Discovery Early Learning Center

Discovery Early Learning Center is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in Yakima, Washington, run under Yakima School District, serveing 303 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 20% smaller than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Within Yakima School District, which oversees 27 schools and 15,488 students, Discovery Early Learning Center is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Discovery Early Learning Center shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). Beyond that, the school reports 12% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Discovery Early Learning Center has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Discovery Early Learning Center higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at Discovery Early Learning Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Yakima County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Yakima County shows median household income runs about $70,656, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Discovery Early Learning Center is one of 119 public schools in Yakima County (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students).

Robertson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Discovery Early Learning Center has rose 62%, going from 187 students in 2018 to 303 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 19% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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