📍 44910 17th St. E., Lancaster, Los Angeles County, 93535
Discovery is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Los Angeles County. The school has 693 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Lobos. It is part of the Lancaster Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.7:1.
Discovery enrolls 693 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 4.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 498 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 18% |
| White | 31 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
654 of the school's 693 students (94%) 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 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.
Discovery is one of 24 schools in Lancaster Elementary, based in Lancaster, California. The district serves 13,769 students district-wide and employs 574 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 693 students, Discovery is larger than the district average of about 574 students per school.