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Best kept secret at Discovery School of the Arts?
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Enrollment
902
Elementary
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VICTOR ELEMENTARY·NCES 064104008586
Discovery School of the Arts
13247 Amethyst Rd., Victorville, CA 92392 · (760) 843-3577 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL902 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
675 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 120 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 155 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 143 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (143).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
53.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.7pp since 2014
Math
41.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.9% | 28.7% | 22.9% | 23.4% |
| Math | 21.9% | 19.7% | 26.2% | 32.2% |
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 | 53.7% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 40.7% |
| 2022-23 | 50.6% | 41.3% |
| 2021-22 | 55.9% | 41.1% |
| 2018-19 | 54.9% | 43.2% |
| 2017-18 | 55.0% | 35.5% |
| 2016-17 | 54.7% | 34.3% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 School of the Arts
Discovery School of the Arts's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery School of the Arts this school | 902 | 74.8% | 47.7% |
| Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary Bakersfield | 813 | 78.1% | 22.3% |
| Edwin Markham Elementary Vacaville | 882 | 68.6% | 22.7% |
| Topaz Preparatory Academy Hesperia | 722 | 77.7% | 29.4% |
| Sing Lum Elementary Bakersfield | 809 | 77.1% | 36.3% |
| Apricot Valley Elementary Patterson | 788 | 73.9% | 28.9% |
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 School of the Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,879 of 5,151 | #64 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #2,182 of 5,172 ▼ 60 | #76 of 321 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #1,778 of 5,172 ▼ 189 | #68 of 321 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #1,523 of 5,116 | #64 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 902 | #168 of 5,915 | #17 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.5:1 | #5,019 of 5,352 | #325 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #3,382 of 5,354 | #167 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #2,627 of 5,625 | #212 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #3,509 of 3,837 | #223 of 246 |
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
902
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 902 | 34 | 26.5:1 | 75% (675) |
| 2023-24 | 913 | 34.2 | 26.7:1 | 74% (679) |
| 2022-23 | 911 | 34 | 26.8:1 | 71% (650) |
| 2020-21 | 906 | 34 | 26.6:1 | 75% (681) |
| 2017-18 | 933 | 34 | 27.4:1 | 66% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 920 | 34 | 27.1:1 | 69% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 978 | N/A | N/A | 55% (542) |
| 2000-01 | 791 | 31 | 25.5:1 | 32% (250) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery School of the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (933 to 902); teachers unchanged (34 to 34).
About Discovery School of the Arts
Discovery School of the Arts is a public elementary school run by Victor Elementary in Victorville, California. School enrollment was 902 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Victor Elementary counts 18 schools and 12,303 students, including Discovery School of the Arts.
At Discovery School of the Arts, Hispanic students make up 76% of the student body. Next come 12% White, 8% Black, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 55% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 34 full-time equivalents, or about 26.5 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 26.5:1 here. About 75% of students, or 675, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Discovery School of the Arts receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Discovery School of the Arts is 12.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (47.7% versus 35.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
County data help place the school in context: in San Bernardino County, the median household income is $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools and roughly 393,648 students.
The nearest other public school, Liberty Elementary, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Discovery School of the Arts is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
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.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 906 to 902, a small change.
Discussions about Discovery School of the Arts may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Victor Elementary
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 1,014 students
- Mojave Vista ElementaryElementary · 904 students
- Challenger School of Sports and FitnessElementary · 843 students
- Park View ElementaryElementary · 793 students
- Brentwood ElementaryElementary · 790 students
- Village ElementaryElementary · 763 students
Other schools in Victorville
- Victor Valley HighHigh · 2,255 students
- Excelsior CharterHigh · 2,170 students
- Silverado HighHigh · 2,165 students
- University PreparatoryHigh · 1,136 students
- Cobalt Institute of Math and ScienceHigh · 1,058 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary0.4 mi · 1,014
- Larrea Middle0.9 mi · 769
- Silverado High1.0 mi · 2,165
- Cobalt Institute of Math and Science1.2 mi · 1,058
- Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter1.5 mi · 886
- Park View Elementary1.5 mi · 793
Frequently asked questions
About Discovery School of the ArtsHow large is Discovery School of the Arts?
Discovery School of the Arts enrolls approximately 902 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Discovery School of the Arts serve?
Discovery School of the Arts serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Discovery School of the Arts?
Approximately 26.5:1 students per teacher at Discovery School of the Arts.
How diverse is Discovery School of the Arts?
Discovery School of the Arts reports a student body of 12% White, 76% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Discovery School of the Arts?
Discovery School of the Arts is overseen by Victor Elementary in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.