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Discovery Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milton, Pierce County. The school has 496 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fife School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Discovery Primary School enrolls 496 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 231 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 12% |
| Asian | 40 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 6.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 20 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 496 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 60 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.
Discovery Primary School 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-60, state senate district 30, state house district 30.
Discovery Primary School is one of 7 schools in Fife School District, based in Milton, Washington. The district serves 3,983 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 496 students, Discovery Primary School is close to the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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