The front of Rooted School Vancouver

Grades 9–12 · Tuition-free public charter · Vancouver, WA

Building the roots of upward mobility.

We exist to directly support our students in discovering their own personal pathways to financial freedom.

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By the numbers

9–12

Grades served, on one small campus in Vancouver

2 hrs

Industry work every school day for 12th graders, designed with local partners

9th

The grade students can start working towards industry credentials

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A tuition free, public charter school, open to every family in Washington. No boundary exceptions required.

Every graduate leaves with a college acceptance in one hand and a job offer in the other.

Vision

Every graduate leaves with the skills, the confidence, and the options to build a financially free life.

Mission

We are committed to providing every student with equitable access to a high-quality education in a supportive, inclusive environment.

How school works here

01

Known before measured

A small school where every student is known by name, potential and plan. Self-directed, project-based learning with daily advisory and 360° (wrap-around) supports. ELA proficiency rose from 48% to 78% in one year.

02

Authors of their future

We don’t ask kids what they want to be. We help them become it. The career ladder runs all four years: explore in 9th grade, earn credentials, work on employer-designed projects, then do work-based learning with Clark College dual credit as seniors.

03

Closing the 228

Built to close the racial wealth gap. That means credentials, college credit and a postsecondary plan for every graduate, so the students here become this community’s future leaders.

Students gathered in the school lounge
Students in lab aprons and gloves before a dissection
Students comparing paperwork around an advisory table
Students playing chess during a break
Partners
SchoolOps Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Instruction Partners ESD 112 Community Foundation for Southwest Washington Latino Leadership Northwest Shifted Theory Heritage Bank Akin (Childhaven + Children’s Home Society of Washington) Washington State Charter Schools Association True Measure Collaborative

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