State/Public Middle Open

Discovery Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 10050 Brummitt Rd, Granger, St. Joseph County, 46530

848
Pupils
19.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Discovery Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Granger, St. Joseph County. The school has 848 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp

Enrollment & staffing

Discovery Middle School enrolls 848 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.

Male students
406 (48%)
Female students
442 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student-teacher ratio
19.3:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 10% Asian and 7.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White61873%
Asian8610%
Two or more races617.2%
Hispanic or Latino455.3%
Black or African American374.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

146 of the school's 848 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 134 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8

Discovery Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-20, state senate district 11, state house district 21.

School district: Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp

Discovery Middle School is one of 15 schools in Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp, based in Mishawaka, Indiana. The district serves 11,329 students district-wide and employs 586 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 848 students, Discovery Middle School is close to the district average of about 755 students per school.

11,329
District students
15
Schools
586
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

75%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
2%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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