Purdy Elementary School

Gig Harbor, WA 98332

Phone: (253) 530-4600
District: Peninsula School District

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 712 students • 18 students per teacher

Gig Harbor's Purdy Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the Peninsula School District. It is among the few public schools in Washington to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Purdy Elementary School is a public school in the Peninsula School District located in Gig Harbor, WA. The principal of Purdy Elementary School is Jim Rudsit. As of 2014, the students are 80.6% White, non-Hispanic; 8.2% Multiracial; 7% Hispanic; 3.1% Asian/Pacific Islander; 0.6% Black, non-Hispanic; 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 0.1% Native American or Native Alaskan. 12.5% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. The ratio of students to teachers at Purdy Elementary School is 18:1.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 80.6% 81.5% 58.2%
Multiracial 8.2% 8.5% 6.7%
Hispanic 7% 6.6% 21.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3.1% 1.7% 7.2%
Black, non-Hispanic 0.6% 0.9% 4.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.3% 1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.1% 0.5% 1.4%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 12.5% — —
English learners — 0.9% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 8.7 mi
2 The Ridge at McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 9.2 mi
3 North End Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 10.2 mi
4 westridge apartments Apartment Complex Tacoma WA 10.4 mi
5 Stadium District Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 11.3 mi
6 Manette Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 12.8 mi
7 Kitsap Lake Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 13.5 mi
8 Hawaiian Village Apartment Complex Lakewood WA 14.3 mi
9 Fairway Lane Apartment Complex Bremerton WA 15.1 mi
10 Blueberry Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 16.1 mi
11 Whisper Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 17.5 mi
12 The Reserve at Bucklin Hill Apartment Complex Silverdale WA 18.7 mi
13 Clocktower Neighborhood/Subdivision DuPont WA 20.1 mi
14 The Carriages at Fairwood Downs Apartment Complex Renton WA 22.8 mi
15 Meredith Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Poulsbo WA 23.7 mi
16 Gem Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 24.2 mi
17 Caldart Cottages Neighborhood/Subdivision Poulsbo WA 24.4 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Port Orchard Port Orchard WA 10.8 mi
2 East Bremerton Bremerton WA 17.2 mi
3 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island WA 17.4 mi
4 Silverdale Silverdale WA 18.3 mi
5 Ridgetop Silverdale WA 20.1 mi
6 Downtown Seattle Seattle WA 20.3 mi
7 Naval Base Kitsap Poulsbo WA 22.3 mi
8 Poulsbo Poulsbo WA 24.3 mi
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