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What's the biggest difference between Discovery and what you expected?
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Enrollment
662
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER ELEMENTARY·NCES 062088012829
Discovery
44910 17th St. East, Lancaster, CA 93535 · (661) 949-3175 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
599 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -18.7pp since 2014
Math
20.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.1% | 18.2% | 26.7% | 46.1% |
| Math | 7.0% | 13.9% | 31.1% | 48.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 16.5% |
| 2022-23 | 25.6% | 15.2% |
| 2021-22 | 28.1% | 15.1% |
| 2018-19 | 36.2% | 18.9% |
| 2017-18 | 34.5% | 20.7% |
| 2016-17 | 32.5% | 21.4% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 24.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Discovery
Discovery's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery this school | 662 | 90.5% | 23.4% |
| Desert Rose Elementary Palmdale | 614 | 91.4% | 20.1% |
| Puesta del Sol Elementary Victorville | 609 | 92.1% | 13.0% |
| Honey Hollow Elementary Moreno Valley | 632 | 92.2% | 24.2% |
| Bob Holcomb Elementary San Bernardino | 598 | 91.0% | 22.1% |
| Lomitas Elementary Victorville | 756 | 89.6% | 14.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Discovery ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #4,249 of 5,151 | #1,026 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #4,219 of 5,172 ▲ 325 | #1,030 of 1,129 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #4,238 of 5,172 ▼ 395 | #1,009 of 1,129 ▼ 90 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,470 of 5,116 | #624 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #946 of 5,915 | #167 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,112 of 5,352 | #936 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #3,428 of 5,354 | #601 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #1,041 of 5,625 | #430 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #1,931 of 3,837 | #598 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
662
-107 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 27.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 662 | 27 | 24.5:1 | 90% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 27 | 25.9:1 | 89% (624) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 25 | 27.7:1 | 94% (654) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 28 | 27.5:1 | 89% (681) |
| 2017-18 | 786 | 26 | 30.2:1 | 89% (703) |
| 2015-16 | 1,014 | 34 | 29.8:1 | 87% (886) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (786 to 662); teachers up 4% (26 to 27).
About Discovery
Discovery operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Lancaster, California. It educates 662 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Discovery is one of 23 schools in Lancaster Elementary, which enrolls 13,765 students in total.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Discovery, at 75%. Smaller groups are 17% Black, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 27 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.5:1. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Discovery is 26.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
The school nearest to Discovery is Tierra Bonita Elementary, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Discovery is 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 662 students in 2024-25, 107 fewer than the 769 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 27.5:1 in 2020-21 to 24.5:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster Elementary
- Amargosa Creek MiddleMiddle · 859 students
- New Vista MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Endeavour MiddleMiddle · 805 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · 788 students
- El Dorado ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- West Wind ElementaryElementary · 757 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Assurance Learning AcademyHigh · 3,014 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 2,688 students
- Eastside HighHigh · 2,631 students
- Antelope Valley HighHigh · 1,498 students
- Sundown ElementaryElementary · 941 students
- Amargosa Creek MiddleMiddle · 859 students
Other Discovery schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Discovery. Discovery is the largest of the 8.
- Discovery SchoolVERNAL, UT · 656 students
- Discovery SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 601 students
- DISCOVERY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY · 541 students
- Discovery SchoolBRIGHAM CITY, UT · 448 students
- Discovery SchoolMurfreesboro, TN · 391 students
Nearby schools
- Tierra Bonita Elementary1.0 mi · 636
- Lincoln Elementary1.2 mi · 738
- Promise Academy1.2 mi · 45
- Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center1.3 mi · 10
- Linda Verde Elementary1.3 mi · 680
- Columbia Elementary1.3 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About DiscoveryWhat is the total enrollment at Discovery?
Discovery enrolls approximately 662 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Discovery serve?
Discovery serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Discovery is approximately 24.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Discovery?
Discovery reports a student body of 4% White, 75% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Discovery?
Discovery is overseen by Lancaster Elementary in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.