Discovery Elementary School

Grades: PK-5
Students: 523
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 439:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
Community Reviews
34 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
10/10
Test Scores
8/10
Equity
7/10
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
NA
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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Our children have thrived at Discovery for the past several years. While one needed more social-emotional/behavioral supports and the other needed more academic support, we have been so impressed with the caliber of resources and time the school has to help every student. All the teachers are so ski
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Posted by a parent on 1/26/2026
Very high staff turn over in recent years, even in the middle of the school year. Behavioral issues are not addressed effectively
Posted by a parent on 11/17/2022
Awesome school but kids need to get homework and communication s between teachers and parents need to improve.
Posted by a parent on 11/29/2018
Best elementary school in the country. State of the art building and brilliant teachers.
Posted by a parent on 11/28/2018
My 3 kids LOVE Discovery! Having had our kids attend several elementary (& pre) schools, overseas and across the US through the years, we are very happy with the quality of education and whole child centered mission at Discovery! Our kids are learning to be effective, ambitious learners and self rel
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Posted by a parent on 6/27/2018

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Arlington schools - Discovery Elementary School is located at 5241 36th Street North, Arlington VA 22207. Discovery Elementary School is in the Arlington County Public Schools. Discovery Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-5.

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