Enrollment
71
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550282002734
Discovery Charter School
200 Fuller St, Columbus, WI 53925 · (920) 623-5950 · Columbia County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL71 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Wisconsin 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
17 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 42%
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 | 16 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 25% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +20.6pp since 2023
Math
82.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 71 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 Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 72.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 (68.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Charter School this school | 71 | 23.9% | 68.8% |
| Ouisconsing School of Collaboration Lodi | 74 | 27.0% | 56.5% |
| Plum City Elementary Plum City | 85 | 28.2% | 63.0% |
| Brandon Elementary Brandon | 95 | 24.2% | 72.8% |
| Lewiston Elementary Portage | 84 | 26.2% | 56.7% |
| School of Technology and Arts I La Crosse | 104 | 23.1% | 74.6% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 71 | #1,116 of 1,157 | #14 of 14 |
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
71
+4 (+6%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 80
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 71 | 5.9 | 12.0:1 | 24% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 5.6 | 13.6:1 | 26% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 5.9 | 12.4:1 | 30% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 67 | 5 | 13.4:1 | 25% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 113 | 6.6 | 17.1:1 | 16% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 5 | 22.2:1 | 21% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 80 | 6 | 13.3:1 | 15% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (113 to 71); teachers down 11% (6.6 to 5.9).
About Discovery Charter School
Discovery Charter School is a very small elementary school in Columbus, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Columbus School District. It teaches 71 students in kindergarten through 3. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
Discovery Charter School is among 4 schools run by Columbus School District, which serves 1,120 students.
By race and ethnicity, Discovery Charter School is 82% White. Next come 13% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 91% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
Classroom staffing at Discovery Charter School totals 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Discovery Charter School is about 24%. Across public schools in Columbia County, the average is 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Discovery Charter School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Discovery Charter School is +5.8 points: 68.8% actual, 63.0% predicted.
In the wider Columbia County area, the median household earns about $85,351 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Columbia County, 31 public schools serve about 8,498 students.
Measured in a straight line, Columbus Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Discovery Charter School. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Discovery Charter School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Discovery Charter School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data. Discovery Charter School is a public charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 71, compared with 67 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.0:1, from 13.4:1.
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Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,272
Census ACS
Median income
$85,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
8,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus School District
- Columbus ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- Columbus HighHigh · 383 students
- Columbus MiddleMiddle · 241 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Columbus ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- Columbus HighHigh · 383 students
- Columbus MiddleMiddle · 241 students
Other Discovery Charter schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Discovery Charter. Discovery Charter School is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Discovery CharterChula Vista, CA · 945 students
- Discovery CharterSan Jose, CA · 555 students
- Discovery Charter SchoolPorter, IN · 536 students
- Discovery CharterBahama, NC · 453 students
- Discovery CharterTracy, CA · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Columbus Elementary0.0 mi · 425
- Columbus Middle0.1 mi · 241
- Columbus High0.6 mi · 383
- Fall River High3.7 mi · 253
- Fall River Elementary3.7 mi · 231
- Waterloo Intermediate10.0 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Discovery Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Discovery Charter School?
Discovery Charter School enrolls approximately 71 students in grades KG-03.
Is Discovery Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Discovery Charter School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Discovery Charter School is approximately 12.0:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Discovery Charter School?
Discovery Charter School reports a student body of 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Discovery Charter School?
Discovery Charter School is overseen by Columbus School District in Columbia County.
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