Discovery High School (Georgia)

{{Short description|High school in Georgia, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox school

| name = Discovery High School

| image =

| address = 1335 Old Norcross Road

| city = Lawrenceville

| state = Georgia

| zipcode = 30046

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|33.955461738064905|-84.03485372883542|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:edu}}

| schooltype = Public high school

| established = 2015

| district = Gwinnett County Public Schools

| principal = Robert Maffeo

| grades = 912

| conference = Georgia High School Association

| nickname = Titans

| colors = Navy, gray, and lime green {{Color box|Navy|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gray|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|LimeGreen|border=darkgray}}

| enrollment = 2,730 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1302550&SchoolPageNum=3&ID=130255004212|title=Discovery High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 26, 2024}}

| teaching_staff = 175.00 (FTE)

| ratio = 15.60

| website = https://www.gcpsk12.org/DiscoveryHS

}}

Discovery High School is a public high school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. Its only feeder is Richards Middle School.

It was built in 2015 for over $70 million.{{cite web|author=Broady, Arlinda Smith|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/new-gwinnett-high-school-build-with-eye-future/GpLFRcvKZnpwMmmGrXDlJO/|title=New Gwinnett high school built with eye to future|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=2018-08-07|accessdate=2019-01-10|archive-date=2019-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110184205/https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/new-gwinnett-high-school-build-with-eye-future/GpLFRcvKZnpwMmmGrXDlJO/|url-status=live}} Its opening provided relief to over crowding at Central Gwinnett High School and Berkmar High School.

{{Asof|2018}} it had 2,716 students.{{cite web|author=Coyne, Amanda C.|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/here-are-gwinnett-county-largest-high-schools/WouFkrBbUpTo4nmSN8JqWO/|title=Here are Gwinnett County's largest high schools|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=2018-08-28|accessdate=2019-01-10|archive-date=2019-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110183401/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/here-are-gwinnett-county-largest-high-schools/WouFkrBbUpTo4nmSN8JqWO/|url-status=live}} That year GCPS acquired land for the Discovery High park facilities using eminent domain.{{cite web|author=Estep, Tyler|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/gwinnett-using-eminent-domain-acquire-land-for-new-park/EJBvDTXYAUmcVI89A2Mv2O/|title=Gwinnett using eminent domain to acquire land for a new park|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=2018-03-28|accessdate=2019-01-10|archive-date=2019-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110113418/https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/gwinnett-using-eminent-domain-acquire-land-for-new-park/EJBvDTXYAUmcVI89A2Mv2O/|url-status=live}}

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