DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Located at 2433 NURSERY RD, in CLEARWATER, Florida, DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE is a mid-tier K-5 school that caters to 722 students (grades K through 8), part of PINELLAS.

DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE is one of 151 schools operated by PINELLAS, a district that educates 87,955 students overall.

On demographics, DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE records that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE shows 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pinellas County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 67.1%; DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE posts 81.5%, +14.4 points above that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pinellas County) records that the typical household earns roughly $72,646 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pinellas County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students), DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. On composite proficiency, DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 56.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE has grew 80%, going from 402 students in 2018 to 722 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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