📍 1717 40th Ave S, Fargo, Cass County, 58104
Discovery Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fargo, Cass County. The school has 975 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fargo 1 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 81.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery Middle School enrolls 975 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 81.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 18% Black or African American and 3.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 672 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 177 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 35 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 975 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 53 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ND At-Large, state senate district 46, state house district 46.
Discovery Middle School is one of 25 schools in FARGO 1, based in Fargo, North Dakota. The district serves 11,444 students district-wide and employs 943 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 975 students, Discovery Middle School is larger than the district average of about 458 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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