📍 4905 Rosedale St NW, Gig Harbor, Pierce County, 98335
Discovery Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gig Harbor, Pierce County. The school has 316 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Peninsula School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery Elementary School enrolls 316 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 247 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
69 of the school's 316 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 60 qualify for free lunch and 9 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 Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-60, state senate district 26, state house district 26.
Discovery Elementary School is one of 18 schools in Peninsula School District, based in GIG HARBOR, Washington. The district serves 9,015 students district-wide and employs 491 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 316 students, Discovery Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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