Newton-Conover High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 724 students
Discovery High School
301 West 18th St, Newton, NC 28658
Grades
9–12
High
Students
146
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
22.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Newton Conover City Schools
Catawba County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 532 North Carolina high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina high schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. 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 High School
Discovery High School is a public high school in Newton, North Carolina, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Newton Conover City Schools. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Catawba County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 146 students were enrolled, with about 22.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 532 North Carolina high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 146 students
- Students per teacher
- 22.2 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 13
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- Newton Conover City Schools
- County
- Catawba County
- NCES school ID
- 370336002754
Schools near Discovery High School
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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.