Schools
The board has 36 schools:
- 21 elementary schools (PK-Grade 5)
- 6 middle schools (Grades 6-8)
- 5 high schools (Grades 9 to 12)
Vancouver High School stood for many years at the intersection of Columbia and West Fourth Plain Boulevard, but was closed down in the mid-1950s, with students split between two new high schools: Fort Vancouver High School and Hudsons' Bay High School.
| High School | Type | Established | Enrollment | Mascot | WIAA Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyview | Comprehensive 9–12 | 1997 | 1975 | Storm | 4A |
| Vancouver iTech Prepratory | STEM, Magnet School 6-12 | 2012 | 220 | None | 3A |
| Columbia River | Comprehensive 9–12 | 1962 | 1307 | Chieftains | 3A |
| Fort Vancouver | Comprehensive 9–12 | 1888 | 1504 | Trappers | 3A |
| Hudson's Bay | Comprehensive 9–12 | 1956 | 1522 | Eagles | 3A |
| Vancouver School of Arts and Academics | Magnet 6–12 | 1996 | 556 | N/A | N/A |
| Lewis and Clark | Alternative 9–12 | 1970 | 370 | Compass Rose | N/A |
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Famous quotes containing the word schools:
“The schools begin with what they call the elements, and where do they end?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“In schools all over the world, little boys learn that their country is the greatest in the world, and the highest honor that could befall them would be to defend it heroically someday. The fact that empathy has traditionally been conditioned out of boys facilitates their obedience to leaders who order them to kill strangers.”
—Myriam Miedzian, U.S. author. Boys Will Be Boys, ch. 3 (1991)
“We’re for statehood. We want statehood because statehood means the protection of our farms and our fences; and it means schools for our children; and it means progress for the future.”
—Willis Goldbeck (1900–1979)