📍 800 Canonie Dr, Porter, Porter County, 46304
Discovery Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Porter, Porter County. The school has 569 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Discovery Charter School school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery Charter School enrolls 569 students across grades K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 20 | 3.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 569 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 164 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Discovery Charter School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 4, state house district 10.
Discovery Charter School is one of 1 schools in Discovery Charter School, based in Porter, Indiana. The district serves 536 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 569 students, Discovery Charter School is close to the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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