Enrollment
120
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006006
Davis M Magnet Elementary School
6740 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60636 · (773) 535-9120 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
98 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 7 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 8% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.0pp since 2023
Math
38.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 38.6% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 19.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →
Schools most like Davis M Magnet Elementary School
Davis M Magnet Elementary School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis M Magnet Elementary School this school | 120 | 81.7% | 33.7% |
| Algonquin Primary Center Park Forest | 127 | 76.4% | N/A |
| 21st Century Primary Center Park Forest | 152 | 79.6% | 28.7% |
| Blackhawk Primary Center Park Forest | 167 | 80.8% | 36.6% |
| Crown Elementary Comm Acd Fine Arts Center Chicago | 92 | 87.0% | 18.5% |
| Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School Chicago | 129 | 88.4% | 19.3% |
Matched among Illinois 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 M Magnet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,136 of 1,925 | #339 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #1,005 of 2,077 ▲ 213 | #295 of 829 ▲ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,188 of 2,077 ▲ 350 | #392 of 829 ▲ 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 120 | #2,296 of 2,419 | #887 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #477 of 2,132 | #329 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -51.8% | #11 of 1,461 | #8 of 661 |
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
120
-57 (-32%) vs 2020
-73% since 2010-11, when it was 442
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 | 120 | 15.3 | 7.9:1 | 82% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 14 | 9.9:1 | 91% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 14 | 9.3:1 | 85% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 177 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 14.5 | 17.1:1 | 94% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 15 | 18.4:1 | 97% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 96% (423) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis M Magnet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (249 to 120); teachers up 5% (14.5 to 15.3).
About Davis M Magnet Elementary School
Davis M Magnet Elementary School is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school's enrollment of 120 students covers pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 69% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is the local district for Davis M Magnet Elementary School. It runs 622 schools with 324,396 students.
Black students make up 81% of enrollment at Davis M Magnet Elementary School. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Davis M Magnet Elementary School employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 7.9:1. This ratio sits 6.1 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 82% in 2024-25. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 16 points lower.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Davis M Magnet Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 33.7% actual against 24.4% predicted.
Within Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
Of nearby public schools, Montessori of Englewood Chtr Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Davis M Magnet Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Davis M Magnet Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Davis M Magnet Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 57 fewer students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
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- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
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- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Montessori of Englewood Chtr Elementary School0.3 mi · 349
- Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter0.3 mi · 428
- OToole Elementary School0.5 mi · 309
- Wentworth Elementary School0.6 mi · 433
- Bass Elementary School0.7 mi · 313
- Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School0.8 mi · 1,316
Frequently asked questions
About Davis M Magnet Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Davis M Magnet Elementary School?
Davis M Magnet Elementary School enrolls approximately 120 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Davis M Magnet Elementary School serve?
Davis M Magnet Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Davis M Magnet Elementary School have?
Davis M Magnet Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
How diverse is Davis M Magnet Elementary School?
Davis M Magnet Elementary School reports a student body of 19% Hispanic, 81% Black.
Is Davis M Magnet Elementary School public or private?
Davis M Magnet Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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