Discovery Elementary School in Gig Harbor WA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Discovery Elementary School ranks better than 91.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Peninsula School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.3. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Discovery Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Peninsula School District. Racial makeup is: White (76.6%), two or more races (11.4%), Hispanic (8.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 14% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Discovery Elementary School is 18.2, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the Peninsula School District! (See more...)

Compare Discovery Elementary School employs 37.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Discovery Elementary School is $12,693, which is the lowest among 8 elementary schools in the Peninsula School District!

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Schooldigger 2019 Rankings:

Discovery Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Discovery Elementary School 100^th of 1136 Washington public elementary schools. (See Discovery Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Peninsula School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Peninsula School District 25^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Discovery Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	74.13	209^th	1026	79.6%
2005	84.51	121^st	1031	88.3%
2006	76.47	194^th	1051	81.5%
2007	75.27	198^th	1069	81.5%
2008	70.51	284^th	1067	73.4%
2009	67.96	316^th	1072	70.5%
2010	68.71	295^th	1088	72.9%
2011	67.55	327^th	1092	70.1%
2012	62.70	413^th	1097	62.4%
2013	67.32	351^st	1106	68.3%
2015	74.32	244^th	1067	77.1%
2016	74.58	257^th	1053	75.6%
2017	79.74	199^th	1056	81.2%
2018	84.07	147^th	1054	86.1%
2019	89.30	100^th	1136	91.2%

Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Discovery Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	449	0	4	2	7	n/a	n/a	0	462
1989	574	2	6	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	589
1990	433	6	11	7	7	n/a	n/a	0	464
1991	471	5	11	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
1992	459	8	5	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	490
1993	452	7	10	19	11	n/a	n/a	0	499
1994	455	9	13	13	10	n/a	n/a	0	500
1995	414	10	6	17	13	n/a	n/a	0	460
1996	414	10	6	17	13	n/a	n/a	0	460
1997	407	7	11	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	440
1998	397	11	13	15	3	n/a	n/a	0	439
1999	388	7	10	11	5	n/a	n/a	0	421
2000	405	5	9	9	6	n/a	n/a	0	434
2001	392	3	15	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	432
2002	374	5	28	22	20	n/a	n/a	0	449
2003	374	5	28	22	20	n/a	n/a	0	449
2004	395	12	23	17	12	n/a	n/a	0	459
2005	395	14	21	24	6	n/a	n/a	25	485
2006	368	12	21	25	7	n/a	n/a	19	452
2007	363	13	22	30	10	n/a	n/a	38	476
2008	350	9	22	24	5	n/a	n/a	57	467
2009	344	7	21	25	5	n/a	n/a	74	476
2010	363	5	14	14	6	n/a	n/a	64	466
2011	368	6	10	28	5	3	46	0	466
2012	355	5	9	32	6	4	35	0	446
2013	354	5	10	36	3	1	29	0	438
2014	351	5	4	41	6	0	38	0	445
2015	349	5	4	41	5	1	46	0	451
2016	380	6	11	44	5	2	31	0	479
2017	382	7	9	35	2	0	43	0	478
2018	409	4	14	38	1	0	51	0	517
2019	467	4	14	59	2	0	69	0	615
2020	531	4	20	58	1	0	79	0	693

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Discovery Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	19.0	24.3	0
1989	589	22.0	26.7	n/a
1990	464	18.0	25.7	0
1991	499	19.7	25.3	n/a
1992	490	19.7	24.8	n/a
1993	499	20.1	24.8	n/a
1994	500	0.6	833.3	n/a
1995	460	19.5	23.6	n/a
1996	460	19.5	23.6	n/a
1997	440	21.3	20.7	n/a
1998	439	20.9	21.0	n/a
1999	421	21.4	19.7	n/a
2000	434	20.7	21.0	n/a
2001	432	21.7	19.9	n/a
2002	449	25.5	17.6	18
2003	449	25.5	17.6	18
2004	459	24.0	19.1	24.8
2005	485	23.9	20.3	18.5
2006	452	26.7	16.9	17.6
2007	476	25.5	18.7	19.6
2008	467	27.7	16.9	21
2009	476	27.7	17.2	22.1
2010	466	25.9	17.9	26.1
2011	466	23.2	20.0	18
2012	446	22.6	19.6	18.6
2013	438	23.3	18.7	19.4
2014	445	n/a	n/a	20.7
2015	451	29.0	15.5	23.9
2016	479	26.0	18.4	24.6
2017	478	26.3	18.1	22.8
2018	517	27.8	18.5	19.3
2019	615	32.8	18.7	16.4
2020	693	37.9	18.2	14

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Discovery Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	19.0	24.3	0
1989	589	22.0	26.7	n/a
1990	464	18.0	25.7	0
1991	499	19.7	25.3	n/a
1992	490	19.7	24.8	n/a
1993	499	20.1	24.8	n/a
1994	500	0.6	833.3	n/a
1995	460	19.5	23.6	n/a
1996	460	19.5	23.6	n/a
1997	440	21.3	20.7	n/a
1998	439	20.9	21.0	n/a
1999	421	21.4	19.7	n/a
2000	434	20.7	21.0	n/a
2001	432	21.7	19.9	n/a
2002	449	25.5	17.6	18
2003	449	25.5	17.6	18
2004	459	24.0	19.1	24.8
2005	485	23.9	20.3	18.5
2006	452	26.7	16.9	17.6
2007	476	25.5	18.7	19.6
2008	467	27.7	16.9	21
2009	476	27.7	17.2	22.1
2010	466	25.9	17.9	26.1
2011	466	23.2	20.0	18
2012	446	22.6	19.6	18.6
2013	438	23.3	18.7	19.4
2014	445	n/a	n/a	20.7
2015	451	29.0	15.5	23.9
2016	479	26.0	18.4	24.6
2017	478	26.3	18.1	22.8
2018	517	27.8	18.5	19.3
2019	615	32.8	18.7	16.4
2020	693	37.9	18.2	14

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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