📍 1100 34th St, Washougal, Clark County, 98671
Gause Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Washougal, Clark County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washougal School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gause Elementary enrolls 257 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 202 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 257 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 103 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gause Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-30, state senate district 18, state house district 18.
Gause Elementary is one of 9 schools in Washougal School District, based in WASHOUGAL, Washington. The district serves 2,687 students district-wide and employs 161 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, Gause Elementary is close to the district average of about 299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large