Discovery Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Buffalo, Minnesota

Discovery Elementary in Buffalo, Minnesota enrolled 257 students in 2024-25 with 15.4 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

224 students in 2022-23, 256 students in 2023-24, 257 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.9 to 15.4.

Students enrolled at Discovery Elementary by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232242023-242562024-25257
Students enrolled at Discovery Elementary by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232242023-242562024-25257
Students enrolled at Discovery Elementary by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232242023-242562024-25257
Students enrolled at Discovery Elementary by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232242023-242562024-25257
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322414.915.0
2023-2425615.416.6
2024-2525715.416.6

16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools

Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Discovery Elementary 16.6; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDiscovery Elementary 16.6state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Discovery Elementary 16.6; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDiscovery Elementary 16.6state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Discovery Elementary 16.6; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDiscovery Elementary 16.6state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Discovery Elementary 16.6; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDiscovery Elementary 16.6state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Discovery Elementary enrolled 236 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent10.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

98.1% of students were White, 0.8% Black, 0.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White98.1%
  2. Black0.8%
  3. Two or more races0.8%
  4. Hispanic0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Discovery Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑54%55%51.1%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%55% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Buffalo

4 public elementary schools in Buffalo report 2024-25 enrollment; Discovery Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northwinds Elementary41914.820.8%
Tatanka Elementary STEM School39314.927.2%
Parkside Elementary34812.835.9%
Discovery Elementary25716.68.6%

All public schools in Buffalo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Discovery Elementary

  1. Parkside ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 348 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Tatanka Elementary STEM SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 393 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Discovery Elementary with Parkside ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools spends per student$13,682 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,682
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaDiscovery Elementary is the number 696 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#696 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.16.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Discovery Elementary

  1. How many students attend Discovery Elementary?
    257 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 224 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Buffalo, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Elementary?
    16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Discovery Elementary a Title I school?
    Discovery Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Discovery Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Discovery Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Discovery Elementary in?
    Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools, NCES district ID 2707200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270720002686 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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