📍 7910 W Maryland Ave, Glendale, Maricopa County, 85303
Discovery School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Glendale, Maricopa County. The school has 629 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Glendale Elementary District (4271) school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
Discovery School enrolls 629 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 10% White and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 484 | 77% |
| White | 64 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 25 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
433 of the school's 629 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Discovery School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK At-Large (non-voting delegate).
Discovery School is one of 14 schools in Glendale Elementary District (4271), based in GLENDALE, Arizona. The district serves 8,580 students district-wide and employs 415 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 629 students, Discovery School is close to the district average of about 613 students per school.