Discovery Intermediate School

Discovery Intermediate School is a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Goddard, Kansas, operated by Goddard. The school teaches 502 students in grades 5 through 6. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 402 students each, so Discovery Intermediate School sits 25% above that benchmark.

Goddard comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 6,344 students; Discovery Intermediate School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Discovery Intermediate School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Discovery Intermediate School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Discovery Intermediate School higher than the state norm the norm. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Discovery Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.5%; this one delivers 50.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Sedgwick County put median household earnings sit near $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Discovery Intermediate School is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

The closest other public school is Clark Davidson Elem, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Discovery Intermediate School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 41.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 8%: 466 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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