Overview of Discovery: Discovery is a public school situated in Lancaster, CA, which is in a huge suburb environment. The learner population of Discovery is 789, and the school serves K-5.At Discovery, 20% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 33% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 93%.The learner-teacher ratio is 32:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 44% female learners and 56% male learners.The school serves 93% economically disadvantaged learners.There are 25 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Discovery: At Discovery, 20% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 33% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Lancaster Elementary, 31% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 18% tested above or at that level for math.

Discovery did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In California, 46% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 38% tested above or at that level for math.