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Discovery Charter Preparatory No. 2 High School
12550 Van Nuys Blvd
Pacoima CA, 91331, Los Angeles County
Phone: 818-897-1187
Ranking:
(932 out of 1,403, bottom 34%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
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: | 20 | 18 | 19 | NA | NA | 16 | 16 | 17 | ||||||
Total Students: | 343 | 348 | 350 | 350 | 351 | 345 | 338 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 109 | 31.8% | 93 | 26.7% | 89 | 25.4% | 105 | 30.0% | 108 | 30.8% | 102 | 29.6% | 93 | 27.5% |
Grade 10: | 77 | 22.4% | 91 | 26.1% | 92 | 26.3% | 85 | 24.3% | 96 | 27.4% | 96 | 27.8% | 98 | 29.0% |
Grade 11: | 74 | 21.6% | 90 | 25.9% | 85 | 24.3% | 66 | 18.9% | 75 | 21.4% | 82 | 23.8% | 82 | 24.3% |
Grade 12: | 83 | 24.2% | 73 | 21.0% | 84 | 24.0% | NA | NA | 72 | 20.5% | 65 | 18.8% | 65 | 19.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 155 | 45.2% | 155 | 44.5% | 161 | 46.0% | 166 | 47.4% | 164 | 46.7% | 168 | 48.7% | 166 | 49.1% |
Female: | 188 | 54.8% | 193 | 55.5% | 189 | 54.0% | 184 | 52.6% | 187 | 53.3% | 177 | 51.3% | 168 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 338 | 98.5% | 343 | 98.6% | 344 | 98.3% | 349 | 99.7% | 343 | 97.7% | 338 | 98.0% | 325 | 96.2% |
Black: | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.8% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 282 | 82.2% | 300 | 86.2% | 347 | 99.1% | 288 | 82.3% | 320 | 91.2% | 321 | 93.0% | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 11.4% | 32 | 9.2% | NA | NA | 38 | 10.9% | 14 | 4.0% | 21 | 6.1% | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.15 | 19.77 | 18.42 | NA | NA | 22.65 | 19.20 | 19.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAHSEE | ||||||
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 79% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 71.0% | 79.0% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 73.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 75.0% | 82.0% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 76.0% | 83.0% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 77.0% | 83.0% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 70.0% | 80.0% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 72.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 75.0% | 83.0% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.0% | 77.0% | 84.0% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 78.0% | 84.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.0% | 35.0% | 36.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 12th Grade | % met std | 44.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 17.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 45.0% | 53.0% | 61.0% |
2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 45.0% | 51.0% | 61.0% |
STAR | ||||||
2011 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.6 | 281.1 | 292.4 |
2012 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.3 | 283.2 | 292.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.8 | 286.5 | 294.7 |
2009 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.6 | 295.8 | 332.5 |
2010 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.1 | 302.8 | 339.6 |
2012 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.5 | 303.4 | 343.8 |
2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.6 | 319.4 | 333 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 325 | 336.7 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 329.7 | 340.1 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.3 | 334.2 | 342.7 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 335.3 | 341.4 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.7 | 320.8 | 338.1 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.2 | 325.4 | 341.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.6 | 330.4 | 346.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.4 | 332.9 | 348.4 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 339.8 | 352.4 |
2009 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.5 | 269.4 | 293.6 |
2010 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.1 | 274.2 | 296.7 |
2011 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.7 | 273.9 | 298.5 |
2012 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.7 | 278.1 | 299.7 |
2013 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.7 | 283.1 | 296.9 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.7 | 321.3 | 343.3 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.3 | 327.5 | 348.1 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.1 | 332.1 | 353.1 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 336.1 | 357.3 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 340.6 | 360.4 |
2009 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.8 | 307.7 | 331.5 |
2010 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.4 | 315.8 | 338.5 |
2011 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.1 | 321.7 | 343.5 |
2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.7 | 327.2 | 347 |
2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.0 | 329.5 | 347.9 |
2009 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.5 | 267.5 | 290.4 |
2010 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.1 | 268.2 | 294.1 |
2011 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.8 | 271.4 | 296.7 |
2012 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.9 | 274.4 | 299.7 |
2013 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.6 | 273.3 | 294.6 |
2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.8 | 318.9 | 343.3 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.4 | 342.8 | 357.9 |
2009 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 298.2 | 323.5 |
2010 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.8 | 303.7 | 326.9 |
2011 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.2 | 308.2 | 330 |
2012 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.2 | 311.3 | 332.5 |
2013 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.6 | 316.3 | 334.4 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 318.5 | 332.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 323.6 | 336.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 330 | 341.7 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.9 | 335 | 344.7 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 334.6 | 344.8 |
2011 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 259.3 | 264.2 | 281 |
2012 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.5 | 267.3 | 281.7 |
2013 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.8 | 273.6 | 280.3 |
2009 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 307.7 | 348.2 |
2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.6 | 315.6 | 351.6 |
2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.4 | 317.1 | 351.3 |
2009 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 318.2 | 338.5 |
2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 321.8 | 341.4 |
2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.6 | 328.4 | 344.7 |
2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.9 | 332.9 | 346.9 |
2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.7 | 334.1 | 348.5 |
2009 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.5 | 284.2 | 305.8 |
2010 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.5 | 286.5 | 307.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 290 | 309.3 |
2012 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.3 | 293.3 | 311.6 |
2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.6 | 297.8 | 313.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.1 | 324.8 | 349.7 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 328.1 | 353.7 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.1 | 331 | 357.7 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 335.9 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 341.3 | 363.9 |
2010 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 292 | 298.9 |
2011 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.7 | 298 | 299.2 |
2012 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 296.3 | 300.1 |
2013 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.8 | 298.2 | 300.5 |
2009 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.5 | 303.6 | 346.9 |
2010 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 304.9 | 347.9 |
2013 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 304.7 | 345.3 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 279.5 | 300.1 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.9 | 305.7 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 309.7 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 337.1 | 315.5 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 354.1 | 323.2 | 334.1 |
2009 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 268.3 | 285.9 | 317.9 |
2010 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.3 | 290.1 | 324 |
2011 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 302.9 | 293.8 | 328.3 |
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 297.5 | 331.2 |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 299.3 | 296.2 | 325.2 |
2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.3 | 318.1 | 343 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.5 | 323.3 | 347.2 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 333.6 | 327.3 | 351.7 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 331.4 | 354.9 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 331.7 | 354.0 |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 298.6 | 333 |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 276.7 | 304 | 336.7 |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296.6 | 308.3 | 339.7 |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 299.2 | 309.3 | 342.2 |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.4 | 313.9 | 342.9 |
2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 303.9 | 314.7 |
2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.7 | 308.4 | 316.8 |
2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 310.1 | 318 |
2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 298.8 | 304.6 | 317.9 |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 269.7 | 284.1 | 313.4 |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 289.6 | 289.1 | 317.2 |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 291.5 | 320.3 |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 292.1 | 298 | 322.8 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.7 | 299.6 | 320.8 |
2009 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 313.6 | 355.3 |
2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.8 | 322.6 | 359.2 |
2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 290.7 | 325.5 | 359.3 |
2009 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.8 | 302.4 | 329 |
2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328.9 | 310.4 | 336.8 |
2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.7 | 315 | 342 |
2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 319.9 | 345.7 |
2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 323.0 | 346.7 |
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* Discovery Charter Preparatory No. 2 High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.