Enrollment
71
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530423002448
Discovery Community School
12801 84th NE, Kirkland, WA 98034 · (425) 936-2704 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL71 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
5 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 11 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (13).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
78.4%
own-school result
Math
70.3%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.4% | 70.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 70.3% |
| 2022-23 | 87.2% | 82.0% |
| 2021-22 | 76.9% | 76.9% |
| 2018-19 | 89.2% | 78.4% |
| 2017-18 | 91.7% | N/A |
| 2016-17 | 84.2% | N/A |
| 2014-15 | 89.2% | 86.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Discovery Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 71 | #1,195 of 1,268 | #296 of 299 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
71
-2 (-3%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 69
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 24.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71 | 3.3 | 21.9:1 | 7% (5) |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 2.4 | 29.5:1 | 9% (6) |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 3.1 | 23.4:1 | 5% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 3 | 24.3:1 | 5% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 69 | 3.2 | 21.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 71 | 4 | 17.8:1 | 4% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 72 | 3 | 24.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 69 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (69 to 71); teachers up 1% (3.2 to 3.3).
About Discovery Community School
Discovery Community School is one of the public schools in Kirkland, Washington. It is a very small elementary school. In all, 71 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. The school is 81% below the average for elementary schools in Washington.
Besides Discovery Community School, Lake Washington School District runs 54 other schools. The district enrolls 30,986 students.
Of every 100 students at Discovery Community School, about 48 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 32% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Discovery Community School lists 3.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.9 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 7% of the student body. That is 31 points below the 38% average for public schools in King County.
Census data for King County show the median household earns about $124,746 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in King County number 544, with about 278,492 students.
Carl Sandburg Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Discovery Community School had a net loss of 2 students, or 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 21.9 students per teacher, compared with 24.3 in 2020-21.
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King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Washington School District
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Juanita High SchoolHigh · 1,778 students
- Inglewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,229 students
- Redmond Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Kirkland
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Juanita High SchoolHigh · 1,778 students
- Kirkland Middle SchoolMiddle · 746 students
- Finn Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Peter Kirk ElementaryElementary · 592 students
Nearby schools
- Carl Sandburg Elementary0.0 mi · 391
- Finn Hill Middle School0.2 mi · 664
- Environmental & Adventure School0.2 mi · 138
- Henry David Thoreau Elementary0.6 mi · 404
- Juanita Elementary1.0 mi · 394
- Juanita High School1.5 mi · 1,778
Frequently asked questions
About Discovery Community SchoolHow large is Discovery Community School?
Discovery Community School enrolls approximately 71 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Discovery Community School serve?
Discovery Community School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Discovery Community School is approximately 21.9:1 (3 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Discovery Community School?
At Discovery Community School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 32% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Discovery Community School public or private?
Discovery Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Washington School District.
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