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Orchards Branch, Vancouver, Washington, United States Post Office, March 2020Photo: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Schools in Orchards · Evergreen School District, Battle Ground School District

Orchards’s public schools score below 57% of Washington districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 32% of Orchards’s students scored proficient, below the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Orchards, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.

#197of 285 Washington townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
46%
▼ 7 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 9 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
▲ 3 pts vs WA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▲ 1% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024 · Evergreen
Students per teacher
17.3
WA 17.7
Schools in town
3
10,242 students on the public path
In brief

Orchards’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 269 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Orchards’s, its schools beat 35%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Evergreen spends $18,601 per student and Battle Ground $17,795, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Orchards’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Washington school districts, #197 of 285 Washington towns. Graduation is above the Washington average; test scores are below it.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (269)Better than 35%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 17,572 test results and a graduating class of 1,965 could put Orchards anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Orchards’s students in the tested grades sat them (17,514 in math, 17,631 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Orchards, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–12Heritage High SchoolEvergreen School DistrictNo scores

Orchards runs its own schools through grade 12 (Evergreen School District). From grade PK, students attend the Battle Ground School District, shared with Battle Ground and Yacolt. Its middle school is in Vancouver. Parts of Orchards (4% of its land) are served by Hockinson instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Orchards

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Evergreen School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 39 schools · 21,603 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$18,601WA $18,444 · FY2024
C+
Battle Ground School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 20 schools · 12,754 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 18.1 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$17,795WA $18,444 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Evergreen School District41%
State average 53.4% · 11441 students tested
Math · PK–12, Evergreen School District27%
State average 40.1% · 11351 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Battle Ground School District55%
State average 53.4% · 6190 students tested
Math · PK–12, Battle Ground School District40%
State average 40.1% · 6163 students tested

Orchards vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Orchards’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OrchardsC+Evergreen PK–12 · Battle Ground PK–12
VancouverC+Evergreen PK–12 · Vancouver PK–12

Every school in Orchards

15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Orchardsby address
Sifton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vancouver
484 students16:1Rate it →
York Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Vancouver
338 students15:1Rate it →
Heritage High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Vancouver
1,569 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Orchardsin other towns
Laurin Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Vancouver
745 students17:1Rate it →
Chief Umtuch Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Battle Ground
522 students17:1Rate it →
Amboy Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Amboy
500 students19:1Rate it →
Daybreak Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Battle Ground
480 students16:1Rate it →
Tukes Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Battle Ground
449 students17:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Vancouver
447 students17:1Rate it →
Covington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vancouver
830 students18:1Rate it →
Pacific Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vancouver
817 students19:1Rate it →
Cascade Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vancouver
815 students20:1Rate it →
Frontier Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vancouver
767 students19:1Rate it →
Wyeast Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vancouver
747 students19:1Rate it →
Shahala Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vancouver
732 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Orchards’s schools

Are Orchards’s schools good?

On Washington’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Orchards children attend score below 57% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #197 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Orchards in?

Two districts: Evergreen School District runs grades PK–12, and Battle Ground School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Battle Ground and Yacolt.

Where do Orchards kids go to high school?

Heritage High School in Vancouver, with 1,569 students.

What is Orchards’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Evergreen School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.

How much does Orchards spend per student?

$18,601 in Evergreen School District and $17,795 in Battle Ground School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.