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If you had an hour of school board time for Davenport Elem School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUREKA CUD 140·NCES 171443001780
Davenport Elem School
301 S Main St, Eureka, IL 61530 · (309) 467-3012 · Woodford County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
139 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 56%
Community
3
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Eureka CUD 140. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
50.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
430
+9 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.7:1
% White
88%
was 92%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Davenport Elem School
Located at 301 S Main St, in Eureka, Illinois, Davenport Elem School is a mid-tier K-5 school that enrolls 430 students (grades pre-K through 4), one of the schools within Eureka CUD 140.
Davenport Elem School is one of 5 schools operated by Eureka CUD 140, a district that educates 1,551 students overall.
Demographically, Davenport Elem School logs that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder consists of 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Davenport Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.9%, the actual is 53.0%, a residual of +0.1 points.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Woodford County indicate the typical household earns roughly $91,483 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Woodford County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,338 students), of which Davenport Elem School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Eureka High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Davenport Elem School. On composite proficiency, Davenport Elem School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 62.8%.
Davenport Elem School operates from a town-center location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Davenport Elem School has held roughly steady, going from 421 students in 2018 to 430 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Davenport Elem School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Woodford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,312
Census ACS
Median income
$91,483
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,338 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eureka CUD 140
- Eureka High SchoolHigh · 513 students
- Eureka Middle SchoolMiddle · 436 students
- Congerville Elem SchoolElementary · 97 students
- Goodfield Elem SchoolElementary · 75 students
Other schools in Eureka
- Eureka High SchoolHigh · 513 students
- Eureka Middle SchoolMiddle · 436 students
- WCSEA Eureka Intensive ECEElementary
Nearby schools
- Eureka High School0.1 mi · 513
- Eureka Middle School1.3 mi · 436
- Goodfield Elem School6.1 mi · 75
- Metamora Grade School6.7 mi · 829
- Dee-Mack Intermediate School6.7 mi · 217
- Roanoke-Benson High School6.8 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About Davenport Elem SchoolHow many students attend Davenport Elem School?
Davenport Elem School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Davenport Elem School serve?
Davenport Elem School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Davenport Elem School have?
Davenport Elem School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Davenport Elem School?
Student demographics at Davenport Elem School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Davenport Elem School public or private?
Davenport Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eureka CUD 140.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.