Glencove Hotel · Photo: garann · CC BY-SA 2.0Key Center’s public schools outscore 88% of Washington districts
On the state math tests, 52% of Key Center’s students scored proficient, above the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Key Center, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.
From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Key Center’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 251 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Key Center’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 68% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 53% and 40% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,222 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then one middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Key Center’s grade
A: better than 88% of Washington school districts, #36 of 285 Washington towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Washington average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Key Center, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Key Center
Key Peninsula Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 444 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Lakebay
7th grade in Key Center
Key Peninsula Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 444 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Lakebay
8th grade in Key Center
Key Peninsula Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 444 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Lakebay
9th grade in Key Center · depends on your address
Gig Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 1,375 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
Peninsula High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,345 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
10th grade in Key Center · depends on your address
Gig Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 1,375 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
Peninsula High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,345 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
11th grade in Key Center · depends on your address
Gig Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 1,375 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
Peninsula High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,345 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
12th grade in Key Center · depends on your address
Gig Harbor High
Grades 9–12 · 1,375 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
Peninsula High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,345 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Gig Harbor
Key Center’s public schools are run by Peninsula School District, which also serves Gig Harbor. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Key Center vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Key Center’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Key Center | A | Peninsula |
Every school in Key Center
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Key Center’s schools
Are Key Center’s schools good?
By Washington’s own tests, yes: the public schools Key Center children attend outscore 88% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #36 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Key Center in?
Peninsula School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 9,015 students in 17 schools (2024–25).
Where do Key Center kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Gig Harbor High and Peninsula High School.
What is Key Center’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Peninsula School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.
How much does Key Center spend per student?
$17,222 in Peninsula School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Key Center families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Key Center → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.