📍 2935 North Golden Rod Drive, Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, 83401
Discovery Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County. The school has 630 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bonneville Joint District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery Elementary School enrolls 630 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 535 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 630 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 113 qualify for free lunch and 68 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 Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 30, state house district 30.
Discovery Elementary School is one of 26 schools in BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT, based in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. The district serves 13,577 students district-wide and employs 702 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 630 students, Discovery Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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