St. Patrick Elementary School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 233 students
Discovery Charter School
800 Canonie Dr, Porter, IN 46304
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
536
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Discovery Charter School
Porter County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Indiana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Discovery Charter School
Discovery Charter School is a charter elementary school in Porter, Indiana, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a large suburb in Porter County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 536 students were enrolled, with about 15.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Indiana elementary school (14.6 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Ball State University. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 536 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Ball State University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Discovery Charter School
- County
- Porter County
- NCES school ID
- 180008802495
Schools near Discovery Charter School
All 2 schools in Porter →
Newton Yost Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 362 students
Chesterton Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–4 · 24 students
Brummitt Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 363 students
Bailly Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 374 students
Liberty Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 491 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.