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Discovery Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3300 43rd Ave S, Grand Forks, ND 58201 · (701) 787-4359 · Part of Grand Forks Public School District 1

Grand Forks’ School Grade C+ better than 41% of North Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
567
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Discovery Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grand Forks kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Grand Forks kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Discovery Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.2%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 42.2%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among North Dakota’s 420 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3300 43rd Ave S, Grand Forks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K8
Kindergarten86
Grade 187
Grade 298
Grade 3109
Grade 493
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
503’20
518’21
557’22
571’23
567’24

Up 12.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Black 8%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Discovery Elementary School from Grand Forks families.

Other schools in Grand Forks Public School District 1

The district →
Century Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
B−
493 students12:1
J Nelson Kelly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
A−
482 students13:1
Lake Agassiz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
C−
464 students13:1
Ben Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
B
367 students12:1
Viking Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
B−
328 students8:1
Phoenix Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Forks
C+
235 students10:1

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 Dakota’s other public schools; Grand Forks’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.