Discovery Charter Preparatory #2
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Sylmar, California
Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 in Sylmar, California enrolled 208 students in 2024-25 with 10.0 full-time teachers, 20.8 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 29%
191 students in 2022-23, 210 students in 2023-24, 208 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.2 to 10.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 191 | 14.2 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 10.0 | 21.0 |
| 2024-25 | 208 | 10.0 | 20.8 |
20.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 California high schools
Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
4 AP courses and one counselor per 100 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 enrolled 199 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses4
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 100 of the 199 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent44.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
98.1% of students were Hispanic, 0.5% Black, 0.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic98.1%
- Black0.5%
- Asian0.5%
- Two or more races0.5%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 10% or less | not published | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80-84% of the 64 students in Discovery Charter Preparatory #2's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80‑84% | 80‑84% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 64 | 64 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Sylmar
7 public high schools in Sylmar report 2024-25 enrollment; Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylmar Charter High | 1,463 | 19.1 | 82.0% |
| PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High | 794 | 19.8 | 75.1% |
| PUC Lakeview Charter High | 444 | 19.3 | 77.3% |
| Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 | 208 | 20.8 | 72.1% |
| Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet | 205 | 16.8 | 94.6% |
| Evergreen Continuation | 67 | 16.8 | 88.1% |
| Nidorf Barry J. | 35 | 6.3 | 91.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Discovery Charter Preparatory #2
- Evergreen ContinuationThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 67 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Sylmar Charter HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 1,463 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 with Evergreen ContinuationStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District spends per student$21,476 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,476
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaDiscovery Charter Preparatory #2 is the number 1,346 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,346 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher20.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.20.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Discovery Charter Preparatory #2
How many students attend Discovery Charter Preparatory #2?
208 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 191 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sylmar, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Charter Preparatory #2?
20.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 a Title I school?
Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Discovery Charter Preparatory #2?
80-84% of the 64 students in Discovery Charter Preparatory #2's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 in?
Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District, NCES district ID 0602255. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060225511889 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.