State/Public Middle Open

Discovery Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 800 e 40th St, Vancouver, Clark County, 98663

548
Pupils
17.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Discovery Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Vancouver, Clark County. The school has 548 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vancouver School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Vancouver School District

Enrollment & staffing

Discovery Middle School enrolls 548 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.

Male students
290 (53%)
Female students
258 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
31.6
Student-teacher ratio
17.3:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White22140%
Hispanic or Latino20137%
Two or more races6111%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander274.9%
Black or African American244.4%
Asian112%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

428 of the school's 548 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Discovery Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-30, state senate district 49, state house district 49.

School district: Vancouver School District

Discovery Middle School is one of 43 schools in Vancouver School District, based in VANCOUVER, Washington. The district serves 21,783 students district-wide and employs 1,282 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 548 students, Discovery Middle School is close to the district average of about 507 students per school.

21,783
District students
43
Schools
1,282
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

19%
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: City - Midsize

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