Elementary · Pennsylvania

Discovery CS

CharterFree meals for all

Discovery CS, a public elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: grades k–8, 626 students, 17.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Discovery CS.

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: 626
Teachers (FTE): 36.0
Students per teacher: 17.4
Grades: K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 97% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 12.9 · 1,626 schools compared

More students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 86% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 415 · 1,629 schools compared

Larger than 83% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Discovery CS

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

Location

Address: 4700 Parkside, Philadelphia, PA 19131
Phone: (215)879-8182
City or town: Philadelphia
County: Philadelphia County

Quality of life in Philadelphia Schools in Philadelphia

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Inquiry CSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	272	15.1	0.2 mi
Global Leadership Academy CSCharterFree meals for all	K–8	692	23.9	0.3 mi
Blankenburg Rudolph SchFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	278	9.0	0.3 mi
KIPP West Philadelphia CSCharter	K–8	848	15.1	0.4 mi
Rhoads James SchFree meals for all	K–8	421	9.7	0.8 mi
Washington Martha SchFree meals for all	K–8	204	7.6	0.8 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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NCES 420012100757