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Discovery High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
701 Widefield Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
Phone
(719) 391-3121
District
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
County
EL PASO COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
63
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all U.S. schools.


Discovery High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
40%
No Data
46%
No Data
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 0 0.0%
Grade 10 5 7.9%
Grade 11 22 34.9%
Grade 12 36 57.1%
Total 63 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.2% 49.5% 53.6%
Black 7.5% 9.9% 4.9%
Hispanic 28.3% 37.1% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.6% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 1.8% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.6% 32.4% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 47.6% 22.0% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.9% 10.4% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 61,858 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,052.1 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.8% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.0% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.4% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.7% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 10.1% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,937 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.9% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.7% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.0% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.9% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.0% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.5% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.9% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,495 $52,822,000 47.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $878 $8,440,000 7.5%
Staff $495 $4,759,000 4.3%
General Administration $224 $2,150,000 1.9%
School Administration $697 $6,704,000 6.0%
Operation $1,088 $10,454,000 9.3%
Transportation $350 $3,362,000 3.0%
Other $705 $6,772,000 6.1%
Total Support $4,436 $42,641,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,710 $16,441,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $11,642 $111,904,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%