Discovery Woods

Discovery Woods is the only school in this area: a single elementary school serving grades PK–6 with 101 students, located at 604 N 7th St in Brainerd, Minnesota. It is also its own Discovery Woods district, so district-level results and school-level results are identical wherever both are reported. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this data, so parents cannot see feeder patterns or later-grade outcomes from this listing.

Reported academic performance sits below Minnesota averages in every comparison where results were published. In 2025–2026, all-grade math proficiency was 11.8% versus 44.9% statewide, and reading was 30.3% versus 48.6%. Grade-level results tell a similar story: 3rd grade math was 20% against a state figure of 57.9%, and 4th grade math 20% against 55.2%. In 2024–2025, math was 25% versus 45.21% statewide, reading 41.67% versus 49.59%, and science 9.09% versus 26.15% — the lowest reported proficiency in the data set. Reading has consistently been the relatively stronger subject, though still below the state. Year over year, reported all-grade math fell from 25% to 11.8% and reading from 41.67% to 30.3%. Science for 2025–2026 is suppressed, so current science performance is unknown.

The school's state rank declined from 658 of 872 schools in 2024–2025 to 797 of 869 in 2025–2026, with its percentile dropping from 25 to 8 and its star rating falling from 1 star to 0 stars. On the positive side, the student-teacher ratio of 8.9 in 2024–2025 suggests small classes and more individual attention. The free/reduced lunch rate of 64.36% indicates a majority of students come from economically disadvantaged households. Because enrollment is only 101 students across seven grade levels, many grade-level test results are suppressed by the state to protect student privacy, so the full academic picture is only partially visible.