📍 13815 62nd Ave NW, Gig Harbor, Pierce County, 98332
Purdy Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gig Harbor, Pierce County. The school has 484 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Peninsula School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Purdy Elementary School enrolls 484 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Two or more races and 8.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 484 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Purdy 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.
Purdy 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 484 students, Purdy Elementary School is close to 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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