Discovery

Discovery is a reasonably sized elementary campus in Lancaster, California, overseen by Lancaster Elementary. The school serves 662 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Discovery sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

Lancaster Elementary runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 13,765 students. Discovery is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Discovery shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%; the rest reads as 17% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Discovery higher than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Discovery tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Discovery is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Tierra Bonita Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Discovery at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 18.6%.

Discovery operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Discovery's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 786 (now 662). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 30.2:1 in 2018 to 24.5:1 today.

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