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What's something Davidson Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417005356
Davidson Elementary
2844 Davidson Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92405 · (909) 881-8153 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
389 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.3pp since 2014
Math
20.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 20.9% | 24.7% | 41.0% |
| Math | 6.7% | 14.2% | 27.2% | 51.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.3% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 19.8% |
| 2022-23 | 20.6% | 14.9% |
| 2021-22 | 19.6% | 13.8% |
| 2018-19 | 31.4% | 24.8% |
| 2017-18 | 31.1% | 25.6% |
| 2016-17 | 24.2% | 15.5% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Davidson Elementary
Davidson Elementary's state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson Elementary this school | 408 | 95.3% | 25.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary Hanford | 392 | 94.6% | 26.8% |
| Allison Elementary Pomona | 427 | 93.9% | 24.9% |
| Helen Keller Elementary Lynwood | 407 | 94.6% | 33.4% |
| Gardena Elementary Gardena | 398 | 95.2% | 30.2% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Bakersfield | 392 | 95.4% | 24.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Davidson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,074 of 5,151 | #214 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #4,210 of 5,172 ▼ 27 | #220 of 321 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,518 of 5,172 ▲ 825 | #181 of 321 ▲ 56 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.9pp | #500 of 5,116 | #30 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #3,599 of 5,915 | #269 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,159 of 5,352 | #44 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #4,302 of 5,354 | #259 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #408 of 5,625 | #24 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #3,121 of 3,837 | #196 of 246 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
408
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 95% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 21 | 19.3:1 | 96% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 90% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 17 | 23.6:1 | 88% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 19 | 23.0:1 | 89% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 19 | 25.8:1 | 94% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | N/A | N/A | 91% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 88% (504) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 18 | 32.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davidson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (437 to 408); teachers up 5% (19 to 20).
About Davidson Elementary
In San Bernardino, California, Davidson Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 408 students, covering kindergarten through 6.
Davidson Elementary is one school in a 72-school district, San Bernardino City Unified, which enrolls 44,080 students.
By race and ethnicity, Davidson Elementary is 88% Hispanic. Other groups make up 6% Black and 4% White. San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
Davidson Elementary reported 20 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.4:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Roughly 95% of students at Davidson Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
Among California public elementary schools, Davidson Elementary outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Davidson Elementary is 1.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 25.0%. Predicted: 23.7%.
The county, San Bernardino County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $85,478 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. San Bernardino County has 583 public schools with about 393,648 students, including Davidson Elementary.
The closest school to Davidson Elementary is George Brown Jr. Elementary, located about 0.8 miles away. Davidson Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Davidson Elementary at 6th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Davidson Elementary is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 401 in 2020-21, 408 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.6:1 to 20.4:1.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Davidson Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Bernardino City Unified
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Arroyo Valley HighHigh · 2,692 students
- Indian Springs HighHigh · 1,810 students
- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
- Pacific HighHigh · 1,246 students
Other schools in San Bernardino
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Arroyo Valley HighHigh · 2,692 students
- San Bernardino County Special EducationCombined · 1,860 students
- Indian Springs HighHigh · 1,810 students
- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
Other Davidson Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Davidson Elementary. Davidson Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Davidson Elementary SchoolWater Valley, MS · 599 students
- DAVIDSON ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 566 students
- Davidson Elementary SchoolTUCSON, AZ · 270 students
- Davidson Elementary SchoolDavidson, OK · 21 students
Nearby schools
- George Brown Jr. Elementary0.8 mi · 733
- Marshall Elementary0.8 mi · 384
- Arrowview Middle0.9 mi · 917
- Roosevelt Elementary1.1 mi · 512
- Howard Inghram Elementary1.1 mi · 264
- Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary1.2 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Davidson ElementaryHow many students attend Davidson Elementary?
Davidson Elementary enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Davidson Elementary serve?
Davidson Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Davidson Elementary?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Davidson Elementary.
How diverse is Davidson Elementary?
Davidson Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 88% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Davidson Elementary public or private?
Davidson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Bernardino City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.