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Discovery Charter School

Charter

Regular School · Porter, IN

Discovery Charter School is a charter regular school school in Porter, Indiana, serving grades KG–08 with 536 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
536
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 343 64%
Hispanic/Latino 99 18%
Black or African American 41 8%
Two or more races 40 7%
Asian 13 2%
Total enrollment 536 286M / 250F

English Language Learners: 17 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 44.0% +7pp 37.0% 288
Reading Proficiency 48.0% +5.8pp 42.2% 288
Science Proficiency 45-49% 107

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.50 grade levels
Math
+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
44 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
35
6.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
39
7.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 536 100%

Contact & Location

800 Canonie Dr

Porter, IN 46304

Phone: (219)983-9800

District

Discovery Charter School

Per-pupil expenditure: $10,888

District enrollment: 569

NCES ID

180008802495

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