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Discovery Charter School

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Discovery Charter School ranks 501 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

501^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Discovery Charter School is a public charter elementary school serving 304 students in grades K-6 in Rochester, New York. This school stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, where it outperforms the state average across all grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Discovery Charter School's proficiency rates were significantly higher than the state average, with 73.53% in 3rd grade ELA, 81.25% in 4th grade ELA, 94.12% in 3rd grade Math, and 91.67% in 4th grade Math. The school's performance is especially impressive for its low-income students, ranking in the top 6% of New York elementary schools for this subgroup in 2022-2023. Additionally, Discovery Charter School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.9 to 13.8 students per teacher, which is lower than the nearby Greece Central School District schools.

While Discovery Charter School has shown consistent improvement over time, reaching a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2024-2025, the nearby district schools, such as School 7-Virgil Grissom and Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34, struggle with low proficiency rates, often less than 50% in ELA and Math. This highlights the potential benefits of the charter school model in providing a high-quality education, particularly for underserved student populations.

300

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,263

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

133 Hoover Dr
Rochester, NY 14615-2603

(585) 342-4032

District: Discovery Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.0%

Hispanic:

23.0%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (72% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 62 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

New York avg54%

501^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 61 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

167^th of 874Discovery Charter School among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	501 of 2445	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	1132 of 2445	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.9	441 of 2439	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	945 of 2434	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	1531 of 2201	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.9	2265 of 2413	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	2314 of 2395	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	2125 of 2386	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	1931 of 2366	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	178 of 928	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	233 of 927	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	89 of 857	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	211 of 936	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	49.2	188 of 427	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.8	748 of 891	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	824 of 948	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	363 of 2409	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	1019 of 2413	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.2	357 of 2403	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	964 of 2401	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.7	1551 of 1955	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	2299 of 2357	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	2284 of 2338	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	1123 of 1531	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	77.6	213 of 1429	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	30.4	1043 of 1392	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	899 of 2078	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	91.5	127 of 2041	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	306 of 2099	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	667 of 2407	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	45.8	1270 of 2411	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.6	625 of 2400	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	913 of 2400	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	1472 of 1961	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1925 of 2358	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	2226 of 2340	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	27.1	1607 of 1941	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)85th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)57th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)27th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2018)17th percentile+14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math82%+26 vs state

English Language Arts70%+16 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	133 Hoover Dr	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 342-4032	300	28	10.7	82.3%	20 (6.7%)	195 (65.0%)	69 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	77.1	501^st of 2445 public elementary schools	79.5%		51.5	1132^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	53.7%	631	73.5	81.3	67.7	50.0	94.1	91.7	66.7	68.2	43.8									$16,263	$2,035	$14,228
Holmes Road Elementary School	Public	K-2	300 Holmes Rd	Rochester	14626	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4900	330	33	10.0	54.2%	165 (50.0%)	54 (16.4%)	68 (20.6%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)								(n/a)										99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$29,359	$1,652	$27,708
Buckman Heights Elementary School	Public	3-5	550 Buckman Rd	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5900	378	35	10.8	65.9%	186 (49.2%)	58 (15.3%)	84 (22.2%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	26.7	1870^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.5%		15.9	2186^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%	316	38.0	34.1	38.4		65.6	39.2	37.8		31.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$27,922	$1,751	$26,171
Brookside Elementary School Campus	Public	K-5	1144 Long Pond Rd	Rochester	14626	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4800	400	29	13.6	44.3%	217 (54.3%)	58 (14.5%)	64 (16.0%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	32.1	1709^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.1%		33.4	1640^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.9%	69	34.3	53.5	41.5		54.4	61.0	35.3		30.8	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$25,398	$640	$24,758
Longridge School	Public	K-5	190 Longridge Ave	Rochester	14616	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5800	754	66	11.4	63.5%	301 (39.9%)	143 (19.0%)	186 (24.7%)	45 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (10.3%)	21.1	2048^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.2%		19.6	2073^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.2%	25	37.1	30.7	46.3		44.7	42.7	30.0		27.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,411	$1,804	$25,607
School 7-Virgil Grissom	Public	PK, KG-6	31 Bryan St	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-3110	486	43	11.2	81.1%	43 (8.8%)	232 (47.7%)	127 (26.1%)	35 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	5.6	2393^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.1%		5.4	2420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.0%	27	26.4	33.3	10.7	14.8	25.0	26.7	13.2	12.3	9.2	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,444	$2,579	$28,865
Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34	Public	PK, KG-6	530 Lexington Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 458-3210	465	38	12.3	87.5%	24 (5.2%)	244 (52.5%)	131 (28.2%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.8%)	8.1	2336^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.5%		13.7	2252^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%	84	18.9	31.7	27.4	37.2	15.8	17.2	18.5	18.2	12.5	99.5	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	$30,351	$3,906	$26,445
Autumn Lane Elementary School	Public	K-2	2089 Maiden Ln	Rochester	14626	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4700	341	28	12.1	39.9%	161 (47.2%)	57 (16.7%)	72 (21.1%)	24 (7.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)								(n/a)										99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.7	100.0	$30,499	$1,212	$29,286
Exploration Ele Charter School - Science-Technol	Public, Charter	K-5	1001 Lake Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	Exploration Ele Charter School - Science-Technol	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 498-4700	371	28	13.2	94.1%	36 (9.7%)	281 (75.7%)	47 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2.2	2438^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.3%		4	2436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%	2	14.0	18.2	8.8		10.5	5.3	11.5		6.6									$11,003	$00	$11,003
Craig Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	320 W Craig Hill Dr	Rochester	14626	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-4500	287	27	10.6	54.7%	135 (47.0%)	46 (16.0%)	65 (22.6%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	29.4	1793^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	26.7%		40.1	1445^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%	348	42.3	38.3	50.6		50.5	37.1	43.7		36.6	99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	100.0	$32,330	$1,006	$31,324

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery Charter School

Is Discovery Charter School a good school?

Discovery Charter School ranks 501^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Discovery Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Discovery Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Discovery Charter School?

Students at Discovery Charter School are 65% African American, 23% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

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