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Public, Charter Grades K-8

953

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Camino Biscay
Chula Vista, CA 91910-7737

(619) 656-0797

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.7%

Asian:

14.3%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2008 → 87th in 2018

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2008

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school72%

District avg58%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

Discovery Charter did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

516^th of 1,543Chula Vista Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	88.5	713 of 5662	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.9	763 of 5692	86.6%	★★★★☆
2016	90.2	603 of 5614	89.3%	★★★★☆
2015	88.6	689 of 5611	87.7%	★★★★☆
2013	79.8	1067 of 5530	80.7%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	1207 of 5390	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.9	1526 of 5377	71.6%	★★★★☆
2010	64.0	1778 of 5314	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.9	1772 of 5193	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	1693 of 5113	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.7	1563 of 5113	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.6	1440 of 4818	70.1%	★★★★☆
2005	72.8	1209 of 4822	74.9%	★★★★☆
2004	73.2	1186 of 4809	75.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	70.8	400 of 2128	81.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	88.7	200 of 3246	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	84.3	853 of 5413	84.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	93.5	183 of 4830	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	90.7	256 of 5084	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	89.9	577 of 5431	89.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	82.4	367 of 2737	86.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	96.2	83 of 2480	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	80 of 2508	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	220 of 2497	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	186 of 2477	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	132 of 2379	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	80.3	286 of 2259	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	92.7	154 of 2262	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	99.4	13 of 2072	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	97.2	40 of 2230	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	97.4	51 of 2273	97.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2018)96th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)95th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)94th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2018)89th percentile~ school

White (2018)87th percentile~ school

Female (2018)84th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2018)81st percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2018)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)98th percentile~ school

Male (2018)98th percentile~ school

Female (2018)93rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics66%+26 vs state

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

I love the way teacher help kids to improve their skills by having free tutoring after school! And many other ways they like their student to improve all they can it seems they don't want them to get behind!! Close Quote

Schools Near Discovery Charter

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1100 Camino Biscay	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Discovery Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-0797	945	39	24.2	31.4%	77 (8.1%)	21 (2.2%)	651 (68.9%)	125 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (7.3%)	89.9	662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		87.2	853^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.5%	191	57.7	69.6	61.0	68.1	68.2	71.3	84.9	86.7	87.0	75.0	70.8	65.4	61.8	66.4	73.3	87.0	68.3	97.6			98.4		97.6	$13,119	$266	$12,853
Chula Vista Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	980 Buena Vista Way	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 482-7066	430	18	23.8	48.4%	41 (9.5%)	6 (1.4%)	300 (69.8%)	52 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	82.2	1066^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%		77.9	1252^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.7%	186	62.1		62.1	50.7	60.3	74.1	68.7			62.6	60.3	58.8	63.8	58.2			60.2							$17,764	$1,889	$15,875
Casillas (Joseph) Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-7555	431	21	20.5	45.2%	35 (8.1%)	16 (3.7%)	288 (66.8%)	51 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.8%)	66.7	1753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		64.3	1861^st of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	108	40.0		40.0	45.8	57.9	65.7	67.8			58.9	43.2	49.1	37.1	52.5			45.0	97.4		97.4			97.4	$19,608	$2,580	$17,028
Allen (Ella B.) Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Allen School Rd.	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-3662	422	20	21.6	48.6%	66 (15.6%)	7 (1.7%)	276 (65.4%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.6%)	82.7	1036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		75.3	1357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	321	48.6		48.6	56.5	66.2	71.4	77.2			68.5	59.6	53.9	60.0	55.2			57.1							$19,353	$2,683	$16,670
Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1691 Elmhurst St.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-6300	534	24	22.2	50.0%	70 (13.1%)	22 (4.1%)	348 (65.2%)	57 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.2%)	68.3	1677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%		52.2	2441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	58.4%	764	46.1		46.1	56.3	51.5	55.3	57.8			55.2	56.3	47.1	40.8	46.9			47.7							$20,098	$2,651	$17,447
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-6	1450 Santa Lucia Rd.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-7080	732	32	22.8	38.3%	64 (8.7%)	48 (6.6%)	411 (56.1%)	122 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (11.7%)	84.9	926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.2%		84.4	978^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.3%	52	48.2		48.2	64.6	79.1	72.9	76.3			72.9	64.0	78.2	38.0	63.6			60.2							$15,931	$1,646	$14,285
Clear View	Public	K-6	455 Windrose Way	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-3000	513	24	21.3	38.4%	64 (12.5%)	12 (2.3%)	366 (71.3%)	51 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	77	1283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		73.8	1420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	137	50.8		50.8	61.0	66.7	73.4	61.8			65.7	54.1	62.3	49.2	36.8			49.8	96.8						$19,585	$2,421	$17,164
Halecrest Elementary	Public	K-6	475 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-0771	415	18	23.0	50.4%	56 (13.5%)	5 (1.2%)	312 (75.2%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	60.2	2059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		75.2	1361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.8%	698	26.2		26.2	59.4	54.0	52.5	62.5			57.1	48.4	38.1	29.5	48.4			41.3							$18,596	$2,220	$16,376
Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary	Public	K-6	930 East Palomar	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-5828	855	38	22.5	41.2%	54 (6.3%)	25 (2.9%)	469 (54.9%)	232 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	70 (8.2%)	79	1193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%		77.3	1278^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.2%	85	53.5		53.5	53.7	61.6	66.1	62.0			61.2	55.5	56.6	52.8	56.6			55.4							$15,933	$1,763	$14,170
Rogers (Greg) Elementary	Public	K-6	510 East Naples St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2082	382	21	18.6	55.0%	25 (6.5%)	14 (3.7%)	290 (75.9%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	35.4	3547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%		33.7	3622^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	75	5.6		5.6	52.3	48.0	34.3	31.3			42.9	40.9	31.4	13.9	21.9			28.2	90.2	95.1		96.7	95.1	96.7	$32,473	$3,536	$28,937

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery Charter

How many students attend Discovery Charter?

In the 2017-18 school year, 953 students attended Discovery Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Discovery Charter?

Students at Discovery Charter are 63% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 13% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Discovery Charter in?

Chula Vista Elementary

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