Discovery High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Lawrenceville, Georgia

Discovery High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia enrolled 2,703 students in 2024-25 with 165.5 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Georgia high-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 33% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 81% (Georgia: 84.4%).

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

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

2,803 students in 2022-23, 2,730 students in 2023-24, 2,703 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 169.9 to 165.5.

Students enrolled at Discovery High School by school year2022-23: 2,803, 2023-24: 2,730, 2024-25: 2,70301k2k3k2022-232,8032023-242,7302024-252,703
Students enrolled at Discovery High School by school year2022-23: 2,803, 2023-24: 2,730, 2024-25: 2,70301k2k3k2022-232,8032023-242,7302024-252,703
Students enrolled at Discovery High School by school year2022-23: 2,803, 2023-24: 2,730, 2024-25: 2,70301k2k3k2022-232,8032023-242,7302024-252,703
Students enrolled at Discovery High School by school year2022-23: 2,803, 2023-24: 2,730, 2024-25: 2,70301k2k3k2022-232,8032023-242,7302024-252,703
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,803169.916.5
2023-242,730175.015.6
2024-252,703165.516.3

16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 of every 100 Georgia high schools

Among the 476 Georgia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Discovery High School 16.3; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDiscovery High School 16.3state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Discovery High School 16.3; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDiscovery High School 16.3state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Discovery High School 16.3; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDiscovery High School 16.3state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Discovery High School 16.3; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDiscovery High School 16.3state median 15.8U.S. 14.5

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).

20 AP courses and one counselor per 473 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Discovery High School enrolled 2,838 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 376 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses20
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 473 of the 2,838 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions376
  • Chronically absent36.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.5% of students were Hispanic, 28.7% Black, 8.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic56.5%
  2. Black28.7%
  3. Asian8.0%
  4. White4.3%
  5. Two or more races2.2%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 High School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, 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 districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2232%48%39.6%
Math, 2022-2333%46% (2021-22)38.7%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

81% of the 695 students in Discovery High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtGeorgia
Four-year graduation rate81%82%84.4%
Students in the class69514,971134,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Lawrenceville

8 public high schools in Lawrenceville report 2024-25 enrollment; Discovery High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Archer High School3,05819.742.4%
Discovery High School2,70316.360.9%
Central Gwinnett High School2,41414.359.0%
Mountain View High School2,22116.940.8%
Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology1,30416.625.2%
Phoenix High School92125.139.2%
International Transition Center64012.480.5%
Gwinnett InterVention Education (GIVE) Center East3348.063.5%

All public schools in Lawrenceville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Discovery High School

  1. Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and TechnologyThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 1,304 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Phoenix High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 921 students, 25.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Discovery High School with Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and TechnologyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gwinnett County spends per student$14,348 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,348
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaDiscovery High School is the number 18 by size of 478 Georgia high schools open in 2024-25.#18 of 478
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 15.8 for high schools.16.3:1
  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 High School

  1. How many students attend Discovery High School?
    2,703 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,803 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lawrenceville, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery High School?
    16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Discovery High School a Title I school?
    Discovery High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Discovery High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Discovery High School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia'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 is the graduation rate at Discovery High School?
    81% of the 695 students in Discovery High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Discovery High School in?
    Gwinnett County, NCES district ID 1302550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130255004212 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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