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Discovery

Public Grades K-5

4902^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Discovery Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 662 students in the Lancaster Elementary district, operating in a high-need community where academic challenges are common across the area.

Despite facing significant challenges common to the district, Discovery shows some important strengths compared to its neighbors. Academically, it has the highest English proficiency rate and second-highest math rate within its district, outperforming schools like El Dorado Elementary and Joshua Elementary. Most notably, the school has made impressive progress on attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to 23.5%—the lowest rate among comparable local schools and a dramatic improvement from recent years.

The school demonstrates particular effectiveness with certain student groups, such as African American and special education students, who perform closer to the state average than the school's overall ranking. However, performance varies by grade, with 4th grade being a relative strength and 5th grade math a notable challenge. While Discovery's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, its relative success within a struggling district suggests it employs some effective practices, especially in improving student attendance, which is a critical foundation for learning.

662

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,690

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44910 17th St. East
Lancaster, CA 93535-2744

(661) 949-3175

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend Discovery usually attend:

Middle:

Piute Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.2%

African American:

17.4%

White:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg19%

California avg41%

4,902^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lancaster Elementary

1395^th of 1,543Lancaster 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4902 of 5857	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4875 of 5869	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	5140 of 5859	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4708 of 5883	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4717 of 5789	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4562 of 5662	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	4293 of 5692	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.2	3203 of 5614	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.7	3419 of 5611	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.8	3983 of 5530	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	374 of 569	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	282 of 593	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	422 of 661	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	360 of 663	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	486 of 747	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	499 of 700	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.1	2233 of 2585	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	2052 of 2128	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.4	2817 of 3162	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1607 of 3245	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	2780 of 3311	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1363 of 3275	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	2081 of 3246	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4418 of 5597	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4767 of 5612	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4657 of 5609	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4605 of 5635	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4521 of 5492	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	4147 of 5413	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3760 of 5107	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3851 of 5107	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4251 of 5087	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3552 of 5084	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3362 of 4963	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	3164 of 4830	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	4261 of 5460	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4415 of 5517	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4515 of 5363	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3875 of 5264	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3950 of 5173	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3919 of 5084	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	5020 of 5628	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4569 of 5643	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5060 of 5638	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4452 of 5663	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	4511 of 5510	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4664 of 5431	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1949 of 2847	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1779 of 2635	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1708 of 2420	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.7	2564 of 2651	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)34th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Public	K-5	44910 17th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 949-3175	662	27	24.5	90.5%	27 (4.1%)	115 (17.4%)	498 (75.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	19.2	4902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		19.9	4875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.9%	27																													13.8		13.8	24.6	33.6	23.6				27.3	20.7	30.9	10.9				20.9	94.9		97.4		98.3		$3,690	$1,116	$2,574
Tierra Bonita Elementary	Public	K-6	44820 North 27th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-3038	636	28	22.7	86.0%	20 (3.1%)	136 (21.4%)	446 (70.1%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.7%)	18.5	4969^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.2%		18	5032^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.3%	63																													19.2		19.2	18.5	18.5	35.1	28.9			25.4	25.0	13.0	19.2	18.1			18.6	93.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	93.8		$22,627	$20,232	$2,395
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	44021 15th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-9913	738	27	27.3	93.1%	25 (3.4%)	265 (35.9%)	420 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	16.8	5115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		17.4	5083^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	32																													13.6		13.6	25.0	24.6	24.6				24.7	25.0	20.9	15.5				20.5	95.8		96.8				$6,753	$4,290	$2,463
Promise Academy	Public	K-8	1331 East Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 940-6678	45	7	6.3	82.2%	10 (22.2%)	12 (26.7%)	21 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)
Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center	Public	K-8	45006 North 30th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 952-1200	10	1	10.9	90.0%	0 (0.0%)	6 (60.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)																																																				$13,316	$10,980	$2,336
Linda Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	44924 North Fifth St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0431	680	31	21.9	88.5%	12 (1.8%)	42 (6.2%)	621 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12	5509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%		12.5	5519^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	10	2.7	5.4	1.5	4.2	7.4	2.1	3.8	17.3	12.2	27.5	4.2	14.8	12.8	15.5	4.0	12.2	1.5	4.2	11.1	6.4	6.5	2.7	5.4	1.5	4.2	3.7	4.3	3.5	18.6	8.5	14.5	8.1	8.2	30.3	13.0	30.9	34.9	19.5	14.7	10.8	18.6	10.9	14.3	2.1	12.5							$7,383	$4,546	$2,837
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-6	2640 East Avenue J-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-5656	620	28	22.1	88.5%	27 (4.4%)	150 (24.2%)	414 (66.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	14.7	5290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		13.7	5420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	130																													16.5		16.5	16.2	21.9	25.6	19.8			21.1	29.0	16.7	11.0	14.9			17.3	93.5	96.7			93.5		$22,299	$19,708	$2,591
El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-5	361 East Pondera	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-8487	766	29	26.4	95.0%	26 (3.4%)	261 (34.1%)	430 (56.1%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.3%)	12.4	5477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%		12.2	5542^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.6%	65																													11.7		11.7	15.1	13.4	20.9				16.5	26.6	12.2	15.9				18.4	98.5						$5,148	$2,778	$2,370
Jack Northrop Elementary	Public	K-5	835 East Avenue K-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 949-0435	645	26	24.8	89.3%	37 (5.7%)	166 (25.7%)	391 (60.6%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.0%)	13.1	5416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%		14.4	5364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	52																													12.2		12.2	24.4	20.8	25.0				23.5	25.6	10.0	6.4				13.2	97.7	97.7	98.5	98.5	97.7	98.5	$3,089	$764	$2,325
Joshua Elementary	Public	K-6	43926 North Second St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-0743	688	31	22.1	90.8%	23 (3.3%)	250 (36.3%)	351 (51.0%)	12 (1.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.3%)	6.2	5805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.7	5850^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	45																													5.9		5.9	15.7	9.5	14.9	14.3			14.0	10.8	1.6	1.0	2.9			4.5	96.3	97.2			96.3		$6,652	$4,266	$2,386

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery

What schools do graduates of Discovery attend?

Students who attend Discovery usually go on to attend:

Middle : Piute Middle

What district is Discovery in?

Lancaster Elementary

How many students attend Discovery?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Discovery.

What is the racial makeup of Discovery?

Students at Discovery are 75% Hispanic, 17% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Discovery a good school?

Discovery ranks in the bottom 16.3% of California elementary schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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