Urban Discovery Academy Charter

Urban Discovery Academy Charter is the name of a small school serving multiple grade levels in San Diego, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 12, with 330 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 602 students for combined schools in California.

The local education agency for Urban Discovery Academy Charter is Urban Discovery Academy Charter District.

About 57% of the student body at Urban Discovery Academy Charter is Hispanic. Other students are 16% White, 14% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Urban Discovery Academy Charter are from different groups.

Urban Discovery Academy Charter reported 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.9:1. The 18.6:1 average for combined schools in California is close to this figure. There are 210 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 64% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, lower than here.

Census data for San Diego County show median household income comes to about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 766 public schools in the county, enrolling about 467,437, Urban Discovery Academy Charter among them.

Of the public schools around it, Urban Discovery Academy Charter is closest to East Village Middle College High, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

NCES assigns Urban Discovery Academy Charter the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Urban Discovery Academy Charter operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.

The school counted 564 students in 2020-21 and 330 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. By 2024-25, the school had 18.9 students per teacher, compared with 25.6 in 2020-21.

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