DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL

Charter

Regular School · LAKE ALFRED, FL

DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL is a charter regular school school in LAKE ALFRED, Florida, serving grades 09–12 with 898 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

898

Teachers (FTE)

45.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

20:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	488	54%
White	195	22%
Black or African American	185	21%
Two or more races	18	2%
Asian	7	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	898	472M / 426F

English Language Learners: 14 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	29.0% -19.8pp	48.8%	316
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -10.2pp	52.2%	477
Science Proficiency	45.0%	—	212
4-Year Graduation Rate	>=95%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (8)

82 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

53 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

240

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

252

28.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	898	100%

Contact & Location

1000 N BUENA VISTA DR

LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850

Phone: (863)268-7178

http://discoveryhighschool.org

District

POLK

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,771

District enrollment: 114,483

Other Schools in District

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY Elementary
BELLA CITTA Elementary
BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BETHUNE ACADEMY Elementary
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33850) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159008515

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD