Vancouver Itech Preparatory, Vancouver WA

Original Research by School Decision on Vancouver Itech Preparatory

Vancouver iTech Preparatory is a regular public school serving grades six through twelve in the Vancouver School District. It is not a charter or magnet school as far as the data shows, and Title I status is not reported. The school sits within Vancouver, a mid-sized city that is part of the Portland metropolitan area and serves as Clark County’s seat. Vancouver has seen steady growth, with a mix of older downtown neighborhoods and newer suburban developments, and the area’s economy includes corporate headquarters, the Port of Vancouver, and a significant number of commuters to Portland. The housing market around the school is relatively expensive, with home values and rents near state averages but well above national figures, reflecting the region’s broader affordability pressures.

With an enrollment that is moderate for a combined middle and high school, iTech Prep draws a student body that is predominantly white, with a sizable Hispanic population and noticeable shares of students who are Asian, Black, or identify with two or more races. Roughly a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a metric that places the school in a middle range economically for the area.

Academically, the school participates in Washington’s state assessments. The most recent results, for the 2024-25 school year, cover grades six through eight in math and English language arts, and grade eight in science. Proficiency rates vary by subject. In English language arts, the share of students meeting the standard ranges from a little under half in seventh grade to just above that mark in sixth and eighth grades, making it the strongest subject of the three tested. Math proficiency is lower across all three middle grades, with about two in five students reaching the proficiency threshold. Science at eighth grade falls between these two, with roughly half of students proficient. When these results are combined into an overall proficiency index and compared across Clark County districts, iTech Prep falls below the midpoint of the fourteen districts in the county. This means that, on average, a somewhat smaller share of its middle-grade students meet state standards than at the typical district in the area. One-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether performance is improving or declining.

The school serves grades six through twelve, so high school students also take state assessments, but those results were not provided in the data. Likewise, a four-year graduation rate was not available, which is an important gap for a school with a twelfth grade. A parent may want to ask the school directly for its graduation rate and how it tracks college or career readiness beyond middle school. The data also lacks information on Advanced Placement, dual-credit, or career-technical programs, as well as discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, and the number of students receiving special education or English learner services. These missing pieces make it hard to fully assess the school’s support structures and academic pathways.

Given its name, iTech Preparatory suggests a focus on technology-oriented or college-preparatory instruction, but the available data does not confirm what programs are actually in place. The school’s academic profile shows a middle school that performs somewhat below the county average in math and around the middle in reading and science. The community context is one of a growing, economically mixed city with high housing costs. Families looking at this school will want to investigate graduation outcomes, high school course offerings, and how the school supports students who are not yet meeting state standards, particularly in math.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 638%

School 38% · District 26% · ▲ 12 pts above district

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 742%

School 42% · District 28% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 24% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 656%

School 56% · District 34% · ▲ 21 pts above district

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

Grade 748%

School 48% · District 38% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 36% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Science

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 35% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

This schoolVancouver School District, 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 5Lower-income52%Higher-income82%30 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income44%Higher-income63%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income60%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income58%Higher-income61%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income28%Higher-income51%23 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income27%Higher-income44%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income30%Higher-income51%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income30%Higher-income46%16 pp gap