📍 1100 Camino Biscay, Chula Vista, San Diego County, 91910
Discovery Charter is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chula Vista, San Diego County. The school has 982 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Neil Macgaffey. It is part of the Discovery Charter District school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Discovery Charter enrolls 982 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Asian and 8.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 671 | 68% |
| Asian | 138 | 14% |
| White | 80 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
329 of the school's 982 students (34%) 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 Charter is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school.
Discovery Charter is one of 1 schools in Discovery Charter District, based in Chula Vista, California. The district serves 945 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 982 students, Discovery Charter is close to the district average of about 945 students per school.