Summary:
Discovery Academy is the sole elementary public charter school located in Toledo, Ohio. As the only school in the data set, there are no clear standout schools to compare it against, but the available information provides a detailed look at the school's performance and challenges.
Discovery Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools over the past three school years, with its students performing significantly below the state average on standardized tests across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 6th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics was just 8.8%, compared to the state average of 51.9%. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates also lag behind state benchmarks, ranging from 14.7% in 6th grade to 42.1% in 4th grade, while the state averages are between 54.5% and 61.9%.
The data suggests that Discovery Academy may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school's per-student spending of $6,843 in 2018-2019 was below the state average, and its high chronic absenteeism rate of 55.3% in 2024-2025 indicates that the school is likely serving a population of students facing substantial obstacles. While the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1 in 2023-2024 could be a positive factor, the consistently low performance suggests that targeted interventions and additional support may be necessary to improve educational outcomes for the students at Discovery Academy.
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