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Discover U

Public, Charter Grades K-6

Summary

Discover U is a public charter elementary school located in Youngtown, Arizona, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 145 students. The school is part of the Kaizen Education Foundation dba Discover U Element District, which is ranked 442 out of 540 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Discover U faces significant challenges compared to the state and nearby schools. The school has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (58.62%) and a very high percentage of students (83.45%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Academically, Discover U's performance is significantly lower than the state and nearby school averages, with only 23% of 3rd-grade students proficient in English Language Arts and 16% proficient in mathematics, compared to state averages of 41% and 43%, respectively. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools, placing it in the lowest 1-star rating category from SchoolDigger.

Compared to the nearby public schools, such as Desert Harbor Elementary School and Surprise Elementary School, Discover U generally performs worse academically. However, the nearby Arizona Autism Charter School West Valley Campus also struggles academically, suggesting broader challenges in the local education landscape. Discover U's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and low ranking within the Kaizen Education Foundation dba Discover U Element District may indicate underlying issues that contribute to the school's poor academic performance.

168

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,998

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13226 N 113th Ave
Youngtown, AZ 85363-1026

(623) 974-4827

District: Kaizen Education Foundation dba Discover U Element

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

White:

14.3%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Arizona avg40%

Not ranked this year

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

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	993 of 1245	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	801 of 1226	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1069 of 1109	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	961 of 1106	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	824 of 1079	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.9	403 of 895	55.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.6	487 of 975	50.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.4	1012 of 1219	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	917 of 1219	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.6	833 of 1170	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	573 of 716	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	756 of 1198	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.6	906 of 911	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.0	115 of 423	72.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.2	715 of 1116	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.0	798 of 820	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	837 of 1216	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	578 of 830	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	716 of 1220	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.1	882 of 1032	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.8	425 of 1027	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.1	77 of 820	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	23.9	1049 of 1201	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.8	684 of 1024	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	1006 of 1161	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)91st percentile+70 vs school

Homeless (2021)73rd percentile+38 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)59th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2021)55th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)50th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)36th percentile+16 vs school

White (2023)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2023)31st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2023)29th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2023)17th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Science17%-17 vs state

Mathematics17%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Discover U	Public, Charter	K-6	13226 N 113th Ave	Youngtown	85363	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Discover U Element	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 974-4827	168	13	12.9		24 (14.3%)	20 (11.9%)	115 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)								(n/a)															$14,998	$2,536	$2,571	$7,644	$6,184	$3,706	$9,890
Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	12701 N Main St	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8950	801	45	18.0		117 (14.6%)	65 (8.1%)	559 (69.8%)	14 (1.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	18.2	726^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.1%		17.7	743^rd of 912 public elementary schools	18.5%	17	15.0	31.0	20.0	42.0	38.0	40.0	25.0	31.0	15.0		16.0	18.0	25.0	25.0	$8,788	$803	$956	$2,563	$5,934	$1,094	$7,028
Thompson Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11800 W Thompson Ranch Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8400	759	39	19.7		92 (12.1%)	112 (14.8%)	507 (66.8%)	9 (1.2%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	13.7	816^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.2%		13.4	813^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.9%	3	19.0	37.0	14.0	22.0	29.0	38.0	22.0	29.0	15.0			17.0	21.0	25.0	$9,364	$741	$983	$2,465	$6,361	$1,278	$7,640
El Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13500 N El Mirage Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7200	722	43	16.9		114 (15.8%)	65 (9.0%)	495 (68.6%)	6 (0.8%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.9%)	52.6	369^th of 909 public elementary schools	59.4%		42.4	461^st of 912 public elementary schools	49.5%	92	37.0	45.0					53.0	50.0							$11,196	$855	$947	$2,657	$8,198	$1,196	$9,394
Surprise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12907 W Greenway Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7400	782	45	17.5		130 (16.6%)	79 (10.1%)	511 (65.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	41 (5.2%)	27.6	587^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.4%		26.1	623^rd of 912 public elementary schools	31.7%	36	27.0	50.0	30.0	31.0	38.0	38.0	26.0	26.0	43.0	20.0	25.0	37.0	28.0	31.0	$11,021	$818	$1,008	$2,645	$8,133	$1,061	$9,194
Dysart Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12950 W Varney Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7100	602	37	16.2		80 (13.3%)	49 (8.1%)	437 (72.6%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	21.6	681^st of 909 public elementary schools	25.1%		22.6	659^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.7%	22			24.0	29.0	32.0	24.0			41.0	14.0	18.0	25.0	22.0	14.0	$9,743	$797	$980	$2,574	$6,859	$1,106	$7,966
Arizona Autism Charter School West Valley Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	11039 W Olive Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 882-5544	199	26	7.6		56 (28.1%)	21 (10.6%)	100 (50.3%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	12 (6.0%)								(n/a)
Desert Harbor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15585 N 91st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 486-6200	779	45	17.5		395 (50.7%)	48 (6.2%)	254 (32.6%)	30 (3.9%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	53.3	358^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.6%		57.7	348^th of 912 public elementary schools	61.8%	10	51.0	55.0	45.0	47.0	70.0	50.0	55.0	34.0	34.0	37.0	43.0	36.0	41.0	39.0	$8,513	$69	$300	$438	$7,212	$931	$8,144
Country Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8409 N 111th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5200	972	51	19.0		243 (25.0%)	66 (6.8%)	597 (61.4%)	11 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	15.9	767^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.7	744^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.4%	23	19.0	38.0	21.0	21.0	29.0	30.0	37.0	22.0	16.0			14.0	18.0	18.0	$6,362	$269	$190	$728	$5,031	$872	$5,902
Cheyenne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11806 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 487-5100	554	35	16.0		150 (27.1%)	59 (10.6%)	297 (53.6%)	8 (1.4%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	28.5	574^th of 909 public elementary schools	36.9%		28.2	593^rd of 912 public elementary schools	35.0%	19	21.0	44.0	37.0	26.0	32.0	33.0	38.0	45.0	29.0	22.0			24.0		$7,842	$419	$374	$1,212	$6,392	$657	$7,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Discover U

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Kaizen Education Foundation dba Discover U Element

What is the racial makeup of Discover U?

Students at Discover U are 68% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Discover U?

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended Discover U.

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