Is Discovery High School a good school?

Discovery High School is rated 77/100 by NYC School Ratings, with a 83% 4-year graduation rate and 62% of graduates meeting college-readiness benchmarks. The school offers 5 AP courses.

What is the graduation rate at Discovery High School?

Discovery High School has a 83% 4-year graduation rate.

How do you get into Discovery High School?

Discovery High School uses a Open admissions process. Students apply through the NYC high school application system each fall.

How college-ready are graduates of Discovery High School?

62% of students meet NYC's college and career readiness benchmarks, and the school offers 5 AP courses.

Discovery High School

Discovery High School rated 77/100 in Bronx, District 10. 83% 4-year graduation rate. 62% college-ready. 5 AP courses. 466 students enrolled in grades 9-12.

Key statistics

DBN: 10X549
District: 10
Borough: Bronx
Grade band: 9-12
Enrollment: 466
Overall score: 77/100
Address: 2780 Reservoir Avenue, Bronx NY 10468

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What the school community says

2026 NYC School Survey · Separate from academic ratings and neighborhood safety

K–12 survey · 2026

Family experience

Discovery High School

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses244

Response rate78%

Published topics8 / 12

A starting point for your school visit

Parent-Principal Trust is among the highest published topics (100/100). Parent Involvement in School sits lower (83/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Family Satisfaction with Child's Education: 98 / 100
Outreach to Parents: 97 / 100
Parent-Teacher Trust: 98 / 100

All 12 topics and source details

Discovery High School · 2026
Topic	Score	Score band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate	Not reported	Not reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher	Not reported	Not reported
Conflict Resolution	Not reported	Not reported
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education	98	90–100 · Higher end
IEP Service Satisfaction	98	90–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Leadership	99	90–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents	97	90–100 · Higher end
Parent Involvement in School	83	70–89 · Middle band
Parent-Principal Trust	100	90–100 · Higher end
Parent-Teacher Trust	98	90–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services	98	90–100 · Higher end
Strong Relationships	Not reported	Not reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 10X549

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K–12 survey · 2026

Student experience

Discovery High School

New 2026 baseline: the student questionnaire changed substantially. Do not compare these scores with previous years.

Responses294

Response rate94%

Published topics11 / 11

A starting point for your school visit

Preventing Bullying is among the highest published topics (83/100). Academic Press sits lower (52/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Safety: 82 / 100
Student-Teacher Trust: 75 / 100
Personal Attention and Support: 66 / 100

All 11 topics and source details

Discovery High School · 2026
Topic	Score	Score band
Academic Press	52	0–69 · Lower end
Course Clarity	66	0–69 · Lower end
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction	68	0–69 · Lower end
Guidance	71	70–89 · Middle band
Inclusive Learning Environment	70	70–89 · Middle band
Personal Attention and Support	66	0–69 · Lower end
Preventing Bullying	83	70–89 · Middle band
Safety	82	70–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services	63	0–69 · Lower end
Social-Emotional	65	0–69 · Lower end
Student-Teacher Trust	75	70–89 · Middle band

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 10X549

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K–12 survey · 2026

Teaching & leadership

Discovery High School

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses20

Response rate62%

Published topics21 / 27

A starting point for your school visit

Strong Core Instruction is among the highest published topics (100/100). Teacher Influence sits lower (60/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Instructional Leadership: 90 / 100
Peer Collaboration: 77 / 100
Academic Press: 87 / 100

All 27 topics and source details

Discovery High School · 2026
Topic	Score	Score band
Academic Press	87	70–89 · Middle band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate	Not reported	Not reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher	Not reported	Not reported
Classroom Behavior	78	70–89 · Middle band
Conflict Resolution	95	90–100 · Higher end
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction	87	70–89 · Middle band
Early Childhood Instruction	Not reported	Not reported
Guidance	98	90–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Learning Environment	96	90–100 · Higher end
Innovation and Collective Responsibility	91	90–100 · Higher end
Instructional Leadership	90	90–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents	95	90–100 · Higher end
Peer Collaboration	77	70–89 · Middle band
Preventing Bullying	70	70–89 · Middle band
Program Coherence	76	70–89 · Middle band
Quality of Professional Development	73	70–89 · Middle band
Quality of Student Discussion	76	70–89 · Middle band
Safety	Not reported	Not reported
School Commitment	83	70–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services	82	70–89 · Middle band
Social-Emotional	93	90–100 · Higher end
Strong Core Instruction	100	90–100 · Higher end
Strong Relationships	Not reported	Not reported
Teacher Influence	60	0–69 · Lower end
Teacher-Principal Trust	92	90–100 · Higher end
Teacher-Teacher Trust	93	90–100 · Higher end
Two-Way Communication	Not reported	Not reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 10X549

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 205cdbbcff8c323f2b07345fea70a4740b58a10d1a0fc2f390b42eea35808a29

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