DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL

DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary-level community in ROCHESTER, New York, overseen by DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL, hosts 300 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 32% smaller than typical.

DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL is a school of DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Monroe County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Monroe County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.7%.

Around the school, Monroe County reports that median household income runs about $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Monroe County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. As a public charter, DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 292 students in 2018 compared to 300 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 6.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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