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About this school
Discovery STEM Academy is
an urban public school
in Newport News, Virginia that is part of Newport News Public Schools.
It serves 562 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
Its teachers have had 74 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
89%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Apr 30, 2026
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Discovery STEM Academy
$35,554
raised using DonorsChoose
74
projects
funded
32
teachers
funded
297
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
13
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Discovery STEM Academy has received support from
176 individuals from Virginia and
121 individuals out-of-state.
