DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY (ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT SCH DIST.), Minnesota - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY is a Elementary in WAITE PARK, MN. It currently serves 540 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT School District and all schools in Minnesota.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:540
Number of Teachers: 44
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.39

Location Info

Location: 700 7TH ST S, WAITE PARK, MN 56387
Mailing Address: 700 7TH ST S, WAITE PARK, MN 56387-1512
Phone: (320)370-6180
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 83
Grade 2 83
Grade 3 76
Grade 4 76
Grade 5 70
Kindergarten 103
Pre-Kindergarten 49
Gender/Sex of DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 280 51.85
Female 260 48.15
Race/Ethnicity Demography of DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.19
Asian 7 1.30
Black or African American 254 47.04
Hispanic/Latino 127 23.52
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.37
Two or more races 39 7.22
White 110 20.37
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 1.07
Black or African American 126 45.00
Hispanic/Latino 70 25.00
Two or more races 22 7.86
White 59 21.07
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.39
Asian 4 1.54
Black or African American 128 49.23
Hispanic/Latino 57 21.92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.77
Two or more races 17 6.54
White 51 19.61

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.21
Black or African American 40 48.19
Hispanic/Latino 19 22.89
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.21
Two or more races 7 8.43
White 15 18.07
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.41
Black or African American 33 39.76
Hispanic/Latino 17 20.48
Two or more races 8 9.64
White 23 27.71
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.32
Black or African American 32 42.11
Hispanic/Latino 22 28.95
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.32
Two or more races 5 6.58
White 15 19.74
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.32
Asian 1 1.32
Black or African American 31 40.79
Hispanic/Latino 24 31.58
Two or more races 3 3.95
White 16 21.05
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 30 42.86
Hispanic/Latino 22 31.43
Two or more races 7 10.00
White 11 15.71
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 60 58.25
Hispanic/Latino 17 16.51
Two or more races 6 5.83
White 20 19.42
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 4.08
Black or African American 28 57.14
Hispanic/Latino 6 12.25
Two or more races 3 6.12
White 10 20.41