📍 101 Henslee DR, Dickson, Dickson County, 37055
The Discovery School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dickson, Dickson County. The school has 205 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dickson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Discovery School enrolls 205 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 11% Two or more races and 8.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 151 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 8.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
The Discovery School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-70, state senate district 25, state house district 78.
The Discovery School is one of 17 schools in Dickson County, based in Dickson, Tennessee. The district serves 7,777 students district-wide and employs 599 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 205 students, The Discovery School is smaller than the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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