Stride Academy K-8 Charter School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 569 students
Discovery Community Elementary
700 7th St S, Waite Park, MN 56387
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
572
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
St. Cloud Public School District
Stearns County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Discovery Community Elementary
Discovery Community Elementary is a public elementary school in Waite Park, Minnesota, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of St. Cloud Public School District. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Stearns County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 572 students were enrolled, with about 13.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 572 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- St. Cloud Public School District
- County
- Stearns County
- NCES school ID
- 273351002287
Schools near Discovery Community Elementary
All 6 schools in Waite Park →
Oak Hill Community Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 878 students
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud
Charter · Grades K–8 · 260 students
Westwood Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 531 students
Whole Child Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 5 students
Madison Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 704 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.