📍 4700 Parkside, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19131
Discovery CS is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 622 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Discovery CS school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery CS enrolls 622 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 1.9% Two or more races and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 596 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 1.4% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
360 of the school's 622 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 360 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 CS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA-30, state senate district 7, state house district 190.
Discovery CS is one of 1 schools in Discovery CS, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 626 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 622 students, Discovery CS is close to the district average of about 626 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large