The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in Science. The lowest is 24% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Crestline Elementary School
Crestline Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Vancouver, Washington, and is a regular public school within the Evergreen School District (Clark). The school’s enrollment is moderate for an elementary building, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with a significant Hispanic population and smaller shares of students who identify as two or more races, Black, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native.
The school is located in Vancouver, a fast-growing mid-sized city that serves as the Clark County seat and sits within the Portland metropolitan area. Vancouver is often described as split between the older, denser west side and the more suburban east side, where Crestline is situated. The city’s economy has shifted from its historic fur-trading and military roots toward high tech, retail, and port-related industry, with corporate headquarters for companies like Nautilus, ZoomInfo, and Papa Murphy’s based here. The Port of Vancouver USA operates a major port on the Columbia River. The broader area has seen significant residential development and population growth, and a recent major bond measure in the Evergreen district funded a wave of school rebuilds and upgrades, with construction completed by 2024. That investment modernized physical learning environments across many schools in the district, including some of its oldest buildings.
On state assessments administered in the most recent school year, Crestline’s results show a pattern that parents will want to examine closely. In English language arts, the share of students meeting proficiency was below a third for third and fourth graders, and rose to roughly a third for fifth graders. In math, proficiency rates were lower across all three tested grades, with about a quarter of students meeting the standard. In science, where only fifth graders are tested, the proficiency rate was just over a third. Compared to other school districts in Clark County, Crestline’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades falls in the bottom quartile. A single year of test data is the only snapshot available, so there is no multi-year trend to assess whether these results reflect a recent shift or a longer-standing pattern.
The school’s academic program offerings were not detailed in the available data. As a pre-K through fifth grade school, there is no graduation rate to report. Information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, and course access was also not available. A parent may want to look into these areas further with the school to get a fuller picture of student supports and school climate.
For families considering Crestline, the housing context is relevant. Home values in the area are above the national median, and the typical monthly mortgage payment, after a standard down payment, runs higher than the typical rent, pointing to a market where ownership carries a notable premium over renting. The area’s recent history of large-scale school facility investment means that the physical buildings many students attend have been recently modernized. Crestline itself sits in the suburban east side of Vancouver, an auto-dependent area with typical suburban street patterns, unlike the more walkable historic downtown.
Crestline Elementary is a school that serves a diverse and economically mixed student body in a fast-growing corner of the Portland region. The academic results on state tests are softer than those of many peers in the county, and a family would want to learn more about the instructional supports available, the nature of the curriculum, and how the school works with students who are not yet meeting proficiency benchmarks. The district-level investment in facilities is a tangible positive that affects the day-to-day environment for students. The school’s size and grade span are standard for an elementary school, and its location in the suburban east Vancouver area places it within a larger community that is expanding rapidly and experiencing the growing pains that come with that pace of change.
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