Swift Water Elementary

10811 Harbor Hill Drive
Gig Harbor, WA 98332

473 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

Swift Water Elementary is a public elementary school and part of the Peninsula School District school district, located in Gig Harbor, WA with 473 students offering grade levels from KG to 05.

With 28 teachers, Swift Water Elementary has a student/teacher ratio of about 16.6:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

473

Total Students

28.5

Full-Time Teachers

16.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

14.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Swift Water Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	338
Hispanic	42
Black	4
Asian	23
Two or More	63
American Indian	2

White
338 (71.6 %)
Two or More
63 (13.3 %)
Hispanic
42 (8.9 %)
Asian
23 (4.9 %)
Black
4 (0.8 %)
American Indian
2 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Peninsula School District
Phone:	(253)530-4900
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	473
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	28.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	49
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	21

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 82

Grade 1 73

Grade 2 72

Grade 3 88

Grade 4 86

Grade 5 72