Discovery Middle School

10050 Brummitt Rd, Granger IN, 46530 | Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation | 574-674-6010
  • grades 6-8
  • students 908
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 76% 63% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in Granger
  • Ranked #0 of 2605 in Indiana
Proficiency Averages
82%Granger
46%Indiana

Discovery Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation" in Granger, IN. There are a total of 908 students and 44 teachers at Discovery Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Discovery Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 75.5%, which is 63% higher than the Indiana average.

Discovery Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students908
Teachers44
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Discovery Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All74%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
667%
775-79%
876%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All77%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
671%
780-84%
881%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Discovery Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIndianaNational
White 80.9% 80.8% 71.6% 51.1%
Black 2.9% 4.5% 11.5% 15.9%
Asian 8.8% 5.6% 2.0% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.9% 4.7% 10.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.6% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.2% 3.5% 4.4% 3.1%

Granger demographics profile

StatisticGrangerIndianaNational
Population30,4996,732,219328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,23618891
Median age40.037.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)71%56%55%
Speak English90%92%79%
Speak Spanish1%5%13%

Education level achieved in Granger

IndexGrangerIndianaNational
Completed 8th grade95.5%84.6%84.3%
Completed high school95.2%82.9%83.0%
Completed some college76.9%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree61.1%33.0%38.5%
Completed bachelors52.5%24.6%30.3%
Completed masters22.4%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree8.8%2.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.4%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Discovery Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.