📍 650 W 1200 S, Vernal, Uintah County, 84078
Discovery School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vernal, Uintah County. The school has 700 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Uintah District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery School enrolls 700 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 576 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 700 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 175 qualify for free lunch and 57 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 School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 26, state house district 55.
Discovery School is one of 13 schools in Uintah District, based in NAPLES, Utah. The district serves 6,687 students district-wide and employs 291 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 700 students, Discovery School is larger than the district average of about 514 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote