Keewaydin Discovery Center

As a very small elementary school in KENNEWICK, Washington, Keewaydin Discovery Center serves 143 students from grade pre-K, overseen by Kennewick School District. That puts it 62% smaller than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Within Kennewick School District, which oversees 31 schools and 18,826 students, Keewaydin Discovery Center is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Keewaydin Discovery Center lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 5% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Benton County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Across the wider county, Benton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,874 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Benton County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), of which Keewaydin Discovery Center is one.

Westgate Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Keewaydin Discovery Center's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 132 (now 143). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 62% to 38%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Keewaydin Discovery Center typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.