Enrollment
146
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER 01·NCES 450258000556
Discovery Charter of Lancaster
302 West Dunlap Street, Lancaster, SC 29720 · (803) 285-8430 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
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 | 35 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 106% larger than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 67% · 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
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SC READY 2023-24 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
SC avg 53.5%
Math
35.0%
SC avg 42.3%
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Discovery Charter of Lancaster ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #484 of 635 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #453 of 635 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 146 | #683 of 709 | #12 of 12 |
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
146
+42 (+40%) vs 2020
+97% since 2000-01, when it was 74
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 146 | 9.7 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 8.2 | 15.8:1 | 73% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 7.2 | 15.8:1 | 65% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 6 | 17.3:1 | 15% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 107 | 9 | 11.9:1 | 4% (4) |
| 2015-16 | 108 | 8 | 13.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 107 | 9 | 11.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 74 | 5 | 14.8:1 | 18% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery Charter of Lancaster.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (107 to 146); teachers up 8% (9 to 9.7).
About Discovery Charter of Lancaster
Discovery Charter of Lancaster is a small elementary school with an address in Lancaster, South Carolina. Enrolled students number 146 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 72% lower than the average for elementary schools in South Carolina, which is about 526.
Discovery Charter of Lancaster is one school in a 22-school district, Lancaster 01, which enrolls 15,417 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Discovery Charter of Lancaster. The largest is White students, at 44%. Smaller groups are 32% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lancaster County is roughly 69% White. Discovery Charter of Lancaster's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.1:1, with 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Discovery Charter of Lancaster a C. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lancaster County has about 104,475 residents, and the median household income is $78,869, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Lancaster County has 23 public schools and roughly 15,417 students.
The nearest public school is Lancaster High, at about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment is up 40% from 2020-21, when Discovery Charter of Lancaster had 104 students, to 2024-25, when it had 146. Students per teacher fell from 17.3 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,475
Census ACS
Median income
$78,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
15,417 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster 01
- Indian Land HighHigh · 1,905 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 1,390 students
- Indian Land IntermediateMiddle · 1,181 students
- Harrisburg ElementaryElementary · 1,161 students
- Indian Land MiddleMiddle · 1,102 students
- Indian Land ElementaryElementary · 1,042 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Indian Land HighHigh · 1,905 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 1,390 students
- Van Wyck ElementaryElementary · 820 students
- Buford ElementaryElementary · 792 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Buford HighHigh · 532 students
Nearby schools
- Lancaster High0.6 mi · 1,390
- Clinton Elementary0.6 mi · 412
- North Elementary1.0 mi · 645
- South Middle1.3 mi · 439
- Brooklyn Springs Elementary1.4 mi · 398
- A. R. Rucker Middle2.0 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Discovery Charter of LancasterWhat is the total enrollment at Discovery Charter of Lancaster?
Discovery Charter of Lancaster enrolls approximately 146 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Discovery Charter of Lancaster serve?
Discovery Charter of Lancaster serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Charter of Lancaster?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Discovery Charter of Lancaster is approximately 15.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Discovery Charter of Lancaster?
Student demographics at Discovery Charter of Lancaster are roughly 44% White, 20% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Discovery Charter of Lancaster public or private?
Discovery Charter of Lancaster is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Lancaster 01.
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