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Discovery STEM Academy

Virtual

Regular School · Newport News, VA

Discovery STEM Academy is a regular school school in Newport News, Virginia, serving grades PK–05 with 561 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
561
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 457 81%
Hispanic/Latino 52 9%
Two or more races 37 7%
White 12 2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 561 291M / 270F

English Language Learners: 8 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 14.0% -41.3pp 55.3% 215
Reading Proficiency 35.0% -35.1pp 70.1% 224
Science Proficiency 10-14% 73

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
10 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
40
7.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
195
34.8% 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.) 561 100%

Contact & Location

1712 Chestnut Ave

Newport News, VA 23607

Phone: (757)928-6838

http://magruder.nn.k12.va.us/

District

Newport News City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,102

District enrollment: 26,531

NCES ID

510264001062

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