📍 3401 Fong Ranch Rd., Sacramento, Sacramento County, 95834
Discovery High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Sacramento, Sacramento County. The school has 119 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matt Hinton. It is part of the Natomas Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
Discovery High enrolls 119 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 15% |
| White | 14 | 12% |
| Asian | 7 | 5.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 119 students (66%) 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 High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Discovery High is one of 19 schools in Natomas Unified, based in Sacramento, California. The district serves 14,923 students district-wide and employs 655 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 119 students, Discovery High is smaller than the district average of about 785 students per school.