Discovery Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 466 elementary school students from grades KG-5
- Ranks 293rd out of 1,103 elementary schools in WA.
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Peninsula School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,272
- Graduation Rate: 75.6%
- Dropout Rate: 2.6%
- Students Per Teacher: 20.5
- Enrolled Students: 9,365
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 466
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 25.9
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.0
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 209 (44.8%)
- Females: 193 (41.4%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 25 (5.4%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 80 (17.2%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 105 (22.5%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 6 | 1.3% |
| Black | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic | 14 | 3.0% |
| White | 363 | 77.9% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 1 | 0.2% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15.5% |
| 1st Grade | 73 | 15.7% |
| 2nd Grade | 74 | 15.9% |
| 3rd Grade | 75 | 16.1% |
| 4th Grade | 86 | 18.5% |
| 5th Grade | 85 | 18.2% |
Source: WA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
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The overall school rating shows that Discovery Elementary School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on MSP state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
MSP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 50.7% | 70.5% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | 73.3% | 66.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.6% | 81.4% | 72.1% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | 79.7% | 71.4% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 64.7% | 61.9% | 53.7% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | 63.5% | 52.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 77.6% | 75.1% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | 83.5% | 73.6% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.9% | 69.0% | 61.1% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | 72.6% | 60.4% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 62.7% | 66.1% | 53.6% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | 71.3% | 61.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 84.5% | 81.3% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | 84.0% | 74.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 54.2% | 41.1% | 34.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | 56.2% | 44.9% |
Source: WA Department of Education 2009-2010
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