Discovery Plus Academy

Discovery Plus Academy operates as a minimally staffed elementary campus in PIMA, Arizona, overseen by Discovery Plus Academy (6357). Current enrollment sits at 119 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 74% smaller than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Discovery Plus Academy is a school of Discovery Plus Academy (6357), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Discovery Plus Academy reports that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest is composed of 13% Hispanic. By comparison, Graham County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Graham County) logs that median household earnings sit near $67,325, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Discovery Plus Academy is one of 32 public schools in Graham County (combined enrollment of about 6,927 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gila Valley Learning Center, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Discovery Plus Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. Discovery Plus Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Discovery Plus Academy has rose 3%, going from 116 students in 2018 to 119 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.