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Enrollment
941
Middle
DISTRICT 881 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN-HARRIS-MADISON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180876000794
Discovery Middle School
10050 Brummitt Rd, Granger, IN 46530 · (574) 674-6010 · St. Joseph County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL941 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Indiana public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
183 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 328 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 316 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 297 | 32% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Discovery Middle School→Penn High School
Based on grade levels within Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
71.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
73.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Discovery Middle School
Discovery Middle School's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Middle School this school | 941 | 19.4% | 72.3% |
| Carmel Middle School Carmel | 1,047 | 18.5% | 62.1% |
| Fall Creek Junior High Fishers | 1,001 | 17.7% | 61.2% |
| Center Grove Middle School Central Greenwood | 1,278 | 19.4% | 59.7% |
| Fall Creek Intermediate School Fishers | 909 | 16.1% | 63.3% |
| Maple Creek Middle School Fort Wayne | 1,024 | 16.1% | 51.8% |
Matched among Indiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Discovery Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #3 of 324 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #3 of 325 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #4 of 325 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 941 | #47 of 334 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #308 of 314 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #143 of 315 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.4% | #319 of 330 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #87 of 110 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
941
+67 (+8%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 20.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 941 | 45.5 | 20.7:1 | 19% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 889 | 43 | 20.7:1 | 16% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 848 | 44 | 19.3:1 | 17% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 874 | 42 | 20.8:1 | 13% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 908 | 43.9 | 20.7:1 | 15% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 38 | 22.2:1 | 11% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 872 | 34 | 25.6:1 | 10% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 41 | 20.9:1 | 3% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery Middle School.
About Discovery Middle School
Discovery Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Granger, Indiana. A federal count lists 941 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Indiana is about 594, so this school runs 58% bigger than that.
Discovery Middle School is among 15 schools run by Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp, which serves 11,329 students.
A majority of students at Discovery Middle School, 72%, are White. Next come 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 71% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Discovery Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
A ratio of 20.7:1 comes from the school's 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 19% of students at Discovery Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 27 points below the 46% average for public schools in St. Joseph County.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Discovery Middle School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Discovery Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 72.3% actual against 61.8% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Joseph County, median household income is about $66,868, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Discovery Middle School is one of 73 public schools in St. Joseph County, which together enroll about 35,614 students.
The nearest other public school, Horizon Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Discovery Middle School. Discovery Middle School places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Discovery Middle School had 874 students in 2020-21 and 941 in 2024-25, an 8% increase.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Discovery Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
- Penn High SchoolHigh · 3,687 students
- Schmucker Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Prairie Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Other schools in Granger
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Prairie Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Mary Frank Harris Elementary SchElementary · 471 students
Other Discovery Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Discovery Middle. Discovery Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Discovery Middle SchoolMadison, AL · 1,054 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLFargo, ND · 992 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolALEXANDRIA, MN · 898 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLEORLANDO, FL · 814 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolCANTON, MI · 731 students
Nearby schools
- Horizon Elementary School0.2 mi · 679
- Cleveland Elementary School1.5 mi · 519
- Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch3.3 mi · 471
- Woodland Elementary School3.3 mi · 429
- Northpoint Elementary School3.5 mi · 577
- Elkhart High School3.6 mi · 3,073
Frequently asked questions
About Discovery Middle SchoolHow many students attend Discovery Middle School?
Discovery Middle School enrolls approximately 941 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Discovery Middle School serve?
Discovery Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Discovery Middle School is approximately 20.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Discovery Middle School?
At Discovery Middle School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Discovery Middle School in?
Discovery Middle School is part of Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.