Discovery Middle School
School Overview
Discovery Middle School is a public Charter school located in Houston, Texas. It is a school in Southwest School district.
According to the Texas state assessment result, 15% of students are proficient in Math learning and 15% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.
It has 319 students through grade 6 to 8. The students to teacher ratio is 13 to 1 where a total of 24 teachers are teaching for the school.
Student Population
A total of 319 students are attending Discovery Middle School. By gender, there are 190 and 129 female students at the school.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic 86.2% | 275 | 166 | 109 |
Black 10.3% | 33 | 18 | 15 |
White 2.5% | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Two or More Races 0.9% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 319 | 190 | 129 |
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | 185 | 114 | 71 |
Black | 1 | 0 | 1 |
White | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 197 | 119 | 78 |
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | 33 | 25 | 8 |
Black | 3 | 3 | 0 |
White | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Two or More Races | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 41 | 32 | 9 |
Teachers & Staffs
Total 24 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for Discovery Middle School and the students to teacher ratio is 13 to 1. 75.0% of teachers are certified. 87.5% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.
Headcount | Note | |
---|---|---|
Total FTE of Teachers | 24 | Students per teacher: 13 to 1 |
Teachers who are certified | 18 | 75.0% |
Teachers who are not certified | 6 | 25.0% |
Teachers in their first year of teaching | 1 | 4.2% |
Teachers in their second year of teaching | 2 | 8.3% |
School counselors | 1 | Students per counselor: 319 to 1 |
Law Enforcement Officer | - | - |
Security guards | - | - |
Nurses | - | - |
Psychologists | - | - |
Social workers | - | - |
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Grade | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
All students 15% | 15% | 10-14% | 15-19% | 20-24% |
Asian/Pacific Islander students | Data Protected for privacy | |||
Hispanic students 12% | 10-14% | 10-14% | 10-14% | 15-19% |
Black students 30% | 21-39% | <50% | <50% | <50% |
White students | Data Protected for privacy | |||
Two or More Races | Data Protected for privacy | |||
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 10% | ≤10% | <50% | <50% | <50% |
Economically disadvantaged students 12% | 10-14% | 10-14% | 15-19% | 15-19% |
Limited English proficient students 12% | 10-14% | 6-9% | 6-9% | 15-19% |
Female students 12% | 10-14% | 10-14% | ≤10% | 11-19% |
Male students 17% | 15-19% | 10-14% | 20-24% | 20-24% |
Homeless enrolled students | Data Protected for privacy | |||
Migrant students 50% | <50% | * | * | * |
Grade | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
All students 15% | 15% | 6-9% | 20-24% | 15-19% |
Asian/Pacific Islander students | Data Protected for privacy | |||
Hispanic students 12% | 10-14% | 6-9% | 15-19% | 10-14% |
Black students 50% | 40-59% | <50% | ≥50% | ≥50% |
White students | Data Protected for privacy | |||
Two or More Races | Data Protected for privacy | |||
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 10% | ≤10% | <50% | <50% | <50% |
Economically disadvantaged students 17% | 15-19% | 6-9% | 20-24% | 15-19% |
Limited English proficient students 8% | 6-9% | ≤5% | 10-14% | 6-9% |
Female students 17% | 15-19% | 11-19% | 20-29% | 20-29% |
Male students 12% | 10-14% | ≤5% | 20-24% | 10-14% |
Homeless enrolled students | Data Protected for privacy | |||
Migrant students 50% | <50% | * | * | * |
Bullying
Total 2 harassment and bullying has been reported at Discovery Middle School. There are 2 gender-related, 0 race, color, or nation origin, and 0 disabilities basis bullying reported.
Total | On the basis of | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender-related | Race, color or national origin | Disability | |||
Hispanic | Reported | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native | Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Black | Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
White | Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Two or More Races | Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | Reported | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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