Battle Ground Public Schools

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Battle Ground School District
Battle Ground Public Schools Logo Stacked on Blue.png
Address
11104 N.E. 149th St. Bldg. A Brush Prairie, WA 98606
Brush Prairie
, Clark, Washington
Coordinates 45°48′N122°30′W / 45.800°N 122.500°W / 45.800; -122.500
District information
MottoConnecting every student to a successful future.
Grades Pre-K through 12
SuperintendentShelly Whitten
Asst. superintendent(s)Lynnell Tsugawa-Murray
Schools19
Other information
Website www.battlegroundps.org

Battle Ground Public Schools (BGPS) is a public school district in Clark County, Washington, United States. It serves the communities of Amboy, Battle Ground, Brush Prairie and Yacolt. The district headquarters are in Brush Prairie. [1]

Contents

As of the 2011–2012 school year, the district has an average enrollment of 12,318 full-time-equivalent students. [2]

In 2025, voters rejected the district's attempt at replacing an expiring Student Programs & Operations (SP&O) tax levy, resulting in approximately $14 million in cuts for the 2025–2026 school year. [3]

History

The district existed as early as 1870 as the Battle Ground School District and was eventually known as Central School District. The zone undertook the moniker of Battle Ground No. 85 when it combined with the district of Cherry Grove in 1914. A consolidation in 1955 with Glenwood, Washington led to the No. 119 designation and a further merger with Yacolt finalized the size of the Battle Ground district. [4] However, the district currently recognizes 1909 as its year of inception and celebrated its centennial during the 2009–2010 school year. [5]

Boundary

The district includes almost all of Battle Ground. It also includes all of Brush Prairie, Cherry Grove, Dollars Corner, Lewisville, Meadow Glade, and Yacolt. Additionally, it includes most of Amboy, Mount Vista, and Venersborg, as well as parts of Duluth, Five Corners, Hockinson, Orchards, and Vancouver. [6]

Battle Ground Public Schools is bordered by the Green Mountain, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Evergreen, and Hockinson school districts in Clark County, Washington. It also borders the Woodland in Cowlitz County and Washougal in Skamania County. [7] [8]

Schools

As of 2025, the district includes 19 schools and one half-day alternative learning program [9]

Comprehensive high schools

Primary schools (Gr. K-4)

Middle schools (Gr. 5-8)

Alternative schools

Closed schools

Vancouver iTech Preparatory is an alternative learning program of Vancouver Public Schools, located with-in the Battle Ground boundary. Due to this overlap, 10% of the program's enrollment is reserved for Battle Ground students. [17]

Publications

District Publications

BGPS publishes an annual Report to Our Community, a yearly accountability report, designed to deliver information on district finances and programs to taxpayers. [18]

The BGPS Bulletin is the district's monthly e-newsletter. [19]

Student-led Publications

Your Battle Ground Public Schools (Your BGPS) is a student-led magazine of Battle Ground Public Schools, primarily operated by Tukes Valley Middle School students. [20] The publication started as a newspaper insert of The Reflector in 2009 and ceased publication in 2013. [21] It was revived as a student project in June 2025 by then-sixth grader Rye Dilley and the district's communications department. [22]

The Tiger Times is the revived student newspaper of Battle Ground High School. [23]

The Falcon Flyer is the official student news site of Prairie High School. [24] The renewed journalism program was launched in 2022 by AP U.S. History teacher Patty Alway. [25]

CASEE Chronicles is the official student newsletter for the Center of Agriculture, Science, and Environmental Education. [20] Invented for the 2025–2026 school year, the publication shared its first issue in November 2025. [26]

Student-created yearbooks are also published and printed at each middle, high, and alternative school. [27]

References

  1. ↑ "Home". Battle Ground School District. Retrieved March 23, 2025. 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie, WA 98606
  2. ↑ "Many changes in Battle Ground Public Schools". The Reflector. August 28, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Battle Ground voters rejecting school levy; $20M in cuts and layoffs loom". kgw.com. April 24, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Ross, Mark (November 4, 2019). "Looking back on the history of Battle Ground Public Schools". The Reflector . Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Client Challenge". www.battlegroundps.org. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ Geography Division (December 21, 2020). 2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Clark County, WA (PDF) (Map). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2025. - Text list
  7. ↑ "Clark County MapsOnline: School Districts". gis.clark.wa.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2020 Census School District Reference Map" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 2020.
  9. ↑ "Client Challenge". www.battlegroundps.org. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Explore Tukes Valley Middle School in Battle Ground, WA". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Client Challenge". casee.battlegroundps.org. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ "CAM Jr.-Sr. High School adds grades 3, 4 and HomeLink schools merge". The Reflector. July 25, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  13. 1 2 Dilley, Rye. "Your Battle Ground Public Schools" (PDF).
  14. ↑ Reflector, The (January 18, 2019). "Maple Grove to be converted to K-4 school". The Reflector. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Battle Ground will discontinue alternative middle school". The Columbian. June 11, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  16. ↑ "BGSD to discontinue Summit View Middle School". The Reflector. February 10, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Our school". Vancouver iTech Preparatory. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Client Challenge". www.battlegroundps.org. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Client Challenge". www.battlegroundps.org. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Client Challenge". www.battlegroundps.org. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  21. ↑ Reflector, The (June 16, 2025). "Local students revive school district magazine after more than a decade". The Reflector. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Middle schooler's vision brings Battle Ground school publication back to life". The Columbian. September 12, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Tiger Times student newspaper back at BGHS after roughly 17-year absence". The Reflector. April 1, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  24. ↑ "About". The Falcon Flyer. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Prairie High School teacher looks to rebuild student newspaper". The Columbian. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Client Challenge". casee.battlegroundps.org. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Client Challenge". casee.battlegroundps.org. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
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