Discovery Elementary

Virtual

Regular School · Arlington, VA

Discovery Elementary is a regular school school in Arlington, Virginia, serving grades PK–05 with 489 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

489

Teachers (FTE)

38.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	341	70%
Two or more races	65	13%
Hispanic/Latino	41	8%
Asian	32	7%
Black or African American	10	2%
Total enrollment	489	252M / 237F

English Language Learners: 19 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	78.0% +22.7pp	55.3%	262
Reading Proficiency	85.0% +14.9pp	70.1%	258
Science Proficiency	70-74%	—	86

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)

+1.13 grade levels

Math

+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

169 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

1.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	489	100%

Contact & Location

5241 36th Street North

Arlington, VA 22207

Phone: (703)288-2685

http://www.apsva.us/Domain/4352

District

Arlington County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,287

District enrollment: 27,562

Other Schools in District

Abingdon Elementary Elementary
Alice West Fleet Elementary Elementary
Arlington Science Focus School Elementary
Arlington Traditional Elementary
Ashlawn Elementary Elementary
Barcroft Elementary Elementary
Barrett Elementary Elementary
Campbell Elementary Elementary

View all 41 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 22207) → CensusDepth.com
Virginia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Virginia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

510027003006

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