Is Discovery School of the Arts a good school?

Discovery School of the Arts ranks 2048 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Discovery School of the Arts?

In the 2022-23 school year, 911 students attended Discovery School of the Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Discovery School of the Arts?

Students at Discovery School of the Arts are 74% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Discovery School of the Arts attend?

Students who attend Discovery School of the Arts usually go on to attend: High : Cobalt Institute of Math and Science High : Silverado High

Discovery School of the Arts

Summary:

Discovery School of the Arts is a public elementary school in Victorville, California, serving 911 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Victor Elementary District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Discovery School of the Arts consistently outperforms the Victor Elementary District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, 54.5% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 29.59% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 40.73% of students were proficient or better, compared to 21.44% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also outperforms nearby schools in the Victor Elementary District, such as Village Elementary, Galileo Academy 101, and Liberty Elementary, in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

While Discovery School of the Arts has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.6% in 2017-2018 to 23.7% in 2022-2023, this is still lower than the chronic absenteeism rates of some nearby schools, such as Village Elementary (42.4%) and Park View Elementary (43.0%). Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 71.35% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is lower than some nearby schools but higher than others.

Detail:

Public K-6

13247 Amethyst Rd.
Victorville, CA 92392

(760) 843-3577

District: Victor Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2048^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,982

Students who attend Discovery School of the Arts usually attend:

High:	Cobalt Institute of Math and Science
	Silverado High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.7

Number of students: 911

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

White:

13.0%

African American:

7.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Discovery School of the Arts ranks better than 65.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Victor Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.35. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.5%), White (13%), African American (7.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Discovery School of the Arts is 26.7, which is the highest among 17 elementary schools in the Victor Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Discovery School of the Arts employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Discovery School of the Arts is $10,982. 12 elementary schools in the Victor Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Discovery School of the Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Discovery School of the Arts 2048^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Discovery School of the Arts in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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White students:

Victor Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Victor Elementary 1210^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Discovery School of the Arts

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Rank History for all students at Discovery School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	72.56	1206^th	4809	74.9%
2005	70.04	1330^th	4822	72.4%
2006	68.46	1414^th	4818	70.7%
2007	73.59	1222^nd	5113	76.1%
2008	81.60	898^th	5113	82.4%
2009	77.31	1119^th	5193	78.5%
2010	73.77	1291^st	5314	75.7%
2011	73.91	1305^th	5377	75.7%
2012	70.48	1495^th	5390	72.3%
2013	66.82	1728^th	5530	68.8%
2015	57.50	2050^th	5611	63.5%
2016	67.12	1657^th	5614	70.5%
2017	55.79	2237^th	5692	60.7%
2018	53.18	2376^th	5662	58.0%
2019	55.58	2280^th	5789	60.6%
2022	62.58	1912^th	5883	67.5%
2023	57.74	2154^th	5874	63.3%
2024	60.35	2048^th	5862	65.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Discovery School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.94	1083^rd	3246	66.6%
2019	56.40	951^st	3275	71.0%
2022	64.95	610^th	3311	81.6%
2023	79.51	282^nd	3250	91.3%
2024	62.65	627^th	3160	80.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Discovery School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.70	1351^st	2420	44.2%
2024	53.75	864^th	2634	67.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Discovery School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.16	1565^th	5084	69.2%
2019	67.44	1314^th	5173	74.6%
2022	73.51	1014^th	5264	80.7%
2023	71.76	1132^nd	5374	78.9%
2024	69.03	1303^rd	5511	76.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Discovery School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.41	2160^th	5413	60.1%
2019	60.04	1962^nd	5492	64.3%
2022	62.14	1850^th	5635	67.2%
2023	57.79	2046^th	5617	63.6%
2024	58.09	2026^th	5605	63.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Discovery School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.41	516^th	2128	75.8%
2019	44.19	1151^st	2585	55.5%
2022	36.35	1221^st	2227	45.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Discovery School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.84	2518^th	5431	53.6%
2019	49.02	2506^th	5510	54.5%
2022	61.35	1894^th	5663	66.6%
2023	56.26	2120^th	5650	62.5%
2024	60.73	1940^th	5636	65.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Discovery School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.48	139^th	700	80.1%
2019	63.24	216^th	747	71.1%
2022	65.94	155^th	663	76.6%
2023	83.44	68^th	662	89.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Discovery School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.20	1434^th	4830	70.3%
2019	68.56	1231^st	4963	75.2%
2022	77.71	829^th	5084	83.7%
2023	71.30	1114^th	5098	78.1%
2024	72.69	1058^th	5102	79.3%

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Rank History for White students at Discovery School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.07	1578^th	2737	42.3%
2019	50.76	1526^th	2834	46.2%
2022	57.48	1239^th	2726	54.5%
2023	48.73	1465^th	2662	45.0%
2024	55.56	1247^th	2647	52.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

My Daughter has been at Discovery since the 1st grade (she is in the 4th now). We love this school, the structure of the school is very good. Academically, I believe that Discovery goes above and beyond, they definitely make sure that the parents are very much involved. We unfortunately will be moving at the end of this school year. It saddens me, this is the only school our daughter has known. She will be having to go through the new friend phase and it breaks my heart. Honestly, if my husbands new job did not have to take us out of the desert (selfish mom, me I, me, me want and can't wait to get out of this desert!) I would allow my husband the commute down the the hill, only to allow our daughter to finish her years out at Discovery, this is how happy I am over this school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Discovery School of the Arts

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2001	398	109	41	218	1	n/a	n/a	24	791
2002	491	110	39	302	8	n/a	n/a	24	974
2003	491	110	39	302	8	n/a	n/a	24	974
2004	526	110	29	291	13	n/a	n/a	22	991
2005	519	104	26	323	11	n/a	n/a	2	985
2006	447	106	33	341	12	n/a	n/a	38	977
2007	454	114	31	340	13	n/a	n/a	45	997
2008	424	125	32	354	15	n/a	n/a	0	950
2009	360	136	31	387	10	1	73	0	998
2010	240	119	33	550	3	3	48	0	996
2011	226	121	35	538	4	1	53	0	978
2012	206	124	39	545	7	1	43	0	965
2013	201	99	41	603	7	1	39	0	991
2014	193	93	33	608	8	0	42	0	977
2015	187	79	36	579	5	0	46	0	932
2016	179	75	41	580	8	0	37	0	920
2017	170	78	38	578	11	0	41	0	916
2018	157	83	37	606	15	1	34	0	933
2019	147	80	23	613	17	1	29	0	910
2020	124	80	23	649	19	1	23	0	919
2021	117	76	30	644	18	1	20	0	906
2022	116	73	22	619	12	0	20	0	862
2023	118	68	20	670	7	3	25	0	911

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Discovery School of the Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	791	31.0	25.5	32.6
2002	974	37.0	26.3	32
2003	974	37.0	26.3	32
2004	991	36.0	27.5	31.3
2005	985	36.0	27.4	30.9
2006	977	36.0	27.1	33.4
2007	997	37.0	26.9	39.1
2008	950	38.0	25.0	40.2
2009	998	37.0	26.3	41.1
2010	996	37.0	26.9	52.3
2011	978	n/a	n/a	55.4
2012	965	30.0	32.1	n/a
2013	991	31.0	31.9	63.3
2014	977	33.0	29.6	65.3
2015	932	33.0	28.2	70.1
2016	920	34.0	27.0	68.7
2017	916	34.0	26.9	69.8
2018	933	34.0	27.4	65.7
2019	910	34.0	26.7	71.1
2020	919	n/a	n/a	75.6
2021	906	34.0	26.6	75.2
2022	862	33.0	26.1	76.5
2023	911	34.0	26.7	71.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Discovery School of the Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	791	31.0	25.5	32.6
2002	974	37.0	26.3	32
2003	974	37.0	26.3	32
2004	991	36.0	27.5	31.3
2005	985	36.0	27.4	30.9
2006	977	36.0	27.1	33.4
2007	997	37.0	26.9	39.1
2008	950	38.0	25.0	40.2
2009	998	37.0	26.3	41.1
2010	996	37.0	26.9	52.3
2011	978	n/a	n/a	55.4
2012	965	30.0	32.1	n/a
2013	991	31.0	31.9	63.3
2014	977	33.0	29.6	65.3
2015	932	33.0	28.2	70.1
2016	920	34.0	27.0	68.7
2017	916	34.0	26.9	69.8
2018	933	34.0	27.4	65.7
2019	910	34.0	26.7	71.1
2020	919	n/a	n/a	75.6
2021	906	34.0	26.6	75.2
2022	862	33.0	26.1	76.5
2023	911	34.0	26.7	71.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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