📍 2461 60th St Se, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49508
Discovery Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 711 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kentwood Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery Elementary enrolls 711 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% White, 28% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 205 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 197 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 18% |
| Asian | 112 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 8.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
470 of the school's 711 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 qualify for free lunch and 68 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Discovery Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-30, state senate district 26, state house district 72.
Discovery Elementary is one of 16 schools in Kentwood Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 9,631 students district-wide and employs 552 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 711 students, Discovery Elementary is larger than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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