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Discovery Charter School
4700 Parkside
Philadelphia PA, 19131, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-879-8182
Ranking: (2,024 out of 2,311, bottom 12%)*
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: | 35 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 760 | 721 | 654 | 612 | 562 | 487 | 461 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 112 | 14.7% | 82 | 11.4% | 73 | 11.2% | 59 | 9.6% | 64 | 11.4% | 64 | 13.1% | 54 | 11.7% |
Grade 1: | 81 | 10.7% | 81 | 11.2% | 72 | 11.0% | 72 | 11.8% | 69 | 12.3% | 61 | 12.5% | 58 | 12.6% |
Grade 2: | 81 | 10.7% | 82 | 11.4% | 74 | 11.3% | 76 | 12.4% | 73 | 13.0% | 72 | 14.8% | 46 | 10.0% |
Grade 3: | 82 | 10.8% | 80 | 11.1% | 72 | 11.0% | 73 | 11.9% | 75 | 13.3% | 50 | 10.3% | 43 | 9.3% |
Grade 4: | 86 | 11.3% | 81 | 11.2% | 75 | 11.5% | 80 | 13.1% | 55 | 9.8% | 46 | 9.4% | 47 | 10.2% |
Grade 5: | 78 | 10.3% | 79 | 11.0% | 72 | 11.0% | 63 | 10.3% | 47 | 8.4% | 46 | 9.4% | 47 | 10.2% |
Grade 6: | 78 | 10.3% | 80 | 11.1% | 74 | 11.3% | 60 | 9.8% | 72 | 12.8% | 45 | 9.2% | 46 | 10.0% |
Grade 7: | 83 | 10.9% | 79 | 11.0% | 70 | 10.7% | 71 | 11.6% | 57 | 10.1% | 49 | 10.1% | 61 | 13.2% |
Grade 8: | 79 | 10.4% | 77 | 10.7% | 72 | 11.0% | 58 | 9.5% | 50 | 8.9% | 54 | 11.1% | 59 | 12.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 366 | 48.2% | 344 | 47.7% | 310 | 47.4% | 298 | 48.7% | 265 | 47.2% | 213 | 43.7% | 200 | 43.4% |
Female: | 394 | 51.8% | 377 | 52.3% | 344 | 52.6% | 314 | 51.3% | 289 | 51.4% | 266 | 54.6% | 257 | 55.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Black: | 759 | 99.9% | 709 | 98.3% | 643 | 98.3% | 603 | 98.5% | 556 | 98.9% | 485 | 99.6% | 459 | 99.6% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 483 | 63.6% | 337 | 46.7% | 367 | 56.1% | 255 | 41.7% | 276 | 49.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 5.7% | 55 | 7.6% | 62 | 9.5% | 79 | 12.9% | 83 | 14.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.71 | 20.60 | 18.17 | 18.55 | 16.53 | 18.00 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | N/A | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.1% | N/A | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.9% | N/A | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | N/A | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | N/A | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | N/A | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | N/A | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | N/A | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.6% | N/A | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | N/A | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.7% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | N/A | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.2% | N/A | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | N/A | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | N/A | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | N/A | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | N/A | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | N/A | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | N/A | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | N/A | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | N/A | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | N/A | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | N/A | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | N/A | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | N/A | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | N/A | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | N/A | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | N/A | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | N/A | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | N/A | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | N/A | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | N/A | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | N/A | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | N/A | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | N/A | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | N/A | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | N/A | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | N/A | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | N/A | 73.3% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | N/A | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | N/A | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | N/A | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | N/A | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | N/A | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | N/A | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | N/A | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | N/A | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | N/A | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | N/A | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | N/A | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | N/A | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | N/A | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | N/A | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | N/A | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | N/A | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | N/A | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | N/A | 76% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | N/A | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | N/A | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | N/A | 76.4% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | N/A | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | N/A | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | N/A | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | N/A | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | N/A | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Discovery Charter School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.