Discovery High School

High school·Grades 9-12 Newton, North Carolina·28658
Score
75.9/100
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#124
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#1
In Newton Conover City Schools
#1
In Newton
Top 25%
In North Carolina

Score 75.9/100: better than 75% of North Carolina high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
85%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 76% of them
40 students tested
Math
75%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 73% of them
71 students tested
Science
71%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 68% of them
28 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II8540
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 184.833
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 365.838
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology71.428

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
162
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
162
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
27%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

City
Catawba County

Contact

Address
301 West 18th St
Newton, NC 28658

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Discovery High School at a glance

Discovery High School is a public high school in Newton, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Newton Conover City Schools. It has about 162 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 85% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 75% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 75.9 out of 100: better than 75% of them, ranking #124 of 512. Its English language arts result rose by 4 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.