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Discovery Charter School
(215) 879-8182
- Physical Address:
- 5070 Parkside Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19131
- Mailing Address:
- 5070 Parkside Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
School Information
- District:
- Discovery Charter School
- Type:
- Public Charter (Regular school)
- Status:
- Operational
- County:
- Philadelphia County
- Level:
- Primary
- Grade Span:
- KG - 8
- Number of Students:
- 562
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Discovery Charter School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Black |
98.93% |
66.04% |
16.75% |
| White |
0.53% |
13.61% |
73.92% |
| Hispanic |
0.36% |
15.06% |
7.39% |
| American Indian |
0.18% |
0.32% |
0.37% |
| Asian/Pacific |
0% |
6.46% |
3.10% |
Genders in Discovery Charter School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Female |
52.14% |
51.85% |
50.38% |
| Male |
47.86% |
48.15% |
49.62% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Discovery Charter School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Black |
459 |
485 |
556 |
| White |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Hispanic |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| American Indian |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Asian/Pacific |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
461 |
487 |
562 |
Enrollment by Gender for Discovery Charter School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Female |
259 |
270 |
293 |
| Male |
202 |
217 |
269 |
| Total |
461 |
487 |
562 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Discovery Charter School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
461 |
487 |
562 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
-
| -
| 276
(49%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
-
| -
| 83
(15%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
-
| -
| 359
(64%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Discovery Charter School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
461 |
487 |
562 |
| Fulltime teachers |
28.0 |
27.0 |
34.0 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
16.50 |
18.00 |
16.53 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
17.05 |
15.72 |
14.32 |