Discovery Charter School

800 Canonie Dr, Porter, IN Phone

Academic Summary

Public Charter

School Type

533

Students

KG-8

Grades Offered

19 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

64%

Percent Proficient - Math

66%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

School Overview

Discovery Charter School is a public Charter school located in Porter, Indiana. It is a school in Discovery Charter School district.

According to the Indiana state assessment result, 64% of students are proficient in Math learning and 66% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

It has 533 students through grade KG to 8. The students to teacher ratio is 19 to 1 where a total of 28 teachers are teaching for the school.

Student Population

A total of 533 students are attending Discovery Charter School. By gender, there are 299 and 234 female students at the school.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 9.6%	51	33	18
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2%	1	0	1
Asian 2.8%	15	7	8
Black 5.6%	30	20	10
White 76.7%	409	223	186
Two or More Races 5.1%	27	16	11
Total	533	299	234

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	3	2	1
Asian	2	2	0
Total	23	13	10

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	7	5	2
Asian	1	0	1
Black	6	5	1
White	66	50	16
Two or More Races	1	1	0
Total	81	61	20

Gifted/Talented Programs

Discovery Charter School offers the gifted and talented program. Total 50 students are identified and enrolled in the programs.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	2	0	2
Asian	3	1	2
Black	1	1	0
White	40	20	20
Two or More Races	4	1	3
in LEP Program	2	1	1
Total	50	23	27

Teachers & Staffs

Total 28 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for Discovery Charter School and the students to teacher ratio is 19 to 1. All teachers are certified. 82.1% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	28	Students per teacher: 19 to 1
Teachers who are certified	28	100.0%
Teachers who are not certified	-	-
Teachers in their first year of teaching	3	10.7%
Teachers in their second year of teaching	2	7.1%
School counselors	-	-
Law Enforcement Officer	-	-
Security guards	-	-
Nurses	1	-
Psychologists	1	-
Social workers	1	-

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8
All students 64%	64%	85-89%	75-79%	70-74%	40-49%	20-29%	21-39%
Asian/Pacific Islander students 50%	≥50%	*	***	*	*	***	*
Hispanic students 75%	70-79%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	<50%	*	*
Black students 30%	21-39%	*	*	*	<50%	<50%	***
White students 62%	60-64%	80-89%	70-79%	70-79%	40-59%	21-39%	≤20%
Two or More Races 70%	60-79%	≥50%	*	*	*	*	***
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 35%	30-39%	≥50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%
Economically disadvantaged students 47%	45-49%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	<50%	<50%	*
Limited English proficient students 50%	≥50%	*	*	***	*	***	*
Female students 67%	65-69%	≥80%	60-79%	70-79%	40-59%	<50%	<50%
Male students 62%	60-64%	≥90%	70-79%	60-69%	21-39%	21-39%	<50%
Homeless enrolled students 50%	≥50%	***	*	*	*	***	*
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8
All students 66%	66%	75-79%	65-69%	75-79%	40-49%	40-49%	60-79%
Asian/Pacific Islander students 50%	≥50%	*	***	*	*	***	*
Hispanic students 75%	70-79%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	*	*
Black students 30%	21-39%	*	*	*	<50%	<50%	***
White students 67%	65-69%	80-89%	60-69%	80-89%	40-59%	40-59%	60-79%
Two or More Races 70%	60-79%	≥50%	*	*	*	*	***
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 35%	30-39%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	≥50%
Economically disadvantaged students 57%	55-59%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	<50%	<50%	*
Limited English proficient students 50%	≥50%	*	*	***	*	***	*
Female students 72%	70-74%	60-79%	60-79%	80-89%	40-59%	≥50%	≥50%
Male students 62%	60-64%	80-89%	60-69%	60-69%	21-39%	40-59%	≥50%
Homeless enrolled students 50%	≥50%	***	*	*	*	***	*
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy

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