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Discovery High School in Yreka, CA
(09-12 • Public • Alternative School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 4
Address
 504 W. Lennox St.
Yreka, CA 96097
Telephone
(530) 842-1659
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City-data.com school rating
4
Students
27
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
2.1
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
15
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
3
School district
Yreka Union High
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I schoolwide school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Yreka High (0.0 miles):

72
Jackson Street Elementary (1.0 miles):

49
Evergreen Elementary (1.2 miles):

43
Grenada Elementary (8.8 miles):

42
Hornbrook Elementary (12.4 miles):

27
Montague Elementary (6.1 miles):

20
Willow Creek Elementary (11.4 miles):

16
Delphic Elementary (4.6 miles):

10
Discovery High School:

4
Discovery High School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Siskiyou County:

40
Yreka:

42
Discovery High School:

4

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 27
Enrollment in 2015: 31
Enrollment in 2014: 36
Enrollment in 2013: 25
Enrollment in 2012: 10
Enrollment in 2011: 35
Enrollment in 2010: 48
Enrollment in 2009: 58
Enrollment in 2008: 69
Enrollment in 2007: 55
Enrollment in 2006: 65
Enrollment in 2005: 81
Enrollment in 2004: 71
Enrollment in 2003: 69
Enrollment in 2002: 70
Enrollment in 2001: 116
Enrollment in 2000: 90
Enrollment in 1999: 94

Discovery High School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeG10G11G12Total
All students6111027
Female students33612
Male students38415
American Indian/Alaska Native students1 - 45
Hispanic students - 123
White students39315
Two or More Races students2114

Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 6
11th grade enrollment: 11
12th grade enrollment: 10

Discovery High School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 12 (44.4%)
School:

44.4%
California:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 15 (55.6%)
Discovery High School:

55.6%
California:

49.6%

Discovery High School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 5 (18.5%)
Here:

18.5%
California:

1.0%
Hispanic enrollment: 3 (11.1%)
Here:

11.1%
State:

46.0%
White enrollment: 15 (55.6%)
School:

55.6%
State:

28.3%
Two or More Races enrollment: 4 (14.8%)
Discovery High School:

14.8%
California:

4.5%

Discovery High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 18 (66.7%)
Discovery High School:

66.7%
State:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 15 (55.6%)
Here:

55.6%
California:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 3 (11.1%)
Here:

11.1%
California:

8.6%

Discovery High School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 2.1

Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 2
Number of FTE school counselors: 0.3
Number of FTE nurses: 0.1
Number of FTE psychologists: 0.1

Student/Teacher Ratio
School:

12.6
State:

22.8

Discovery High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $242,763
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $104,560)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.5 (Salary Expenditures: $80,737)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 0.3 (Salary Expenditures: $27,420)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $19,034

Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.
ELA students tested: 14
ELA students with scores: 14

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

14%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 57.1%
Standard Nearly Met: 28.6%
Standard Met: 14.3%
Standard Exceeded: 0.0%

11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2478.9, Students tested: 14, Standard Not Met: 57.1%, Nearly Met: 28.6%, Met: 14.3%, Exceeded: 0.0%)
57.1%
28.6%
14.3%

Discovery High School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

Math students tested: 14
Math students with scores: 14

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

0%
State:

38%

Standard Not Met: 100.0%
Standard Nearly Met: 0.0%
Standard Met: 0.0%
Standard Exceeded: 0.0%

11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2389.3, Students tested: 14, Standard Not Met: 100.0%, Nearly Met: 0.0%, Met: 0.0%, Exceeded: 0.0%)
100.0%

Discovery High School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes paper-based tests:

California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.

CST Science students tested: 11
CST Science students with scores: 11

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

27%
State:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 1.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 27.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 45.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 27.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 0.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

10th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 325.7, Students tested: 11, Far Below Basic: 1.0%, Below Basic: 27.0%, Basic: 45.0%, Proficient: 27.0%, Advanced: 0.0%)
1.0%
27.0%
45.0%
27.0%

California High School Exit Exam:
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(State average from 2,357 schools)
Beginning with the Class of 2006, students in California public schools were required to pass the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) to demonstrate competency in grade-level skills in reading, writing, and mathematics to earn a high school diploma. The content of the CAHSEE was based on content standards in English-language arts and mathematics that were adopted by the State Board of Education (SBE) in 2003. In 2010, the SBE adopted the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics. The CAHSEE has been repealed. Assembly Bill 830 was chaptered into law by Governor Brown on October 10, 2017. This law eliminates the CAHSEE and removes it as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation or a condition of graduation from high school.

Discovery High School - California High School Exit Exam results

Math Mean Scale Score:

344
State:

373
Math Percentage Passed:

45%
California:

67%
Math Number Tested: 11
Math Number Passed: 5

Math Percent Correct compared to California average:
  • Probability & Statistics:

    52%
    California:

    69%
  • Number Sense:

    64%
    California:

    65%
  • Algebra & Functions:

    50%
    State:

    67%
  • Measurement & Geometry:

    44%
    State:

    63%
  • Algebra 1:

    34%
    California:

    57%
ELA Mean Scale Score:

345
State:

368
ELA Percentage Passed:

46%
California:

65%
ELA Number Tested: 13
ELA Number Passed: 6

ELA Percent Correct compared to California average:
  • Reading - Word Analysis:

    65%
    California:

    74%
  • Reading - Reading Comprehension:

    59%
    State:

    70%
  • Reading - Literary Responses and Analysis:

    67%
    State:

    74%
  • Writing - Writing Strategies:

    48%
    California:

    63%
  • Writing - Writing Conventions:

    57%
    State:

    68%

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

Discovery High School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
Here:

79.0%
State:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • American Indian100
  • White70
  • Multirace100
  • SED80
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 70% (tested 7 out of 10 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 80% (tested 8 out of 10 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
School:

79.0%
California:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • American Indian100
  • White70
  • Multirace100
  • SED80
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 70% (tested 7 out of 10 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 80% (tested 8 out of 10 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
An incident refers to a specific criminal act involving one or more victims and offenders. For example, if two students are robbed without a weapon, at the same time and place, this is classified as two robbery victimizations but only one robbery without a weapon incident

A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.

Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.

A threat refers to an act where there was no physical contact between the offender and victim but the victim felt that physical harm could have occurred based on verbal or nonverbal communication by the offender. This includes nonverbal threats (e.g., brandishing a weapon), and verbal threats of physical harm which are made in person. Threats made over the telephone or threatening letters are excluded.
At least one incident at this school that involved a shooting: No
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No

Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 2

Incidents of threats of physical attack without a weapon: 2


Total incidents per 1,000 students
Here:

148.1
California:

60.8

Referrals and Arrests:
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(State average from 2,295 schools)
Referral to law enforcement is an action by which a student is reported to any law enforcement agency or official, including a school police unit, for an incident that occurs on school grounds, during school-related events, or while taking school transportation, regardless of whether official action is taken. Citations, tickets, court referrals, and school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.

School-related arrest refers to an arrest of a student for any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a referral by any school official. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official: 5 (all male)
  • White: 5

Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
Discovery High School:

185.2
California:

21.3
Students without disabilities who received a school-related arrest: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2

Students without disabilities who received a school-related arrest per 1,000 students
School:

74.1
State:

3.7

Harassment & Bullying:
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(State average from 2,337 schools)
An allegation is a claim or assertion that someone has done something wrong or illegal, typically made without proof.

Harassment or bullying on the basis of sex includes sexual harassment or bullying and gender-based harassment or bullying. Sexual harassment or bullying is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Gender-based harassment or bullying is nonsexual intimidation or abusive behavior toward a student based on the student's actual or perceived sex, including harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and nonconformity with gender stereotypes. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including verbal acts and name-calling, as well as non-verbal behavior, such as graphic and written statements, or conduct that is physically threatening, harmful or humiliating. The conduct can be carried out by school employees, other students, and non-employee third parties. Both male and female students can be victims of harassment or bullying on the basis of sex, and the harasser or bully and the victim can be of the same sex. Bullying on the basis of sex constitutes sexual harassment.

Harassment or bullying on the basis of race, color, or national origin refers to intimidation or abusive behavior toward a student based on actual or perceived race, color or national origin. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including verbal acts and name-calling, as well as non-verbal behavior, such as graphic and written statements, or conduct that is physically threatening, harmful or humiliating. The conduct can be carried out by school employees, other students, and non-employee third parties. Bullying on the basis of race, color, or national origin constitutes racial harassment.
Allegations of harassment or bullying on the basis of sex: 1
Allegations of harassment or bullying on the basis of sex per 1,000 students
School:

37.0
State:

6.8
Students reported as harassed or bullied on the basis of sex: 2 (all female)
  • White: 2
Students disciplined for bullying or harassment on the basis of sex: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2

Allegations of harassment or bullying on the basis of race, color, or national origin: 1
Allegations of harassment or bullying on the basis of race, color, or national origin per 1,000 students
Here:

37.0
State:

3.0
Students reported as harassed or bullied on the basis of race, color, or national origin: 2 (all male)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 2
Students disciplined for bullying or harassment on the basis of race, color, or national origin: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2


Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,737 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 11 (male: 4, female: 7)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Discovery High School:

407.4
State:

172.7

Suspensions:
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(State average from 1,406 schools)
Out-of-school suspension
  • For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
  • For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
In-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his or her regular classroom(s) for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes, but remains under the direct supervision of school personnel. Direct supervision means school personnel are physically in the same location as students under their supervision.
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension: 23 (all male)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 3
  • White: 20
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 10

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Discovery High School:

370.4
California:

84.8
Students without disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 9 (male: 7, female: 2)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
  • White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 5 (all male)
  • White: 5
Students without disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 4 (all male)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 2
  • White: 2

Expulsions:
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(State average from 1,805 schools)
Expulsion with educational services refers to an action taken by the local educational agency of removing a child from his/her regular school for disciplinary purposes, and providing educational services to the child (e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring; transfer to an alternative school) for the remainder of the school year (or longer) in accordance with local educational agency policy. Expulsion with educational services also includes removals resulting from violations of the Gun Free Schools Act that are modified to less than 365 days.

Expulsion under zero tolerance policies refers to an action taken by the local educational agency of removing a child from his/her regular school for the remainder of the school year or longer because of zero-tolerance policies. A zero tolerance policy is a policy that results in mandatory expulsion of any student who commits one or more specified offenses (e.g., offenses involving guns, or other weapons, or violence, or similar factors, or combinations of these factors). A policy is considered "zero tolerance" even if there are some exceptions to the mandatory aspect of the expulsion, such as allowing the chief administering officer of a local educational agency to modify the expulsion on a case-by-case basis
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services per 1,000 students
School:

148.1
State:

10.5
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion under zero tolerance policies: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion under zero tolerance policies per 1,000 students
Discovery High School:

148.1
California:

2.6

Transfers:
(State average from 692 schools)
Transfer to an alternative school for disciplinary reasons is a subset of expulsion with educational services. An alternative school is a public elementary or secondary school that addresses the needs of students that typically cannot be met in a regular school program. The school provides nontraditional education; serves as an adjunct to a regular school; and falls outside of the categories of regular education, special education, or vocational education.
Students without disabilities transferred to an alternative school for disciplinary reasons: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Students without disabilities transferred to an alternative school for disciplinary reasons per 1,000 students
Here:

148.1
State:

9.7

Classes & Courses


Algebra I:
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(State average from 1,182 schools)
Algebra I is a (college-preparatory) course that includes the study of properties and operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic equations. Algebra I is a foundation course leading to higher-level mathematics courses, including Geometry and Algebra II.
Number of Algebra I classes: 2
Number of Algebra I classes taught by certified teachers: 2

9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 12 (male: 10, female: 2)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
  • White: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
9-10th grade studenst who passed Algebra I: 4 (all male)
  • White: 4
Percent of 9-10th grade students who passed
Discovery High School:

33.3%
California:

72.5%
11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 14 (male: 7, female: 7)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
11-12th studenst who passed Algebra I: 4 (all female)
  • White: 4
Percent of 11-12th grade students who passed
Discovery High School:

28.6%
State:

62.0%

Geometry:
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Geometry is a (college-preparatory) course that typically includes topics such as properties of plane and solid figures; deductive methods of reasoning and use of logic; geometry as an axiomatic system including the study of postulates, theorems, and formal proofs; concepts of congruence, similarity, parallelism, perpendicularity, and proportion; and rules of angle measurement in triangles.Geometry is considered a prerequisite for Algebra II.
Number of Geometry classes: 1


Student Enrollment in Geometry: 2 (all female)
  • White: 2

Biology:
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Biology (college-preparatory) courses are designed to provide information regarding the fundamental concepts of life and life processes.These courses include(but are not restricted to) such topics as cell structure and function, general plant and animal physiology, genetics, and taxonomy.
Number of Biology classes: 1


Student Enrollment in Biology: 6 (male: 2, female: 4)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
  • White: 2 (all male)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)

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