.1
2017	724	42.5	17.0	38.7
2018	799	49.0	16.2	34.5
2019	812	54.0	15.0	32.5
2020	559	35.9	15.5	40.1
2021	465	35.5	13.0	42.8
2022	517	36.3	14.2	44.3
2023	580	36.7	15.7	52.1

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 Glenwood Heights Primary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	441	20.0	22.0	0
1989	465	21.0	22.1	n/a
1990	495	22.8	21.7	0
1991	518	22.6	22.9	n/a
1992	496	22.9	21.6	n/a
1993	504	23.1	21.8	n/a
1994	505	24.6	20.5	n/a
1995	526	23.5	22.4	n/a
1996	526	23.5	22.4	n/a
1997	565	24.5	23.1	n/a
1998	538	24.5	22.0	n/a
1999	563	25.0	22.5	n/a
2000	528	26.0	20.3	n/a
2001	550	24.5	22.4	n/a
2002	660	31.1	21.2	24.5
2003	660	31.1	21.2	24.5
2004	689	34.0	20.3	28.9
2005	705	33.8	20.9	31.3
2006	720	36.3	19.8	33
2007	745	37.0	20.1	26.3
2008	738	37.3	19.8	32.2
2009	776	37.3	20.8	37.8
2010	747	35.4	21.0	41.2
2011	732	36.5	20.0	37
2012	713	35.9	19.8	39
2013	635	31.0	20.4	39.5
2014	611	n/a	n/a	41.1
2015	644	42.0	15.3	39.1
2016	720	39.0	18.4	37.1
2017	724	42.5	17.0	38.7
2018	799	49.0	16.2	34.5
2019	812	54.0	15.0	32.5
2020	559	35.9	15.5	40.1
2021	465	35.5	13.0	42.8
2022	517	36.3	14.2	44.3
2023	580	36.7	15.7	52.1

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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