📍 301 West 18th St, Newton, Catawba County, 28658
Discovery High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newton, Catawba County. The school has 193 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton Conover City Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 95% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 3 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 193 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 134 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 7 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
46 of the school's 193 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 35 qualify for free lunch and 11 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, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 89.
Discovery High School is one of 7 schools in Newton Conover City Schools, based in Newton, North Carolina. The district serves 2,654 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 193 students, Discovery High School is smaller than the district average of about 379 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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