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Mountain Discovery

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

890 Jenkins Branch Rd N, Bryson City, NC 28713 · (828) 488-1222

Bryson City’s School Grade B− better than 47% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
221
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Mountain Discovery

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 17.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

890 Jenkins Branch Rd N, Bryson City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten31
Grade 126
Grade 231
Grade 322
Grade 422
Grade 524
Grade 624
Grade 720
Grade 821
Enrollment over time
188’20
174’21
174’22
193’23
221’24

Up 17.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Black 2%Hispanic 1%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mountain Discovery from Bryson City families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Bryson City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.