Elementary · California

Discovery Charter

Charter

Discovery Charter, a public elementary school in San Jose, California: grades k–8, 555 students, 24.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Discovery Charter District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
555
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Students per teacher
24.1
Grades
K–8
Elementary

More students per teacher than 73% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 96% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 70% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Larger than 75% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

64%proficient

−2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of elementary schools in California

Median 43% · 5,677 elementary schools compared

379 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

63%proficient

−2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of elementary schools in California

Median 36% · 5,679 elementary schools compared

379 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades K–8
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Discovery Charter District.

Location

Address
4021 Teale Ave., San Jose, CA 95117
Phone
(408)243-9800
City or town
San Jose

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Leroy Anderson ElementaryFree meals for all
K–537721.533%32%
George C. Payne ElementaryFree meals for all
K–541720.360%50%
Easterbrook DiscoveryFree meals for all
K–895222.374%72%
LatimerFree meals for all
K–849119.859%48%
Lynhaven ElementaryCharterFree meals for all
K–546320.136%39%
Country Lane ElementaryFree meals for all
K–544421.175%70%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 060159111792