Discovery Elementary School

Located at 4905 Rosedale St NW, in Gig Harbor, Washington, Discovery Elementary School is an average-sized elementary school that enrolls 380 students (grades K through 5), part of Peninsula School District.

Peninsula School District comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 9,015 students; Discovery Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Discovery Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Discovery Elementary School records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Discovery Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.3%; this one delivers 73.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Pierce County shows the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Discovery Elementary School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

The closest other public school is Gig Harbor High, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Discovery Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 64.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 26%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 380 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.