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School Comparison

Discovery Charter School - Falcon
vs.
Simonds Elementary

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Discovery Charter School - Falcon
Simonds Elementary
  • Discovery Charter School - Falcon reported a higher chronically absent students than Simonds Elementary (129 vs. 62).
  • Simonds Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Discovery Charter School - Falcon (37 vs. 6).
  • Simonds Elementary reported a higher in-school suspensions than Discovery Charter School - Falcon (1 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 5 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 2 additional metrics are reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Discovery Charter School - Falcon reported a higher chronically absent students than Simonds Elementary (129 vs. 62).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Simonds Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Discovery Charter School - Falcon (37 vs. 6).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Discovery Charter School - Falcon reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Simonds Elementary (1 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

12 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Discovery Charter School - Falcon

2 metrics were reported by Discovery Charter School - Falcon. Comparable data for Simonds Elementary is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
13
Students per counselor
542:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Discovery Charter School - Falcon
$13,147.54
Simonds Elementary
$17,839.1
Local revenue share
Discovery Charter School - Falcon
82%
Simonds Elementary
66.5%
State revenue share
Discovery Charter School - Falcon
17.4%
Simonds Elementary
27.9%
Federal revenue share
Discovery Charter School - Falcon
0.6%
Simonds Elementary
5.5%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Discovery Charter School - Falcon
26.4%
Simonds Elementary
30%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Santa Clara County
$159,674
Santa Clara County
$159,674
Poverty rate
Santa Clara County
6.9%
Santa Clara County
6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Santa Clara County
55.9%
Santa Clara County
55.9%
Unemployment rate
Santa Clara County
4.1%
Santa Clara County
4.1%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.