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Enrollment
898
High
DISTRICT 1,012 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159008515
DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL
1000 N BUENA VISTA DR, LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850 · (863) 268-7178 · Polk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL898 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
572 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 264 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 234 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 212 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 188 | 21% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
40.8%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 24.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 HIGH SCHOOL
DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 898 | 63.7% | 37.7% |
| CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL CLEWISTON | 966 | 59.4% | 39.7% |
| CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL CRESCENT CITY | 945 | 63.4% | 36.4% |
| BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA | 1,479 | 62.2% | 49.4% |
| AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL AVON PARK | 980 | 59.2% | 48.9% |
| BAYSHORE HIGH SCHOOL BRADENTON | 1,400 | 61.9% | 35.7% |
Matched among Florida high 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #507 of 555 | #14 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #531 of 549 ▼ 105 | #16 of 19 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #490 of 559 ▼ 73 | #16 of 20 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 898 | #421 of 830 | #17 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #156 of 575 | #5 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #227 of 594 | #15 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #71 of 630 | #13 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +87.5% | #10 of 246 | #1 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
898
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 898 | 45 | 20.0:1 | 64% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 812 | 47 | 17.3:1 | 71% (576) |
| 2022-23 | 911 | 45 | 20.2:1 | 72% (653) |
| 2020-21 | 917 | 45 | 20.4:1 | 67% (614) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 77% (368) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL.
About DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL
DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL, a mid-sized high school, is located in LAKE ALFRED, Florida. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 898 students.
The district, POLK, has 116,552 students enrolled across 163 schools.
About 54% of the student body at DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 22% White, 21% Black, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 29% of Polk County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
Based on 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL has a ratio of 20.0:1. Compared with the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 64%. The average for public schools in Polk County is similar, at 65%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.3% at DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.7%.
In Polk County, median household income comes to about $65,978, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 172, with about 117,004 students.
DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.4 miles from DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 917 to 898.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
Other schools in LAKE ALFRED
- LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,059 students
- DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFREDMiddle · 1,039 students
- LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMYMiddle · 734 students
- KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMYCombined · 175 students
Other Discovery High schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Discovery High. DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Discovery High SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 2,703 students
- DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NY · 377 students
- Discovery High SchoolCamas, WA · 201 students
- Discovery High SchoolNewton, NC · 146 students
- Discovery HighSacramento, CA · 130 students
Nearby schools
- DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED0.4 mi · 1,039
- KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMY0.4 mi · 175
- LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY0.5 mi · 734
- LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,059
- HARTRIDGE ACADEMY3.2 mi · 200
- NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOL3.8 mi · 997
Frequently asked questions
About DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL?
DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 898 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 20.0:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL?
At DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 22% White, 54% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.