📍 510 N Mckay Ave, Alexandria, Douglas County, 56308
Discovery Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Alexandria, Douglas County. The school has 913 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexandria Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery Middle School enrolls 913 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 815 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 913 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 81 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 Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 8.
Discovery Middle School is one of 10 schools in Alexandria Public School District, based in ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota. The district serves 4,034 students district-wide and employs 291 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 913 students, Discovery Middle School is larger than the district average of about 403 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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