Discovery Charter School

ADDRESS: 4700 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19131

PHONE: (215) 879-8182 SCHOOL TYPE: Public Charter Citywide GRADES: K-8 ENROLLMENT: 633

Fast Facts

Principal
Dr. Maria Snipe
Phone Number
(215) 879-8182
Email
Website
Neighborhood
West Parkside
SEPTA Routes
Bus (40, 52) Trolley (10, 15)
Preschool/Daycare

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Application Deadline
2021-03-31
Tuition
Uniform
No Data Reported
Extended Day

Mission

Our Mission is to connect what is learned in the classroom to the real world. The learning program provides extensive opportunity to make education relevant through "discoveries outside the classroom." Through an expeditionary learning approach, educational concepts are made concrete and reinforce the necessary relationship between actual experience and education.

Our Motto: "Where education is not just preparation for life, but life itself."

Points Of Pride

Discovery Charter School, located in the West Parkside area of the city, is surrounded by beautiful, scenic Fairmount Park.-State of the art facility, with multi-purpose area that is on highly requested. -Area for student engagement. -Expeditionary curriculum included with expeditionary travel to instate and out of state and country trips. -Rigorous curriculum aligned to PA standards, -Updated technology with IPADS, ChromeBooks, SMART Boards, and a MAC Lab.-Strong and consistent Parent Association. -High rate of teacher certification.

Admissions Policy

Discovery Charter School does not discriminate in admission policies or practices on the basis of a child's disability or the child's need for special education or supplementary aids or services, including students who have an intellectual disability.We are consistent with Federal and State laws Are designed to contribute to a diverse student population that is reflective of the community in which the school is located. We do not discriminate or exclude students on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. Our Admissions Policy can be located on our website which lists specific admission deadlines. --Open Enrollment each year is Oct 1st - March 31st; Lottery is held April 15th of each year

Accreditations and Honors

Academic Excellence; AYP 5 of the 9 existing yrs.; 4 State Keystones; Leadership Citations; Philadelphia City Council 2/2011; Mayor of Philadelphia 2/2011; State Senate 2/2011

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Extended Programming Details

Entrance Instructions

Demographics

Grade Level	Enrollment
Kindergarten	61
1th Grade	63
2th Grade	64
3th Grade	56
4th Grade	70
5th Grade	72
6th Grade	79
7th Grade	73
8th Grade	95
Total	633

Race	Percentage
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0 %
Asian	0.32 %
Black	95.89 %
Hispanic (Any Race)	0.47 %
Multi-Racial/Other	2.69 %
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0 %
White	0.63 %

Low-Income
55.92%

English Learners
0%

Male	Female	Non-Binary
53.08%	46.92 %	%

Special Education
13.59%

Gifted Education
0%

Student Achievement

Last Updated:

Last Updated: 2019-10-24

Raw data measures student performance on standardized tests. Not all schools take the same standardized tests. Direct comparisons between different tests should not be made.

Course Offerings

AP Courses	Electives	Certificate Programs
	Expeditionary Learning, Character Development, Multi Media, Music, Art, Physical Education

CTE/Vocational Programs		Language Programs
		Other

Extracurricular Activities

Arts Programs	Sports Programs	Other Sports Programs
Choir;Dance;Dance Instructional;Drill Team;Drum Line;Instrumental;Other Instrumental;Poetry;School Plays;Theater;Theater Group;Visual	Basketball;Cheerleading;Dance;Football;Track and Field

Other Activities
Chior, Violin

Family Engagement

Parent Involvement	Parent Programs	Other Parent Programs
	Parents After School Volunteers;Parents Classroom Volunteers;Parents Home and School Association;Parents School Advisory	President of the Parent Assoc. holds a voting seat on the school's Board of Directors

At the heart of Discovery Charter School's culture are relationships that exist in three specific domains: staff to staff, staff to student and student to student. We strive to maintain positive climate and positive relationships. Discovery Charter Schools exert positive influences on student behavior despite conditions in the home, community, social status, gender, race, or ethnicity. Discovery Charter positive school climate on school culture and is the responsibility of the adults. When this happens it actually has the potential to plant the seeds of cultural change back into the community because students from the school culture interact with the community culture when they are not. How is the rating for School Incidents calculated? This rating represents the reportable incident count per 100 students. Reported suspensions and expulsions are not factored into the rating for School Incidents. Learn more about GPS ratings methodology here.

Reported Incidents	Reported Suspensions	Reported Expulsions

This data reflects the total number of incidents, suspensions, and expulsions per 100 students reported by the school to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. To view a reportable incident report for a particular public school, see the Pennsylvania Safe Schools Reports. Data for private schools are derived from similar reports submitted directly to GreatPhillySchools.