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If you could change one rule at Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation, what would it be?
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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090279000551
Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation
35 Davis St., New Haven, CT 06515 · (475) 220-7800 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Connecticut 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
309 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · 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
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
18.8%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation this school | 489 | 63.2% | N/A |
| University of Hartford Magnet School West Hartford | 477 | 62.3% | N/A |
| Museum Academy Bloomfield | 511 | 65.0% | N/A |
| Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School New Haven | 482 | 71.0% | N/A |
| Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School North Haven | 509 | 54.4% | N/A |
| Beecher School New Haven | 462 | 79.7% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut 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 Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #450 of 522 | #67 of 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #390 of 519 | #58 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #109 of 613 | #10 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #533 of 558 | #86 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #186 of 560 | #34 of 92 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #171 of 594 | #37 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #313 of 378 | #54 of 59 |
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
489
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 489 | 31.2 | 15.7:1 | 63% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 32.2 | 15.2:1 | 63% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 35.2 | 13.7:1 | 56% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 49% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 33.6 | 15.2:1 | 51% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 35% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 78% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 21 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 15 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (511 to 489); teachers down 7% (33.6 to 31.2).
About Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation
Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation is a public elementary school in New Haven, Connecticut. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 489 students. Elementary schools in Connecticut have about 378 students on average; enrollment here is 29% higher.
New Haven School District operates 37 schools. Combined enrollment is 17,903 students.
Of every 100 students at Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation, about 57 are Black. After that, the student body is 26% Hispanic, 9% White, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the Black share is about 14%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The school has 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 3.1 students per teacher. In all, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region is 12 points.
Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
In South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the median household earns about $88,197 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 152, with about 72,909 students.
Of the public schools around it, Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation is closest to Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 498 to 489, a small change.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Davis Academy for Arts & Design InnovationWhat is the total enrollment at Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation?
Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation enrolls approximately 489 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation serve?
Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation have?
Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation?
At Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation, the student body is approximately 9% White, 26% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation public or private?
Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Haven School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.