Summary:
Discovery Charter School is the sole middle school located in the Discovery Charter School District in Newark, New Jersey. This public charter school serves grades 4-8 and has an enrollment of 105 students. While the school demonstrates strengths in English Language Arts performance, it faces challenges in mathematics and science proficiency compared to state averages.
Discovery Charter School has a predominantly African American student population (91.43%), with a high percentage of students (67.62%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student body. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 257 out of 748 New Jersey middle schools in 2022-2023 to 340 out of 652 in 2020-2021, suggesting a need for continued focus on supporting student learning and addressing the unique needs of the school community.
Despite the school's strong performance in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates ranging from 50% to 79.1% across grades 4-8, its mathematics and science proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state average, ranging from 13.6% to 41.7% in mathematics and 9.1% for 5th grade and 20.9% for 8th grade in science. This underperformance in core subject areas indicates a need for improvement and targeted interventions to ensure all students at Discovery Charter School are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed.
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