📍 1335 Old Norcross Rd, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, 30046
Discovery High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County. The school has 2,803 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gwinnett County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 169.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers 48 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery High School enrolls 2,803 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 169.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 8.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,507 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 880 | 31% |
| Asian | 229 | 8.2% |
| White | 127 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,035 of the school's 2,803 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,612 qualify for free lunch and 423 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Discovery High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5, state house district 101.
Discovery High School is one of 140 schools in Gwinnett County, based in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The district serves 182,518 students district-wide and employs 12,254 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,803 students, Discovery High School is larger than the district average of about 1,304 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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