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Discovery School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
7910 W Maryland Ave
Glendale, AZ 85303
Phone
(623) 237-4013
District
Glendale Elementary District (4271)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
629
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.2% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Discovery School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
45%
23%
43%
37%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
45%
42%
47%
41%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
41%
21%
40%
25%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
40%
51%
44%
41%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
38%
49%
43%
29%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
35%
58%
38%
44%
31%
51%
35%
58%
38%
44%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 50 7.9%
Grade 1 67 10.7%
Grade 2 56 8.9%
Grade 3 58 9.2%
Grade 4 79 12.6%
Grade 5 77 12.2%
Grade 6 73 11.6%
Grade 7 74 11.8%
Grade 8 95 15.1%
Total 629 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.4% 10.5% 36.4%
Black 5.5% 10.7% 5.9%
Hispanic 78.8% 73.9% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.1% 3.0% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 1.9% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.8% 80.9% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 56.9% 71.9% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.9% 9.1% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 109,523 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6,906.3 63
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.6% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.2% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.7% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.3% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.1% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 36,445 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 14.5% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 77.3% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.8% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.2% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.3% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.7% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.9% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.7% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 11.0% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,375 $50,792,000 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $975 $9,214,000 8.4%
Staff $782 $7,387,000 6.7%
General Administration $181 $1,706,000 1.6%
School Administration $683 $6,455,000 5.9%
Operation $1,266 $11,966,000 10.9%
Transportation $294 $2,779,000 2.5%
Other $439 $4,152,000 3.8%
Total Support $4,620 $43,659,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,601 $15,131,000 13.8%
Total Expenditures $11,596 $109,582,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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