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Discovery Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arlington, Arlington County. The school has 523 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arlington County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 78% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery Elementary enrolls 523 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 13% Two or more races and 9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 377 | 72% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 9% |
| Asian | 27 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
15 of the school's 523 students (2.9%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 12 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 Elementary 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 VA-80, state senate district 32, state house district 48.
Discovery Elementary is one of 42 schools in Arlington County Public Schools, based in Arlington, Virginia. The district serves 27,950 students district-wide and employs 2,382 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 523 students, Discovery Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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