Rachel Carson Elementary School vs. Discovery Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Rachel Carson Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Washington for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Discovery Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Washington for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Overview
Serving 527 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Rachel Carson Elementary School ranks in the top 1% of all schools in Washington for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 85% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 40%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 91% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 53%).
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Washington state level of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Asian), which is higher than the Washington state average of 51% (majority Hispanic and Asian).
Serving 589 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Discovery Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Washington for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 1%, and reading proficiency is top 1%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 87% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 40%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 86% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 53%).
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Washington state level of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Asian), which is higher than the Washington state average of 51% (majority Hispanic and Asian).
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-5
Total Students
527 students
589 students
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% Male | % Female
55% | 45%
52% | 48%
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Total Classroom Teachers
31 teachers
34 teachers
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![This chart displays the total teachers of Discovery Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of Discovery Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-DBWUn9.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
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![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Discovery Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Discovery Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-JrEsnI.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#17 out of 2113 schools in WA
(Top 1%)
(Top 1%)
#39 out of 2113 schools in WA
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
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![This chart displays the overall school rank of Discovery Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Discovery Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-bqLQlMc.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
85%
87%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-YbdkSF.png)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
91%
86%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-2ivfPd.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
90-94%
85-89%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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Pre-K Students
45
46
Kindergarten Students
64
76
Grade 1 Students
81
85
Grade 2 Students
87
67
Grade 3 Students
79
110
Grade 4 Students
92
102
Grade 5 Students
79
103
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
n/a
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% Asian
59%
59%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-nmHu95.png)
% Hispanic
4%
7%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/hispanic_students_ethnicity/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-JrgaVY.png)
% Black
1%
4%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-bn2OjOH.png)
% White
28%
23%
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![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-wDIip8.png)
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
7%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-bfVugd5.png)
Diversity Score
0.57
0.59
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![This chart displays the diversity score of Discovery Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Discovery Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-9QRYEJ.png)
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
2%
4%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Discovery Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/87000/86586/discovery-elementary-school-chart-y6XSs1.png)
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
1%
1%
n/a
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