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Discovery Charter School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 105 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Discovery Charter School school district. It serves grades 4–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery Charter School enrolls 105 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 96 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 5.7% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
71 of the school's 105 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 66 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 29.
Discovery Charter School is one of 1 schools in Discovery Charter School, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 99 students district-wide and employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 105 students, Discovery Charter School is close to the district average of about 99 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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