📍 1165 Middle Tennessee BLVD, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, 37130
Discovery School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Murfreesboro school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 89% of students are proficient in reading. 90% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Discovery School enrolls 389 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 7.5% Black or African American and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 311 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.3% |
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.
Discovery School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-40, state senate district 13, state house district 34.
Discovery School is one of 13 schools in Murfreesboro, based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The district serves 9,342 students district-wide and employs 627 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Discovery School is smaller than the district average of about 719 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize