The Discovery Center School
Redwood City · CA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Urban School Of San Francisco → Drew School → San Francisco High School Of The Arts → San Francisco Waldorf School → San Francisco University High School → Academy Of Thought And Industry → Brightworks → The Bay School Of San Francisco →How The Discovery Center School compares for families
What families should know about The Discovery Center School.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Urban School Of San Francisco, Drew School, San Francisco High School Of The Arts and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -8.5%/year, projecting from 2022's 7 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban School Of San Francisco San Francisco |
Private | 0.5 | 425 | +1.2% |
| Drew School San Francisco |
Private | 0.8 | 292 | +4.3% |
| San Francisco High School Of The Arts San Francisco |
Private | 0.8 | 46 | — |
| San Francisco Waldorf School San Francisco |
Private | 1.0 | 385 | -12.1% |
| San Francisco University High School San Francisco |
Private | 1.0 | 436 | +9.0% |
| Academy Of Thought And Industry San Francisco |
Private | 1.1 | 33 | — |
| Brightworks San Francisco |
Private | 1.5 | 112 | +30.2% |
| The Bay School Of San Francisco San Francisco |
Private | 1.8 | 435 | +23.2% |