State/Public Elementary Open

Discovery Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 44020 Grace Bridge Drive, Ashburn, Loudoun County, 20147

710
Pupils
13.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Discovery Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ashburn, Loudoun County. The school has 710 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Loudoun County Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Discovery Elementary enrolls 710 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.

Male students
385 (54%)
Female students
325 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
51.5
Student-teacher ratio
13.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 30% Asian and 15% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23934%
Asian21030%
Hispanic or Latino10915%
Black or African American8812%
Two or more races608.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

211 of the school's 710 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 189 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental Virtual

Discovery Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 32.

School district: Loudoun County Public Schools

Discovery Elementary is one of 99 schools in Loudoun County Public Schools, based in Ashburn, Virginia. The district serves 81,486 students district-wide and employs 6,514 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 710 students, Discovery Elementary is close to the district average of about 823 students per school.

81,486
District students
99
Schools
6,514
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

78%
Reading proficient
71%
Math proficient
5%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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