Discovery School

Set in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Discovery School is a small elementary-level community, operated by Murfreesboro. It teaches 391 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Discovery School is one of 13 schools operated by Murfreesboro, a district that works with 9,342 students overall.

On demographics, Discovery School records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Rutherford County indicate median household income runs about $85,470, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Discovery School is one of 69 public schools in Rutherford County (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students).

The closest other public school is Holloway High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 387 students in 2018 compared to 391 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 79% to 74%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Discovery School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.