The Discovery School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Dickson, Tennessee

The Discovery School in Dickson, Tennessee enrolled 202 students in 2024-25. 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, 40-55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

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

Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers fell 19%

205 students in 2022-23, 225 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 17.8.

Students enrolled at The Discovery School by school year2022-23: 205, 2023-24: 22501002003002022-232052023-24225
Students enrolled at The Discovery School by school year2022-23: 205, 2023-24: 22501002003002022-232052023-24225
Students enrolled at The Discovery School by school year2022-23: 205, 2023-24: 22501002003002022-232052023-24225
Students enrolled at The Discovery School by school year2022-23: 205, 2023-24: 22501002003002022-232052023-24225
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320522.09.3
2023-2422517.812.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 200 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Discovery School enrolled 200 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 200 of the 200 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent13.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.3% of students were White, 13.4% of two or more races, 7.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White73.3%
  2. Two or more races13.4%
  3. Hispanic7.9%
  4. Black3.5%
  5. Asian2.0%

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 The Discovery School scored proficient or above: 40-55% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑55%39%35%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%39% (2021-22)34.3%

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 Dickson

4 public elementary schools in Dickson report 2024-25 enrollment; The Discovery School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Centennial Elementary71313.5not reported
Oakmont Elementary48211.3not reported
Dickson Elementary22910.5not reported
The Discovery School2029.3not reported

All public schools in Dickson →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about The Discovery School

  1. Dickson ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 229 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Oakmont ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 482 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare The Discovery School with Dickson ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dickson County spends per student$10,729 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,729
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeThe Discovery School is the number 930 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#930 of 998
  6. 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 The Discovery School

  1. How many students attend The Discovery School?
    202 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 205 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dickson, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at The Discovery School?
    9.3 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is The Discovery School a Title I school?
    The Discovery School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at The Discovery School do on state tests?
    The students tested at The Discovery School scored proficient or above: 40-55% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee'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 The Discovery School in?
    Dickson County, NCES district ID 4701020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470102001102 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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