Enrollment
300
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360104606269
DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL
133 HOOVER DR, ROCHESTER, NY 14615 · (585) 342-4032 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
247 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 11% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 59% larger than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +25.0pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +22.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 60.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for New York 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 New York'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 CHARTER SCHOOL
DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 300 | 82.3% | 58.7% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BED STUY 2 BROOKLYN | 271 | 80.4% | 87.8% |
| BAYCHESTER ACADEMY BRONX | 339 | 82.9% | 54.8% |
| IMAGINE ME LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 280 | 82.9% | 63.3% |
| SCHOOL 4-GEORGE MATHER FORBES ROCHESTER | 265 | 87.2% | 8.9% |
| CITIZENSHIP AND SCIENCE ACADEMY OF ROCHESTER CHARTER SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 361 | 83.4% | 35.4% |
Matched among New York 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 CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #805 of 2,335 | #24 of 97 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #299 of 2,342 ▲ 622 | #5 of 97 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #524 of 2,343 ▲ 541 | #11 of 97 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #1,993 of 2,585 | #91 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #688 of 2,338 | #29 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #1,156 of 2,388 | #56 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.3% | #696 of 2,534 | #19 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #479 of 606 | #23 of 31 |
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
300
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 300 | 28 | 10.7:1 | 82% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 33.9 | 9.0:1 | 90% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 92% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 37 | 8.2:1 | 96% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 43 | 6.8:1 | 97% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL
ROCHESTER, New York, is home to DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL, a small elementary school. The school serves 300 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 32% smaller than that.
In federal data, the district for DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL is the school itself.
At DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL, Black students make up 65% of the student body. It is also 23% Hispanic, 7% White, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Monroe County is roughly 14% Black. DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL's 28 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.7:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 82%. Among public schools in Monroe County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
allk12 grades DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 44.7% for a school in New York with DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL posts 58.7%.
Federal survey data for Monroe County show that the median household income is $76,382, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Monroe County is home to 186 public schools and about 106,108 public school students.
The next-closest public school is YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS, less than a tenth of a mile away. DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL's average proficiency of 58.7% compares with 30.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 304 in 2020-21, 300 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.2:1 to 10.7:1 over the same years.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
753,753
Census ACS
Median income
$76,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
106,108 students
Quick facts
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- YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS0.0 mi · 356
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- HOLMES ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 330
- BUCKMAN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 378
- OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,090
- BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS1.5 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL?
DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 300 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL?
At DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 7% White, 23% Hispanic, 65% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL.
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