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What's the vibe like in the hallways at DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY right now?
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Enrollment
938
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159008768
DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY
8 W PALMETTO ST, DAVENPORT, FL 33837 · (863) 534-0500 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL938 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
632 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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What tradition at DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY should never be changed?
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Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.9pp since 2023
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY
DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY, a big elementary campus in DAVENPORT, Florida, run under POLK, teaches 938 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 55% larger than the state mean of about 604.
POLK runs 163 schools in total, collectively educating 116,552 students. DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
Demographically, DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY shows that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 13% White. By comparison, Polk County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.6%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Polk County put median household earnings sit near $65,978, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 42.3%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
Other schools in DAVENPORT
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- RIDGEVIEW GLOBAL STUDIES ACADEMYCombined · 1,581 students
- HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,543 students
- DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSElementary · 1,440 students
- FOUR CORNERS UPPER SCHOOLHigh · 1,401 students
Nearby schools
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 2,632
- HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,543
- NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP DAVENPORT2.0 mi · 977
- BETHUNE ACADEMY2.8 mi · 430
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 725
- SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,329
Frequently asked questions
About DAVENPORT ELEMENTARYHow large is DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY?
DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 938 students in grades PK-05.
Is DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY have?
DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
What is the student diversity at DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY are roughly 13% White, 65% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY?
DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY is overseen by POLK in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.