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Mountain Discovery Charter Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

890 Jenkins Branch Rd North

Bryson City NC, 28713, Swain County

Phone: 828-488-1222

Ranking:

(794 out of 1,874, top 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	12		13		13		12		13		11		11
Total Students:	178		171		174		175		162		151		147
Kindergarten:	17	9.6%	17	9.9%	19	10.9%	19	10.9%	18	11.1%	17	11.3%	13	8.8%
Grade 1:	16	9.0%	19	11.1%	19	10.9%	19	10.9%	19	11.7%	14	9.3%	14	9.5%
Grade 2:	21	11.8%	20	11.7%	17	9.8%	18	10.3%	19	11.7%	17	11.3%	20	13.6%
Grade 3:	20	11.2%	20	11.7%	19	10.9%	20	11.4%	19	11.7%	20	13.2%	19	12.9%
Grade 4:	21	11.8%	16	9.4%	20	11.5%	20	11.4%	19	11.7%	17	11.3%	16	10.9%
Grade 5:	21	11.8%	19	11.1%	20	11.5%	20	11.4%	19	11.7%	18	11.9%	20	13.6%
Grade 6:	20	11.2%	20	11.7%	20	11.5%	20	11.4%	19	11.7%	19	12.6%	17	11.6%
Grade 7:	21	11.8%	20	11.7%	20	11.5%	19	10.9%	19	11.7%	15	9.9%	16	10.9%
Grade 8:	21	11.8%	20	11.7%	20	11.5%	20	11.4%	11	6.8%	14	9.3%	12	8.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	107	60.1%	101	59.1%	106	60.9%	107	61.1%	97	59.9%	87	57.6%	76	51.7%
Female:	71	39.9%	70	40.9%	68	39.1%	68	38.9%	57	35.2%	56	37.1%	67	45.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	9	5.1%	11	6.4%	12	6.9%	19	10.9%	18	11.1%	10	6.6%	11	7.5%
Asian:	4	2.2%	3	1.8%	4	2.3%	5	2.9%	5	3.1%	3	2.0%	4	2.7%
Hispanic:	6	3.4%	7	4.1%	8	4.6%	5	2.9%	1	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Black:	0	0.0%	1	0.6%	1	0.6%	2	1.1%	14	8.6%	15	9.9%	14	9.5%
White:	153	86.0%	139	81.3%	144	82.8%	138	78.9%	124	76.5%	123	81.5%	118	80.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	6	3.4%	10	5.8%	5	2.9%	6	3.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	50	28.1%	49	28.7%	50	28.7%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	40	22.5%	35	20.5%	23	13.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.51		13.65		13.38		14.57		12.46		13.70		13.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.9%	N/A	69%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	> 95.0%	N/A	76.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	> 95.0%	N/A	78.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71.4%	N/A	36.3%
EOG
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A	67.8%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	N/A	70.9%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62.5%	N/A	73.2%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68.4%	N/A	81.3%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A	81.9%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.2%	N/A	82.1%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A	82.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	43.8%	N/A	46.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A	82.9%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.8%	N/A	81.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62.5%	N/A	54.5%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A	65.5%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.8%	N/A	66.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.2%	N/A	67.6%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A	68.8%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.3%	N/A	45.2%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	38.5%	N/A	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	43.8%	N/A	67.7%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A	72.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	N/A	81.5%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A	83%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A	83.8%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	N/A	85.1%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	40.0%	N/A	47.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.6%	N/A	83.4%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.8%	N/A	85.2%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A	59.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A	69.1%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.4%	N/A	71.6%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A	71.6%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	N/A	71.6%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60.0%	N/A	43.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	23.1%	N/A	49.5%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	31.3%	N/A	52%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58.3%	N/A	58.7%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	35.3%	N/A	63.1%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61.5%	N/A	66.7%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	35.3%	N/A	69.6%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63.2%	N/A	80.1%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88.9%	N/A	81.2%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88.9%	N/A	82%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A	82.1%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.9%	N/A	47.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A	88.4%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	N/A	89.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.9%	N/A	55.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	N/A	68.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.4%	N/A	71.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	N/A	72.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A	72.3%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	42.1%	N/A	39.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	37.5%	N/A	40.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A	60.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A	68.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88.9%	N/A	73.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A	75.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52.6%	N/A	45.4%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A	61.9%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58.8%	N/A	64.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63.2%	N/A	78.1%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89.5%	N/A	80.5%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	88.2%	N/A	80.7%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	90%	N/A	80.5%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60.0%	N/A	38.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A	81.5%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A	82.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.3%	N/A	59.3%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.4%	N/A	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.5%	N/A	75.3%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	N/A	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90%	N/A	75.2%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55.0%	N/A	46.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	30%	N/A	61.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	87.5%	N/A	63.5%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61.5%	N/A	67.3%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73.7%	N/A	80.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	89.5%	N/A	81.1%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	N/A	81.1%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A	38.5%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A	86.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A	86.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.5%	N/A	51.1%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.5%	N/A	65%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.4%	N/A	66.8%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A	67.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	N/A	68.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.5%	N/A	47.8%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	20%	N/A	46%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	14.3%	N/A	50.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	53.8%	N/A	57.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	N/A	60.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	55.6%	N/A	65.1%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A	80.4%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	N/A	83.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A	84.4%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	N/A	85.2%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63.2%	N/A	34.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	N/A	86.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	N/A	87.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A	54.2%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A	66.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	N/A	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A	69.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.2%	N/A	71.1%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A	41.0%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A	51.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.3%	N/A	67.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	N/A	72.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A	74.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	94.7%	N/A	77.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89.5%	N/A	59.1%

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* Mountain Discovery Charter Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.