Peninsula School District

14015 62nd Ave Nw
Gig Harbor, WA 98332-8698
(District boundaries shown in map)
10/
10
Top 10%

Top Rankings

Peninsula School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Washington for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 16 public schools serving 9,015 students in Peninsula School District. This district's average testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public schools in Washington.
Public Schools in Peninsula School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Washington public school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 68% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Washington public school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (WA)
# Schools
17 Schools
2,555 Schools
# Students
9,015 Students
1,096,728 Students
# Teachers
476 Teachers
60,938 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Peninsula School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 306 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 87% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (WA)
#30 out of 307 school districts
(Top 10%)
52%
41%
68%
53%
64%
49%
91%
84%