Discovery School

Regular School · VERNAL, UT

Discovery School is a regular school school in VERNAL, Utah, serving grades KG–05 with 656 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 23:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

656

Teachers (FTE)

28.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

23:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	531	81%
Hispanic/Latino	93	14%
Two or more races	17	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	8	1%
Black or African American	4	1%
Asian	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	656	351M / 305F

English Language Learners: 33 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	52.0% +12.6pp	39.4%	322
Reading Proficiency	41.0% -1.3pp	42.3%	322
Science Proficiency	54.0%	—	220

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.18 grade levels

Math

+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

8 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

160

24.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	656	100%

Contact & Location

650 W 1200 S

VERNAL, UT 84078

Phone: (435)781-3146

http://www.discoveryfoxes.net/default.html

District

Uintah District

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,951

District enrollment: 7,004

Other Schools in District

Ashley School Elementary
Davis School Elementary
Eagle View School Elementary
Lapoint School Elementary
Maeser School Elementary
Naples School Elementary
Uintah Online School Elementary
Ashley Valley Educ. Ctr. High

View all 12 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 84078) → CensusDepth.com
Utah population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Utah teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

490108000736

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD