Discovery Community School

Discovery Community School is one of the very small primary schools in Kirkland, Washington, one of the schools within Lake Washington School District, with 71 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Discovery Community School sits 81% smaller than that benchmark.

Lake Washington School District comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 30,986 students; Discovery Community School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Discovery Community School records that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Asian, 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Discovery Community School reports 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 7% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for King County put the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Discovery Community School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Carl Sandburg Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Discovery Community School.

Discovery Community School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 69 students in 2018 compared to 71 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 65% to 48%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.