Discovery STEM Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Newport News, Virginia
Discovery STEM Academy in Newport News, Virginia enrolled 561 students in 2024-25 with 32.0 full-time teachers, 17.5 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%
543 students in 2022-23, 550 students in 2023-24, 561 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.5 to 32.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 543 | 37.5 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 32.2 | 17.1 |
| 2024-25 | 561 | 32.0 | 17.5 |
17.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools
Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 419 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Discovery STEM Academy enrolled 557 students and had 1.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 48 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.3, one per 419 of the 557 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions48
- Chronically absent28.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.5% of students were Black, 9.3% Hispanic, 6.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black81.5%
- Hispanic9.3%
- Two or more races6.6%
- White2.1%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
- American Indian0.2%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Discovery STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 41% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 41% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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 Newport News
24 public elementary schools in Newport News report 2024-25 enrollment; Discovery STEM Academy is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph H. Saunders Elementary | 660 | 18.9 | 89.2% |
| Achievable Dream Academy | 641 | 19.4 | 91.2% |
| Carver Elementary | 634 | 17.1 | 90.2% |
| Discovery STEM Academy | 561 | 17.5 | 98.9% |
| Kiln Creek Elementary | 553 | 21.3 | 93.2% |
| Katherine Johnson Elementary | 553 | 18.4 | 98.6% |
| Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary | 549 | 17.7 | 100.0% |
| Willis A. Jenkins Elementary | 507 | 18.8 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Discovery STEM Academy
- Achievable Dream AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 641 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- John Marshall Early Childhood CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 213 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Discovery STEM Academy with Achievable Dream AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Newport News City Public Schools spends per student$16,082 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,082
- The largest public schools in VirginiaDiscovery STEM Academy is the number 437 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#437 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.17.5:1
- 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 STEM Academy
How many students attend Discovery STEM Academy?
561 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 543 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Newport News, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery STEM Academy?
17.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Discovery STEM Academy a Title I school?
Discovery STEM Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Discovery STEM Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Discovery STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 41% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Discovery STEM Academy in?
Newport News City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510264001062 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, 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.