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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530669000986
Purdy Elementary School
13815 62nd Ave NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332 · (253) 530-4600 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
100 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 21% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
78.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +10.3pp since 2014
Math
73.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 73.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 72.2% |
| 2022-23 | 69.8% | 65.7% |
| 2021-22 | 69.5% | 64.7% |
| 2018-19 | 70.6% | 67.8% |
| 2017-18 | 76.8% | 65.4% |
| 2016-17 | 70.2% | 64.9% |
| 2015-16 | 76.2% | 70.1% |
| 2014-15 | 67.7% | 66.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Purdy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #85 of 936 | #4 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #102 of 1,103 | #7 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #70 of 1,102 | #3 of 142 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.6pp | #117 of 928 | #22 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #340 of 1,268 | #53 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #565 of 1,085 | #63 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #990 of 1,088 | #140 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #1,028 of 1,169 | #141 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #310 of 778 | #35 of 91 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
483
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 483 | 30.4 | 15.9:1 | 21% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 24% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 30.8 | 15.7:1 | 22% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 15% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 37.1 | 16.2:1 | 21% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 16% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 36 | 19.1:1 | 16% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 27 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 24 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Purdy Elementary School.
About Purdy Elementary School
Purdy Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Washington, with an address in Gig Harbor. The student body numbers 483 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Washington) has about 380 students.
Within Peninsula School District, Purdy Elementary School is one of 17 schools. The district enrolls 9,015 students.
About 81% of the student body at Purdy Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Pierce County, the White share is about 64%. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Purdy Elementary School is 30.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.9:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The school counts 100 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 21%. For comparison, public schools in Pierce County average 50%.
Purdy Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.6% is 9.3 points above the 66.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Pierce County has these Census figures: the median household income is $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pierce County is home to 287 public schools and about 138,462 public school students.
The closest other public school is Peninsula High School, about 0.2 miles away. Purdy Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Purdy Elementary School's average proficiency of 75.6% compares with 61.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Purdy Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 483 students in 2024-25, 17 fewer than the 500 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 15.9:1.
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Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peninsula School District
- Gig Harbor HighHigh · 1,375 students
- Peninsula High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Harbor Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Goodman Middle SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Swift Water ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Kopachuck Middle SchoolMiddle · 516 students
Other schools in Gig Harbor
- Gig Harbor HighHigh · 1,375 students
- Peninsula High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Harbor Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Goodman Middle SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Swift Water ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Kopachuck Middle SchoolMiddle · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Peninsula High School0.2 mi · 1,345
- Swift Water Elementary2.2 mi · 519
- Harbor Ridge Middle School3.2 mi · 627
- Pioneer Elementary School3.4 mi · 481
- Minter Creek Elementary3.5 mi · 272
- Henderson Bay Alt High School3.6 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Purdy Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Purdy Elementary School?
Purdy Elementary School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-05.
Is Purdy Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Purdy Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Purdy Elementary School have?
Purdy Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Purdy Elementary School?
At Purdy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Purdy Elementary School in?
Purdy Elementary School is part of Peninsula School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.