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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UINTAH DISTRICT·NCES 490108000736
Discovery School
650 W 1200 S, VERNAL, UT 84078 · (435) 781-3146 · Uintah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
194 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 33%
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 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.2%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
61.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 52.2% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Discovery School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery School this school | 656 | 29.6% | 56.9% |
| Garland School GARLAND | 658 | 29.0% | 54.3% |
| River Heights School LOGAN | 608 | 28.8% | 62.8% |
| Uintah School OGDEN | 629 | 30.8% | 39.3% |
| Thomas Edison - South NIBLEY | 699 | 25.9% | 67.1% |
| Apple Valley School SANTAQUIN | 732 | 32.8% | 36.0% |
Matched among Utah elementary 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Uintah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #150 of 562 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #88 of 578 ▲ 113 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #171 of 578 ▲ 30 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #134 of 613 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #444 of 556 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #402 of 559 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #298 of 582 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #303 of 388 | #7 of 7 |
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. 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
656
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 423
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 | 656 | 28.5 | 23.0:1 | 30% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 28.5 | 23.7:1 | 36% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 29.1 | 24.0:1 | 33% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | N/A | N/A | 31% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | N/A | N/A | 43% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | N/A | N/A | 39% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 21 | 24.1:1 | 36% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 17 | 21.1:1 | 46% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 17 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery School.
About Discovery School
Discovery School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in VERNAL, Utah. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 656 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Utah enroll about 491 students on average.
The district, Uintah District, has 6,687 students enrolled across 13 schools.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at Discovery School. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Uintah County, where about 84% of residents are White. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at Discovery School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Discovery School is 23.0:1, based on 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Discovery School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.9% is 11.6 points above the 45.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Uintah County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $73,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 16 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,403, Discovery School among them.
Vernal Middle is about 1.0 miles from Discovery School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Discovery School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 41.5% proficiency; Discovery School posts 56.9%.
The federal government classifies Discovery School's location as Town: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 625 to 656, a 5% increase.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Uintah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,056
Census ACS
Median income
$73,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Uintah District
- Uintah HighHigh · 1,843 students
- Vernal MiddleMiddle · 842 students
- Uintah Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Maeser SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Naples SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Ashley SchoolElementary · 442 students
Other schools in VERNAL
- Uintah HighHigh · 1,843 students
- Vernal MiddleMiddle · 842 students
- Terra AcademyCombined · 595 students
- Uintah Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Maeser SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Naples SchoolElementary · 456 students
Other Discovery schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Discovery. Discovery School is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Discovery SchoolBRIGHAM CITY, UT · 448 students
- DiscoveryLancaster, CA · 662 students
- Discovery SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 601 students
- DISCOVERY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY · 541 students
- Discovery SchoolMurfreesboro, TN · 391 students
Nearby schools
- Vernal Middle1.0 mi · 842
- Uintah Specialized Preschool1.2 mi · 205
- Uintah Middle School1.4 mi · 579
- Ashley School1.6 mi · 442
- Terra Academy1.6 mi · 595
- Uintah Online School2.1 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About Discovery SchoolHow many students attend Discovery School?
Discovery School enrolls approximately 656 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Discovery School serve?
Discovery School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Discovery School is approximately 23.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Discovery School?
At Discovery School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Discovery School public or private?
Discovery School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Uintah District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.