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What's something Discovery Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORCHARD FARM R-V·NCES 292316003177
Discovery Elementary
500 Discovery Path Lane, St. Charles, MO 63301 · (636) 757-6800 · St. Charles County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
110 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 23% |
Student demographics
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 Elementary→Orchard Farm Middle School→Orchard Farm Junior High Schl→Orchard Farm High School
Based on grade levels within ORCHARD FARM R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
87.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +26.6pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -30.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 27 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 30 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 60.4% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
Where Discovery Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #346 of 968 | #14 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #820 of 974 | #42 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #45 of 974 | #1 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #413 of 1,294 | #38 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #316 of 950 | #18 of 51 |
| Racial diversity ranked most diverse first | Largest group 60.4% | #223 of 953 | #5 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #186 of 251 | #11 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
+16 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.8:1
% White
60%
was 74%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
21%
was 15%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 32.8 | 12.0:1 | 28% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 34.3 | 13.1:1 | 32% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 32.7 | 12.7:1 | 31% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 27.5 | 13.8:1 | 30% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery Elementary.
About Discovery Elementary
Discovery Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in St. Charles, Missouri. It had 394 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 4. That compares with an average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
ORCHARD FARM R-V (5 schools, 2,241 students) runs Discovery Elementary.
About 60% of the student body at Discovery Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 21% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 84% of St. Charles County residents are White.
For every teacher at Discovery Elementary, there are about 12.0 students; the school has 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. There are 110 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 28% of enrollment. It compares with 19% for public schools in St. Charles County.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Discovery Elementary's results are 6.4 points above predicted: 57.1% against 50.7%.
In St. Charles County, the median household earns about $104,692 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across St. Charles County, 93 public schools serve about 59,314 students.
Measured in a straight line, Early Learning Center is about 0.8 miles from Discovery Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Discovery Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Discovery Elementary is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Over the 7 years from 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%. Over the same years, the White share decreased from 74% to 60%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.8 to 12.0 over 7 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Discovery Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
St. Charles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
414,535
Census ACS
Median income
$104,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
59,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORCHARD FARM R-V
- Orchard Farm High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Orchard Farm ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Orchard Farm Middle SchoolMiddle · 362 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 230 students
- Orchard Farm Junior High SchlMiddle
Other schools in St. Charles
- Orchard Farm High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Orchard Farm ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 230 students
- BLACKHURST ELEMENTARYElementary · 227 students
- Orchard Farm Junior High SchlMiddle
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 230
- COVERDELL ELEM.1.3 mi · 291
- Orchard Farm High School1.7 mi · 698
- ST. CHARLES HIGH2.0 mi · 782
- BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 227
- HARDIN MIDDLE2.1 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Discovery ElementaryHow large is Discovery Elementary?
Discovery Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Discovery Elementary serve?
Discovery Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Discovery Elementary is approximately 12.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Discovery Elementary?
At Discovery Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 6% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Discovery Elementary public or private?
Discovery Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORCHARD FARM R-V.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.