Discovery
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.0% |
| Met Standard | 16.0% |
| Below Standard | 75.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Discovery and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.0% of students exceeded standard while 16.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lancaster Elementary district average of 7.3%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.9 points higher (vs 5.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 110 | 9.1% | 15.4% | 24.6% |
| 4th | 110 | 11.8% | 21.8% | 33.6% |
| 5th | 110 | 6.4% | 17.3% | 23.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 111 | 7.2% | 13.5% | 20.7% |
| 4th | 110 | 9.1% | 21.8% | 30.9% |
| 5th | 110 | 4.5% | 6.4% | 10.9% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 28.7