Discovery Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Fargo, North Dakota

Discovery Middle School in Fargo, North Dakota enrolled 992 students in 2024-25 with 74.2 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the North Dakota middle-school median of 12.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (North Dakota: 43.8% and 38.9%).

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

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

975 students in 2022-23, 1,005 students in 2023-24, 992 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 81.2 to 74.2.

Students enrolled at Discovery Middle School by school year2022-23: 975, 2023-24: 1,005, 2024-25: 99205001k1.5k2022-239752023-241,0052024-25992
Students enrolled at Discovery Middle School by school year2022-23: 975, 2023-24: 1,005, 2024-25: 99205001k1.5k2022-239752023-241,0052024-25992
Students enrolled at Discovery Middle School by school year2022-23: 975, 2023-24: 1,005, 2024-25: 99205001k1.5k2022-239752023-241,0052024-25992
Students enrolled at Discovery Middle School by school year2022-23: 975, 2023-24: 1,005, 2024-25: 99205001k1.5k2022-239752023-241,0052024-25992
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2397581.212.0
2023-241,00577.213.0
2024-2599274.213.4

13.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 of every 100 North Dakota middle schools

Among the 36 North Dakota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Dakota middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 4.8 to 20.2; This school 13.4; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →2.557.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 4.8 to 20.2; This school 13.4; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →2.557.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 4.8 to 20.2; This school 13.4; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →2.57.512.517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 4.8 to 20.2; This school 13.4; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →2.57.512.517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 12.4U.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).

One counselor per 281 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Discovery Middle School enrolled 1,122 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 281 of the 1,122 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent25.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.8% of students were White, 19.3% Black, 6.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White62.8%
  2. Black19.3%
  3. Asian6.0%
  4. Hispanic5.8%
  5. Two or more races4.4%
  6. American Indian1.5%
  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 Middle School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, 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 districtNorth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255%46%43.8%
Math, 2022-2344%40% (2021-22)38.9%

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.

Middle schools in Fargo

3 public middle schools in Fargo report 2024-25 enrollment; Discovery Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Discovery Middle School99213.422.4%
Ben Franklin Middle School87312.126.5%
Carl Ben Eielson Middle School67711.635.9%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Discovery Middle School

  1. Carl Ben Eielson Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 677 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  2. Ben Franklin Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.4 miles away: 873 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
  3. Compare Discovery Middle School with Carl Ben Eielson Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fargo Public Schools spends per student$17,740 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,740
  5. The largest public schools in North DakotaDiscovery Middle School is the number 7 by size of 38 North Dakota middle schools open in 2024-25.#7 of 38
  6. North Dakota schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 12.4 for middle schools.13.4:1
  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 Middle School

  1. How many students attend Discovery Middle School?
    992 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 975 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fargo, ND.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Middle School?
    13.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Dakota median for middle schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Discovery Middle School a Title I school?
    Discovery Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Discovery Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Discovery Middle School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. North Dakota'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 Middle School in?
    Fargo Public Schools, NCES district ID 3806780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 380678000079 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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