Discovery Elementary School

730 Applewilde Dr, San Marcos, CA 92069 | (760) 290-2077

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 901

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4.5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 901 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 635th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 730 Applewilde Dr., San Marcos, CA 92069

School District Details

San Marcos Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,115
Graduation Rate: 88.2%
Dropout Rate: 1.9%
Students Per Teacher: 25.0
Enrolled Students: 18,005

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 901
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 36.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 24.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 465 (51.6%)
Females: 436 (48.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 68 (7.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 149 (16.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 217 (24.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Discovery Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	10	1.1%
Black	38	4.2%
Asian	114	12.7%
Hispanic	241	26.7%
White	478	53.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	139	15.4%
1st Grade	153	17.0%
2nd Grade	146	16.2%
3rd Grade	158	17.5%
4th Grade	134	14.9%
5th Grade	153	17.0%
6th Grade	18	2.0%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

19.6%

District:

52.2%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

8.7%

District:

13.0%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 2.4%

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 46.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 12.6

Average Age

School:

40.1

District:

49.1

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4.5

4.5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Discovery Elementary School

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on April 12, 2011
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
my child attends discovery- the school building itself is very nice, the facilities are clean and the office staff does seem organized with teachers who are current on teaching methods and strategies. Overall I would say that it is a 'good' school, but I would not say 'great'- as it seems to have earned that reputation in the area. I believe this is because the surrounding schools are really in need of funding and fixes, repair and better equipped educators. Discovery is lacking a personal feel- those that work there are not overly friendly - they are too busy with HUGE class sizes to have the chance to get to know many parents, etc and also seem to be using a lot of the class time to distribute kids into groups which are then run by aids and parent volunteers much of the time. where they carry out very basic, textbook lesson plans as quickly as they can to meet the minimum state standards. There are a lot of areas in the day that could be better used but they are also burdened with the responsibility of correction behavior due to their inclusion method as well as the unavoidable student that doesn't get the proper discipline, support, behavior modification etc at home (same old story since the beginning of time I think). overall, as far as a public school we are apparently lucky our address is within Discovery's boundaries. heads up to others unfamiliar with the school, just because it's the 'best' in the area doesn't mean it's actually 'the best' rather 'better' than the surrounding underfunded and ignored public school options.

Reviewed by Former Student on February 16, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This School is amazing! i Love Attending it. Everyone Was Nice.The Teachers are very helpful and really pay attention to there students.

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