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Welcome to Discovery Elementary!

Located in Sammamish, WA, Discovery Elementary serves approximately 540 students in Kindergarten through 5th Grade, as well as preschoolers in the district’s Early Childhood Education – Special Education Program and four-year-olds in the Transition to Kindergarten program. Read more about Our School.

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Kindergarten Registration for 2025-2026 School Year!

It’s Kindergarten Registration season! Do you live in the Issaquah School District and have a student who will be 5 years old by Aug. 31, 2025? It’s time to register your student for kindergarten for the fall of 2025!

Kindergarten Registration

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Family Math Night

Isabella Perkin, Transition to Kindergarten teacher playing a math game with a student at our Family Math Night.

Popsicles with the Principal

Students in Mrs. Greene's class got to enjoy Popsicles with the Principal.  A family in the class won this activity at the ISF Nourish Every Mind Online Auction.  All auction proceeds support every student in the Issaquah School District by helping fund the programs and grants provided by the Issaquah Schools Foundation.

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Introducing STEAM Night

This year, Discovery added the "Arts" to STEM Night; referring it to STEAM Night, as a result. Kaytee Kruse and Bethany White were very instrumental in adding the "Arts" to this evening – a job well done!

 

Upcoming Events

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Bellevue, WA

Issaquah School Board

Notice of School Board Assembly

Members of the Issaquah School Board plan to attend the WSSDA District Area 2 North Regional Meeting - Bellevue on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from 6:00 - 8:30 PM at Puesta Del Sol Elementary School in Bellevue, Washington. 

No action will be taken during this assembly.

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Issaquah Community Center

Issaquah Schools Foundation - Nourish Every Mind Student Showcase

Notice of School Board Assembly

 

Three or more members of the Issaquah School Board plan to attend the Issaquah Schools Foundation – Nourish Every Mind Student Showcase on Thursday, May 1, 2025 to be held from 12:00 – 1:00 PM at the Issaquah Community Center (301 Rainier Boulevard South, Issaquah, WA 98027).

No Board action will be taken during this assembly. Any actions resulting from this assembly will be taken during a future board meeting.

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Administration Building, 5150 220th Ave SE, Issaquah, WA

The agenda and meeting details will be posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Please note the agenda and materials may be modified up to 24 hours prior to the meeting; after that time, any agenda modifications will be addressed at the meeting.

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Issaquah Middle School Library

The members of the School Board are hosting a town hall open to everyone in the district. You are invited to share your thoughts.

The town hall is from 5:30 - 7:00 PM on Monday, May 12, 2025 in the library at Issaquah Middle School.

If you are unable to attend the town hall but have an opinion that you would like to share, please submit written comments to the Board at SchoolBoard@issaquah.wednet.edu.

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Administration Building, 5150 220th Ave SE, Issaquah, WA

The agenda and meeting details will be posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Please note the agenda and materials may be modified up to 24 hours prior to the meeting; after that time, any agenda modifications will be addressed at the meeting.

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By the Numbers

589

Students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year.

Discovery underwent a two-year remodel that was completed by the opening of the 2019-2020 school year. The remodel included an expanded multi-purpose room, improving office location and security, and adding six additional classrooms.

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Classroom teachers in the 2021-22 school year.

In the 2021-22 school year, our teachers had an average of 9.2 years of experience.

45.5%

Of our teachers have a master's degree or higher.

To find the contact information for one of our teachers or staff, visit the directory (use the menu option at the top right to access the directory).

87.3%

Of our students attend regularly.

This data is from the 2021-22 school year, the most recent year available from OSPI.

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School Highlights & Programs

Our students will be prepared for and eager to accept the academic, occupational, personal and practical challenges of life in a dynamic global environment.

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Meet Principal Kathy Keegan!

Hi, Eagle families! Being a principal is awesome because it gives me the chance to build strong relationships with staff, students and families, which helps set up a foundation for academic success. A few fun things about me: I love historical fiction, such as the “Little House on the Prairie” series, which hooked me as a reader in third grade. If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be pizza. I grew up in Colorado and was the only girl in a family with five brothers. 

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Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

MTSS is shaping the student experience at our school and throughout our district. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, or MTSS, is a nationally recognized, evidence-based framework guiding our approach to academics, social emotional learning, behavior and attendance.

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Early Childhood Education

Discovery is one of three locations in the district where ECE Classrooms are currently located. Students with a variety of special needs are served within the ECE classroom setting, along with students who participate in the program as Community Peers. Placement in our ECE classrooms is determined through an evaluation process, and students must meet eligibility criteria.  

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