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Peninsula School District

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Peninsula School District is located in west Washington. Peninsula School District has 109.42 square miles of land area and 66.65 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Peninsula School District population is 62,980. Peninsula School District median household income is $74,761 in 2010-2014. Peninsula School District median house value is $333,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Peninsula School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (29 out of 238, top 12%) Elementary/Middle School: (16 out of 274, top 6%)* Rank: #42
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	15
Population	62,980 (2010-2014), rank #33
Population Growth	16.50% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	357.70/sq mi, rank #49
Median Household Income:	$74,761 at 2010-2014—-2.14% increase since 2005-2009, rank #24
Median House Price:	$333,400 at 2010-2014—-11.31% increase since 2005-2009, rank #25
Time Zone:	Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	109.42 sq mi, rank #177
Water Area:	66.65 sq mi (37.85%), rank #24
State:	Washington
County:	Pierce County
City:	Artondale, Canterwood, Fox Island, Gig Harbor, Maplewood, Purdy, Raft Island, Rosedale, Wauna, Wollochet, Herron Island, Home, Key Center, Longbranch, Stansberry Lake, Vaughn
Zip:	98335, 98332, 98333, 98329, 98349, 98394, 98351
Area:	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

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Peninsula School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

14015 62nd Ave Nw

Gig Harbor WA, 98332, Pierce County

Phone: 253-530-1002

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	9,096	9,187	9,187	9,260	9,365	9,443	9,516
English Language Learner Students:	77	78	78	47	37	68	60
Total Teachers:	437.57	454.27	449.34	460.16	465.22	489.90	476.50
Prekindergarten:	5.70	5.70	5.13	4.80	4.30	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	28.38	29.94	27.99	29.51	30.07	18.80	17.20
Elementary:	179.22	186.61	183.57	187.37	196.75	207.20	201.50
Secondary:	212.00	217.48	216.61	221.04	216.31	192.30	190.50
Ungraded:	12.27	14.54	16.04	17.44	17.79	71.60	67.30
Total Other Staff:	389.49	368.05	367.78	376.16	384.28	394.70	387.70
Instructional Aides:	77.27	71.36	70.27	69.52	71.05	73.90	72.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.04	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	25.18	23.15	21.83	21.69	21.46	23.50	24.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	9.55	8.42	8.67	8.52	8.74	9.70	9.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	15.63	14.73	13.16	13.17	12.72	13.80	14.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.80	2.60
Library/Media Support:	7.44	7.23	6.92	15.88	17.12	17.50	16.80
District Administrators:	21.66	19.15	18.71	19.01	8.00	10.00	9.00
District Administrative Support:	10.83	10.70	10.34	11.47	11.56	13.30	13.30
School Administrators:	23.80	22.70	23.57	23.92	23.00	23.80	23.00
School Administrative Support:	39.71	36.47	38.46	38.75	38.88	38.40	38.30
Student Support Services:	38.58	35.38	36.99	39.51	36.30	36.40	35.40
Other Support Services:	143.02	139.87	138.69	134.41	154.91	155.10	152.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.79	20.22	20.45	20.12	20.13	19.28	19.97

Schools

Artondale Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	6219 40th St Nw, Gig Harbor WA 98335
Discovery Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4905 Rosedale St Nw, Gig Harbor WA 98335
Evergreen Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1820 Key Peninsula Hwy Kps, Lakebay WA 98349
Gig Harbor High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	5101 Rosedale St Nw, Gig Harbor WA 98335
Goodman Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	3701 38th Ave Nw, Gig Harbor WA 98335
Harbor Heights Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4002 36th St Nw, Gig Harbor WA 98335
Harbor Ridge Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	9010 Prentice Ave, Gig Harbor WA 98332
Henderson Bay Alternative High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	8402 Skansie Ave, Gig Harbor WA 98332
Key Peninsula Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	5510 Key Peninsula Hwy North, Lakebay WA 98349
Kopachuck Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	10414 56th St Nw, Gig Harbor WA 98335
Minter Creek Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	12617 118th Ave Nw, Gig Harbor WA 98329
Peninsula High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	14105 Purdy Dr Nw, Gig Harbor WA 98332
Purdy Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	13815 62nd Ave Nw, Gig Harbor WA 98332
Vaughn Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	17521 Hall Rd Kpn, Vaughn WA 98394
Voyager Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	5615 Kopachuck Dr Nw, Gig Harbor WA 98335

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	79.7%	64.1%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	90.1%	81.7%
2011	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	80%	62.4%
2012	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	84.7%	71%
2013	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	90.9%	80.7%
2011	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	80.8%	72.9%
2012	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	84.4%	79.1%
2013	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	94.5%	89.4%
HSPE Test
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	54.8%	41.6%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.4%	78.8%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.5%	82.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91.3%	81.1%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.6%	83.5%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61.8%	44.7%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67.4%	49.7%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	88.9%	85.9%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	92.1%	86%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	91.2%	85.2%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	87.5%	84.9%
MSP Test
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70.5%	61.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	68.1%	61.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70.6%	65.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	65.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.4%	72%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.2%	73.1%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	68.7%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	73.0%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.9%	53.6%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.8%	59.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.2%	59.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.5%	62.5%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.1%	67.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	67.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.3%	71.4%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.1%	72.4%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	69%	61%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	68.3%	61.4%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74.5%	61.3%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	72.1%	62.1%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	53.6%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.7%	61.2%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74%	63.7%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.2%	62.6%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.1%	69.5%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.9%	67.6%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	71%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.9%	72.6%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41%	34%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	55.6%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.3%	66.1%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75.8%	66.5%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.5%	51.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.6%	58.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.9%	61.4%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.4%	59.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.2%	64.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.5%	70.6%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	70.6%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.6%	71.4%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.6%	55.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	56.9%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.7%	59.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.5%	63.7%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	63.3%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.2%	56.4%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.3%	71.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.0%	68.7%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	70.2%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	71%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	80.5%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	79.1%	71.0%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.1%	51.5%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.9%	50.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	55.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.6%	53.2%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.2%	69.2%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.9%	68.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.2%	67.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.1%	66.2%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66.8%	54.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	61.5%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	66.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.4%	64.9%
WASL Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% met std	45.7%	43.9%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	51.9%	47.5%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	57.4%	51%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	59%	50.2%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	58%	49.3%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	54.5%	45.2%
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66.6%	64.5%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.7%	72.9%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.8%	81.9%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.5%	80.6%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.9%	81.3%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.8%	80.9%
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	38%	32.2%
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	43.9%	35.8%
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	41.5%	34.9%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	45.8%	36.3%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44.5%	39.7%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	48.9%	38.6%
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	72.6%	65.2%
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	76.2%	65.2%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	85.9%	79.7%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	88%	83.6%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	90%	86.2%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	86.6%	86.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.9%	64.2%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	69.4%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.1%	68.3%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73.2%	66.3%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.5%	68.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.1%	70.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.8%	70.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	71.3%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.4%	59.9%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.9%	60.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	66.3%	58.9%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69.3%	57.9%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60.5%	53.4%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63.3%	52.3%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	74.4%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	79.5%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	81.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	76.4%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.1%	72.3%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	73.5%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74.4%	55.8%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	71.3%	57.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	60.3%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	68.3%	60.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70.2%	62.1%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	72.4%	60.3%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.4%	55.8%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.8%	59.3%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	61%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	61.9%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	76.2%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.4%	71.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	75.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	73.9%
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	37.1%	28.2%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46.5%	35.6%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45.7%	35.7%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53.1%	36.4%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54.5%	42.9%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56.2%	44.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	58.3%	49.4%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	58.5%	49.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60.3%	48.9%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.5%	50.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.6%	66.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	67.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.5%	68.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.5%	72%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50.7%	46.3%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	60.6%	50.8%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58.3%	48.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	54.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64%	50.3%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.2%	51.8%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	60.4%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	69%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.2%	61.5%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.1%	68.5%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.3%	62.8%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.9%	59.3%
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	61%	57.9%
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	61.2%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	66.9%	64.5%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	68.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	69.7%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	69.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.2%	48.8%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60%	49.5%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	51.5%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.5%	50.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.3%	70.1%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71%	64.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.7%	65.9%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.4%	67.5%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	49.3%	39.4%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.4%	36.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52%	42.9%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.6%	44.4%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62%	47.9%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66.5%	51.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$87,028,000	$9,473		$88,591,000	$9,567		$92,786,000	$9,908
Federal:	$4,707,000	$512	5.4%	$7,081,000	$765	8.0%	$7,251,000	$774	7.8%
State:	$55,881,000	$6,083	64.2%	$54,277,000	$5,861	61.3%	$57,913,000	$6,184	62.4%
Local:	$26,440,000	$2,878	30.4%	$27,233,000	$2,941	30.7%	$27,622,000	$2,949	29.8%
Total Expenditures:	$85,236,000	$9,278		$84,835,000	$9,161		$84,810,000	$9,056
Total Current Expenditures:	$81,142,000	$8,832		$80,855,000	$8,732		$80,842,000	$8,632
Instructional Expenditures:	$46,270,000	$5,036	57.0%	$48,512,000	$5,239	60.0%	$48,990,000	$5,231	60.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$11,253,000	$1,225	13.9%	$10,371,000	$1,120	12.8%	$10,122,000	$1,081	12.5%
Administration:	$8,396,000	$914	10.3%	$7,424,000	$802	9.2%	$7,380,000	$788	9.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$15,223,000	$1,657	18.8%	$14,548,000	$1,571	18.0%	$14,350,000	$1,532	17.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,729,000	$188		$1,214,000	$131		$1,585,000	$169
Construction:	$1,004,000	$109		$1,189,000	$128		$792,000	$85
Total Other:	$541,000	$59		$489,000	$53		$446,000	$48
Interest on Debt:	$1,542,000	$168		$2,072,000	$224		$1,712,000	$183

Total Salary:	$49,968,000	$5,439		$51,377,000	$5,548		$51,174,000	$5,464
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$32,372,000	$3,524	64.8%	$34,313,000	$3,706	66.8%	$34,247,000	$3,657	66.9%
Other Salary:	$17,596,000	$1,915	35.2%	$17,064,000	$1,843	33.2%	$16,927,000	$1,807	33.1%
Total Benefit:	$16,581,000	$1,805		$15,915,000	$1,719		$15,800,000	$1,687
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$10,257,000	$1,116	61.9%	$10,001,000	$1,080	62.8%	$10,024,000	$1,070	63.4%
Other Benefit:	$6,324,000	$688	38.1%	$5,914,000	$639	37.2%	$5,776,000	$617	36.6%

* Peninsula School District was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.