Elementary · Wisconsin

Discovery Charter School

Charter

Discovery Charter School, a public elementary school in Columbus, Wisconsin: grades k–3, 71 students, 12.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Columbus School 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: 71
Teachers (FTE): 5.9
Students per teacher: 12.0
Grades: K–3; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 63% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 12.9 · 1,090 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 97% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 322 · 1,092 schools compared

Smaller than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

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

Reading and writing

Wisconsin: 53%

71%proficient

A higher share proficient than 86% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 53% · 1,034 elementary schools compared

17 students tested, grades 3 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

82%proficient

A higher share proficient than 95% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 56% · 1,034 elementary schools compared

17 students tested, grades 3 · Forward; 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–3
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Distant town
Run by: Columbus School District

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

Location

Address: 200 Fuller St, Columbus, WI 53925
Phone: (920)623-5950
City or town: Columbus
County: Columbia County

Website Quality of life in Columbus Schools in Columbus

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Columbus Elementary	Pre-K–5	425	12.3	42%	57%	0.0 mi
Fall River Elementary	Pre-K–5	231	12.1	66%	74%	3.7 mi
Waterloo Elementary	Pre-K–4	281	11.5	49%	48%	10.1 mi
Marshall Early Learning Center	Pre-K–2	251	11.8	—	—	12.1 mi
Marshall Elementary	Pre-K–6	246	11.6	42%	52%	12.2 mi
Jefferson Elementary	Pre-K–5	328	10.5	52%	55%	12.3 mi

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.

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).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.

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.

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