Is Chinook Elementary School a good school?

Chinook Elementary School ranks 371 st of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chinook Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 546 students attended Chinook Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Chinook Elementary School?

Students at Chinook Elementary School are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Chinook Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chinook Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Alki Middle School High : Skyview High School

Chinook Elementary School

Summary:

Chinook Elementary School is a public elementary school in Vancouver, Washington, serving 546 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently outperforms the Vancouver School District and the state of Washington in academic proficiency, with strong results in English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

Chinook Elementary School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 56.38% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.06% for the district and 52.63% for the state. In Math, 53.21% of Chinook students are proficient or better, compared to 30.34% for the district and 41.68% for the state. The school also excels in Science, with 74.31% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the district's 43.1% and the state's 49.73%. Chinook's Hispanic students consistently perform at a higher level than their peers at the district and state levels, ranking in the top 25% of Washington elementary schools for this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools within the Vancouver School District, Chinook Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution. Schools like Lake Shore Elementary and Felida Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, while others, such as Hazel Dell Elementary and Sarah J Anderson Elementary, have lower proficiency rates. Chinook's higher per-student spending and lower student-to-teacher ratio may contribute to its academic success.

Detail:

Public K-5

1900 NW Bliss Rd
Vancouver, WA 98685-1824

(360) 313-1600

District: Vancouver School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
371^st of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,047

Students who attend Chinook Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Alki Middle School
High:	Skyview High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 546

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.2%

Hispanic:

13.7%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chinook Elementary School ranks better than 68.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Vancouver School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.78. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.2%), Hispanic (13.7%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chinook Elementary School is 17.5, which is the highest among 21 elementary schools in the Vancouver School District! (See more...)

Compare Chinook Elementary School employs 31.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chinook Elementary School is $18,047. 15 elementary schools in the Vancouver School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chinook Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chinook Elementary School 371^st of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Chinook Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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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 Chinook Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	74.67	203^rd	1026	80.2%
2005	83.76	127^th	1031	87.7%
2006	65.37	331^st	1051	68.5%
2007	72.11	249^th	1069	76.7%
2008	72.10	263^rd	1067	75.4%
2009	81.02	142^nd	1072	86.8%
2010	79.58	157^th	1088	85.6%
2011	73.32	240^th	1092	78.0%
2012	75.35	224^th	1097	79.6%
2013	78.83	188^th	1106	83.0%
2015	85.04	133^rd	1067	87.5%
2016	81.07	175^th	1053	83.4%
2017	66.38	360^th	1056	65.9%
2018	70.39	311^th	1054	70.5%
2019	67.99	359^th	1130	68.2%
2021	57.44	440^th	1107	60.3%
2022	65.90	368^th	1169	68.5%
2023	65.60	365^th	1169	68.8%
2024	65.78	371^st	1168	68.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	61.19	118^th	303	61.1%
2022	57.90	114^th	252	54.8%
2023	30.89	148^th	194	23.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.82	296^th	637	53.5%
2019	48.69	234^th	566	58.7%
2021	37.47	111^th	158	29.7%
2022	43.44	239^th	478	50.0%
2023	45.20	159^th	308	48.4%
2024	54.13	136^th	339	59.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	57.94	327^th	835	60.8%
2019	52.34	475^th	979	51.5%
2021	60.52	262^nd	854	69.3%
2022	59.11	343^rd	1019	66.3%
2023	62.89	313^th	1013	69.1%
2024	41.40	628^th	1024	38.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	66.66	336^th	1004	66.5%
2019	61.58	411^th	1068	61.5%
2021	56.13	406^th	1008	59.7%
2022	69.06	314^th	1100	71.5%
2023	61.01	403^rd	1094	63.2%
2024	64.17	350^th	1093	68.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.98	264^th	999	73.6%
2019	73.51	268^th	1075	75.1%
2021	55.43	403^rd	1025	60.7%
2022	61.62	390^th	1113	65.0%
2023	67.08	323^rd	1099	70.6%
2024	65.07	360^th	1099	67.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	67.94	131^st	540	75.7%
2019	65.85	188^th	697	73.0%
2021	73.93	67^th	501	86.6%
2022	67.64	142^nd	694	79.5%
2023	72.47	117^th	633	81.5%

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Rank History for White students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	57.63	364^th	833	56.3%
2019	60.03	413^th	1027	59.8%
2021	47.63	486^th	943	48.5%
2022	57.26	417^th	1031	59.6%
2023	60.14	391^st	1011	61.3%
2024	57.55	416^th	1009	58.8%

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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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by a parent
Saturday, December 7, 2013

Children are forced to go out for recess when weather conditions are horrible. Today it was a record breaking cold day, with a severe wind/weather advisory. Children were complaining that they could not feel their fingers and that their hands and faces were hurting. Unfortunately this is not abnormal for Chinook elementary, and many other elementary schools in the area. This has been going on for years and parents and teachers are doing nothing to stop it! Unless people start standing up and fighting for their children, they are going to continue to do this. The staff assistants, who go outside for recess with the children, hear the children complaining about how their hands and face hurt yet they can't do anything to help them. Many children come to school without coats, hats, and gloves and are still allowed to go outside. Will it be frostbite, and the loss of a child's fingers that make this stop, or will they wait for our children to start dying? I urge you to email the principle and superintendents at your child's school to make this travesty stop! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Chinook Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1993	532	11	17	8	5	n/a	n/a	0	573
1994	584	11	20	13	7	n/a	n/a	0	635
1995	666	13	27	9	8	n/a	n/a	0	723
1996	666	13	27	9	8	n/a	n/a	0	723
1997	708	12	24	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	754
1998	756	10	27	13	6	n/a	n/a	0	812
1999	778	8	29	11	6	n/a	n/a	0	832
2000	658	6	21	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	701
2001	672	11	22	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	721
2002	691	21	33	28	6	n/a	n/a	0	779
2003	691	21	33	28	6	n/a	n/a	0	779
2004	676	21	52	25	13	n/a	n/a	0	787
2005	572	20	36	12	6	n/a	n/a	0	646
2006	549	26	41	17	3	n/a	n/a	8	644
2007	556	23	41	19	5	n/a	n/a	23	667
2008	579	18	37	20	3	n/a	n/a	16	673
2009	595	19	43	19	4	n/a	n/a	13	693
2010	614	18	44	21	4	n/a	n/a	14	715
2011	603	6	33	33	3	6	43	0	727
2012	590	3	30	45	2	6	33	0	709
2013	564	7	27	58	2	5	47	0	710
2014	567	4	30	65	1	5	59	0	731
2015	562	2	31	71	2	4	52	0	724
2016	546	2	25	69	3	3	55	0	703
2017	545	3	20	80	2	2	66	0	718
2018	578	8	19	84	2	2	68	0	761
2019	568	7	18	83	1	0	64	0	741
2020	529	11	14	74	3	0	51	0	682
2021	442	17	13	65	1	0	40	0	578
2022	432	15	10	59	1	0	41	0	558
2023	394	16	9	75	9	3	40	0	546

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 Chinook Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	573	23.9	24.0	n/a
1994	635	27.4	23.2	n/a
1995	723	29.4	24.6	n/a
1996	723	29.4	24.6	n/a
1997	754	30.5	24.7	n/a
1998	812	31.3	25.9	n/a
1999	832	31.0	26.8	n/a
2000	701	30.0	23.4	n/a
2001	721	29.6	24.4	n/a
2002	779	33.9	23.0	12.8
2003	779	33.9	23.0	12.8
2004	787	34.0	23.1	18.8
2005	646	33.5	19.3	13.5
2006	644	27.7	23.2	15.1
2007	667	28.4	23.5	16
2008	673	28.6	23.5	19
2009	693	28.6	24.2	17.2
2010	715	33.8	21.1	18.8
2011	727	31.9	22.7	17.2
2012	709	32.5	21.7	21.4
2013	710	33.2	21.3	22.4
2014	731	n/a	n/a	20.4
2015	724	38.0	19.0	21.7
2016	703	35.0	20.0	22.2
2017	718	36.3	19.7	17.8
2018	761	41.6	18.2	18.3
2019	741	42.6	17.3	20.9
2020	682	40.0	17.0	24
2021	578	40.5	14.2	23.5
2022	558	36.3	15.3	24.7
2023	546	31.1	17.5	35

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 Chinook Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	573	23.9	24.0	n/a
1994	635	27.4	23.2	n/a
1995	723	29.4	24.6	n/a
1996	723	29.4	24.6	n/a
1997	754	30.5	24.7	n/a
1998	812	31.3	25.9	n/a
1999	832	31.0	26.8	n/a
2000	701	30.0	23.4	n/a
2001	721	29.6	24.4	n/a
2002	779	33.9	23.0	12.8
2003	779	33.9	23.0	12.8
2004	787	34.0	23.1	18.8
2005	646	33.5	19.3	13.5
2006	644	27.7	23.2	15.1
2007	667	28.4	23.5	16
2008	673	28.6	23.5	19
2009	693	28.6	24.2	17.2
2010	715	33.8	21.1	18.8
2011	727	31.9	22.7	17.2
2012	709	32.5	21.7	21.4
2013	710	33.2	21.3	22.4
2014	731	n/a	n/a	20.4
2015	724	38.0	19.0	21.7
2016	703	35.0	20.0	22.2
2017	718	36.3	19.7	17.8
2018	761	41.6	18.2	18.3
2019	741	42.6	17.3	20.9
2020	682	40.0	17.0	24
2021	578	40.5	14.2	23.5
2022	558	36.3	15.3	24.7
2023	546	31.1	17.5	35

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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