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Discovery School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Discovery School is an exceptional elementary public magnet school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 391. As part of the Murfreesboro District, which is ranked 84 out of 139 districts in Tennessee, Discovery School consistently stands out as a shining example of academic excellence.

With a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, Discovery School has maintained its position as one of the top 5 elementary schools in Tennessee for the past decade. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 1st out of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools, with exceptional proficiency rates across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had a 94.3% proficiency rate in ELA, compared to 41.5% for the Murfreesboro District and 38.9% for the state. This exceptional performance extends across different student subgroups, with Discovery School ranking 1st and 2nd in Tennessee for male and female students, respectively, and 1st for white students.

The school's success can be attributed to its efficient resource allocation, with significantly higher spending per student ($12,394 in 2023-2024) compared to the Murfreesboro District average. Additionally, Discovery School maintains a higher student-teacher ratio (17.9 in 2023-2024) compared to nearby schools, which may contribute to its exceptional academic performance. In contrast, schools in the Rutherford County District, such as Barfield Elementary and Homer Pittard Campus School, perform better than the Murfreesboro District schools but still lag behind Discovery School's exceptional results.

391

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,119

Per pupil spending ?

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1165 Middle Tennessee BLVD
Murfreesboro, TN 37130

(615) 895-4973

District: Murfreesboro

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

African American:

9.5%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2010 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (94% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Murfreesboro

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school94%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg44%

1^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13Elementary Schools in the Murfreesboro

84^th of 139Murfreesboro among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	1 of 1009	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	2 of 1018	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	2 of 1020	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	4 of 1000	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	4 of 983	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	5 of 985	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	5 of 997	99.5%	★★★★★
2015	98.2	3 of 855	99.6%	★★★★★
2014	96.0	2 of 853	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	99.8	1 of 809	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	2 of 986	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	2 of 990	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	3 of 989	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	5 of 975	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	2 of 945	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	7 of 926	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	1 of 984	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	3 of 991	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	5 of 987	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	5 of 980	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	4 of 941	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	3 of 916	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	1 of 840	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	3 of 847	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	2 of 852	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	2 of 844	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	3 of 844	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	2 of 812	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	14 of 841	98.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science95%+49 vs state

English Language Arts94%+55 vs state

Mathematics94%+51 vs state

Social Studies79%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Science (2025)					TNReady Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Discovery School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1165 Middle Tennessee BLVD	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 895-4973	391	22	17.9		308 (78.8%)	32 (8.2%)	12 (3.1%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	99.4	1^st of 1009 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.6	2^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	93.2			95.0		91.5			90.0	94.3	89.8			85.0	94.7	78.9	78.9	$13,119	$327	$11,955
Bradley Academy - An Arts Integrated School	Public	K-6	511 Doctor Martin Luther King	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 895-2672	342	30	11.4		51 (14.9%)	135 (39.5%)	132 (38.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	41.7	589^th of 1009 public elementary schools	41.6%		34	684^th of 1018 public elementary schools	32.8%	95	36.4	41.9	41.1	42.4	40.3	36.4	30.2	30.4	41.2	33.9	50.0	39.5	42.9	27.3	40.9	30.3	30.3	$16,907	$880	$15,010
McFadden School Of Excellence	Public, Magnet	K-5	221 Bridge AVE	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 893-7251	389	21	18.5		298 (76.6%)	31 (8.0%)	6 (1.5%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.4%)								(n/a)								94.4										$12,600	$297	$11,286
Hobgood Elementary	Public	K-6	307 Baird LN	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 895-2744	623	46	13.5		134 (21.5%)	237 (38.0%)	179 (28.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	61 (9.8%)	27.5	761^st of 1009 public elementary schools	24.6%		35.4	673^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	33.9%	88	33.0	33.0	35.8	45.1	35.6	25.0	32.0	27.2	39.2	30.0	26.1	28.9	24.7	33.3	27.8	19.6	19.6	$14,322	$760	$12,489
Homer Pittard Campus School	Public	K-5	923 E. Lytle ST	Murfreesboro	37132	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 895-1030	236	16	14.7		194 (82.2%)	18 (7.6%)	12 (5.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	93.6	58^th of 1009 public elementary schools	94.3%		95.3	48^th of 1018 public elementary schools	95.3%	10	70.7	65.8	88.4		75.4	65.9	68.4	76.7		70.5	65.9	76.3	83.7		75.4			$14,465	$297	$13,885
Black Fox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 South Rutherford BLVD	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 893-6395	861	55	15.6		235 (27.3%)	254 (29.5%)	282 (32.8%)	29 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (6.6%)	42.4	581^st of 1009 public elementary schools	42.4%		44.1	555^th of 1018 public elementary schools	45.5%	26	35.8	49.0	45.5	40.5	42.2	31.3	42.9	26.7	27.8	32.3	35.8	58.2	37.6	38.0	42.0	35.4	35.4	$13,031	$736	$11,522
Reeves-Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	1807 Greenland DR	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 895-4973	355	25	14.4		93 (26.2%)	178 (50.1%)	62 (17.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	32.1	711^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.5%		35.1	678^th of 1018 public elementary schools	33.4%	33	31.5	35.2	40.0		35.6	29.6	25.9	33.3		29.6	37.0	29.6	41.8		36.2			$16,102	$661	$14,298
Mitchell-Neilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	711 Clark BLVD	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 890-7841	638	53	12.1		248 (38.9%)	177 (27.7%)	128 (20.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.9%)	22.9	814^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.3%		21.1	832^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	18.3%	18	24.0	35.8	33.8	42.4	32.7	20.0	29.6	27.0	15.2	24.3	22.7	34.2	29.7	21.2	28.0	24.2	24.2	$16,152	$1,043	$13,807
Barfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Veterans Parkway	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3810	965	61	15.8		514 (53.3%)	186 (19.3%)	145 (15.0%)	36 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.5%)	73.8	207^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.5%		74.1	201^st of 1018 public elementary schools	80.3%	6	56.3	59.7	60.7		59.1	43.2	57.6	46.4		49.2	58.2	63.5	52.7		58.1			$12,306	$451	$11,302
Cason Lane Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 Cason LN	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 898-7145	869	57	15.1		329 (37.9%)	253 (29.1%)	149 (17.1%)	32 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	101 (11.6%)	33.1	703^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	30.3%		36.5	657^th of 1018 public elementary schools	35.5%	46	38.2	31.9	45.8	18.2	36.7	31.8	25.3	37.5	18.2	30.3	34.5	29.7	46.9	15.2	34.8	15.2	15.2	$14,292	$474	$12,723

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery School

How many students attend Discovery School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Discovery School.

What is the racial makeup of Discovery School?

Students at Discovery School are 74% White, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

Is Discovery School a good school?

Yes! Discovery School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Discovery School in?

Murfreesboro

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