Fishers Landing Elementary School, Vancouver WA

Original Research by School Decision on Fishers Landing Elementary School

Fishers Landing Elementary School is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Vancouver’s Eastside neighborhoods, part of the Evergreen School District (Clark). The school sits within a residential area of suburban character, with an enrollment that is moderate for an elementary school in this growing corner of Clark County. Parents looking at this school will find a peer environment that is predominantly white, with sizable Asian and Hispanic populations and a smaller share of multiracial students; roughly a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a proportion that places the school on the lower side of economic need within the district.

On state assessments, Fishers Landing posts results that are strong across tested subjects and grades. In reading and writing, a solid majority of students met the state standard at every grade level tested, with the highest proficiency in fifth grade. Math results show some variation across grades: fourth graders posted particularly high scores, while third and fifth graders also performed well, though with a slightly wider range of outcomes. In science, which is tested in fifth grade only, the share of students meeting the standard was comfortably above the midpoint. When compared against all districts in Clark County, the school’s overall proficiency index lands in the top quartile, a position that reflects consistent achievement across the tested years. Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to consider, and data on chronic absenteeism and staffing were not available in the current report, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about attendance patterns and class sizes.

The school operates within the Evergreen School District, which recently completed a major bond-funded wave of construction and upgrades. The bond, passed in a prior year, financed rebuilds of some of the district’s oldest schools and capital renewal projects at others. That investment has modernized physical learning environments across the district, and Fishers Landing’s facility likely benefited from those upgrades. The district itself is large, serving a wide stretch of Vancouver’s eastern and northern communities, and the school’s location in the Cascade Park area places it within a part of the city that has seen rapid residential growth and new commercial development.

Vancouver is one of the fastest-growing cities in Washington, with its population swelling as annexations and infill development continue. The Eastside areas where Fishers Landing sits are more suburban and auto-dependent than the historic downtown, but the city as a whole offers a mix of walkable pockets near the waterfront and sprawling neighborhoods further out. Housing costs in the school’s ZIP code are above the national median, and rental prices are similar, reflecting the broader Portland-metro demand that pushes into Clark County. A sizable share of Vancouver’s workforce commutes across the Columbia River to Oregon, adding to traffic on the Interstate bridges.

For a family weighing this school, the academic picture is clearly a strength: achievement is above the typical elementary school in the county, and the school serves a grade band that is foundational for later years. The absence of certain data points such as special education and English learner counts means a parent should inquire directly about how the school supports students with varying needs. The community context—a fast-growing suburban edge of a mid-sized city, with homes that are expensive relative to national averages, and a district that has invested heavily in its facilities—gives a grounded sense of what daily life around the school looks like. Fishers Landing is not a specialized or alternative school; it is a straightforward neighborhood elementary delivering solid results in a region that is transforming.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 40% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 42% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 32% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 33% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 38% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 40% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 42% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

This schoolEvergreen School District (Clark), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income67%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income46%Higher-income59%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income68%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income63%35 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income60%Higher-income81%21 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income72%33 pp gap