Discovery Canyon Campus

Discovery Canyon Campus (DCC) is a pre-kindergarten-12 school in Academy School District 20 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. The campus is primarily dedicated to STEM courses. The campus serves the far north of Colorado Springs and is located off of the North Gate of the United States Air Force Academy.

Discovery Canyon Campus
Location
1810 North Gate Boulevard Colorado Springs , Colorado 80921 United States
Coordinates	39°1′48″N 104°47′48″W
Information
School type	Public school
Established	2005; 20 years ago (2005)
School district	Academy 20
CEEB code	060244 (High) 069035 (Middle)
NCES School ID	080192006631[1] 080192006616[2] 080192001905[3]
Principals	Stephen Scott (Elementary)[4] Veronica Layman (Middle)[5] Matt Mitchell (High)[6]
Teaching staff	130.53 (on an FTE basis)[1][2][3]
Grades	P–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	2,443 (2023–24[1][2][3])
Student to teacher ratio	18.72
Campus type	City, Large[1][2][3]
Color(s)	Purple, gray, and black
Athletics conference	Pikes Peak
Mascot	Thunder
Feeder schools	Antelope Trails Elementary School The da Vinci Academy Elementary School
Website	dcc.asd20.org

The campus was opened in the fall of 2005 to 5th and 6th grade students. In the fall of 2006, this was expanded to grades PK-7. In 2007, 8th and 9th were opened, and the first graduating class of DCC walked across the stage four years later in May 2011.

The school offers the IB Primary Years Program, IB Middle Years Program, IB Career-related Program, and IB Diploma Program. DCC became an International Baccalaureate World School in May 2008.

The campus was designed by Antoine Predock.