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Discovery Charter

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Discovery Charter ranks 662 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Discovery Charter is a highly-regarded K-8 charter school serving 945 students in Chula Vista, part of the top-performing Discovery Charter District.

Academically, the school consistently outperforms state averages by a wide margin, with recent proficiency rates of 75% in English, 68% in Math, and 61% in Science. It stands out from nearby schools like McMillin (Corky) Elementary and Heritage Elementary not only in test scores but also in its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.3%, which is far better than the local average. The school is particularly effective in supporting the academic success of all student groups, including English learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Remarkably, Discovery Charter achieves these strong results while spending less per student than surrounding schools in the Chula Vista Elementary district, such as Rogers (Greg) Elementary. Its K-8 structure allows for strong academic growth, with 8th graders reaching 87% proficiency in core subjects, demonstrating excellent preparation for high school. For families, this points to a school with a highly engaged community, efficient use of resources, and a proven track record of helping students thrive.

945

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

31.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Camino Biscay
Chula Vista, CA 91910-7737

(619) 656-0797

District: Discovery Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.9%

Asian:

13.2%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2019 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

California avg41%

Elementary school

662^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From top 15% (2019) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

84^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 1,543Discovery Charter District 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
2025	89.9	662 of 5857	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	853 of 5869	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	849 of 5859	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	772 of 5883	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	878 of 5789	84.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.1	275 of 3162	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	76.3	338 of 3245	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	254 of 3311	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	326 of 3275	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	723 of 5597	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	848 of 5612	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	781 of 5609	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	785 of 5635	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	789 of 5492	85.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	105 of 5107	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	184 of 5107	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	157 of 5087	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	139 of 5084	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	285 of 4963	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	329 of 5460	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	457 of 5517	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	407 of 5363	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	558 of 5264	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	609 of 5173	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	612 of 5628	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	837 of 5643	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	912 of 5638	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	756 of 5663	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	885 of 5510	83.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	223 of 2847	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	269 of 2598	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	986 of 2651	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	970 of 2661	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	874 of 2726	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	596 of 2834	79.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	84 of 2761	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	214 of 2783	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	124 of 2781	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	110 of 2740	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	109 of 2715	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	88 of 2533	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	173 of 2551	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	172 of 2531	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	129 of 2509	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	104 of 2380	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	18 of 2395	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	46 of 2388	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	15 of 2374	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	13 of 2359	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	19 of 2213	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	67 of 2542	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	129 of 2579	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	90 of 2531	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	137 of 2458	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	32 of 2369	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	103 of 2534	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	265 of 2552	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	96.1	103 of 2538	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	106 of 2527	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	143 of 2407	94.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	79.1	277 of 1602	82.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)98th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2019)83rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

Science61%+28 vs state

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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 (2025)
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
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							$24,626	$23,656	$970
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	$28,591	$26,910	$1,681
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							$24,363	$22,976	$1,387
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							$27,344	$25,782	$1,562
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							$21,194	$19,980	$1,214
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						$27,579	$25,978	$1,601
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							$25,852	$24,686	$1,166
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							$21,352	$20,218	$1,134
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	$54,569	$51,932	$2,637

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery Charter

What is the racial makeup of Discovery Charter?

Students at Discovery Charter are 69% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Discovery Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 945 students attended Discovery Charter.

What district is Discovery Charter in?

Discovery Charter District

Is Discovery Charter a good school?

Discovery Charter ranks 662^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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