Discovery Charter Preparatory #2

As a rural-scale secondary school in Sylmar, California, Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 teaches 208 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District. That puts it 75% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District is the operating authority for Discovery Charter Preparatory #2, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 records that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hubbard Street Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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