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What's one thing Davis N Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000687
Davis N Elementary School
3014 W 39th Pl, Chicago, IL 60632 · (773) 535-4540 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
473 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 73 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
13%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Davis N Elementary School→Thomas Kelly College Preparatory
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
15.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
6.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.6% | 6.7% |
| 2023-24 | 7.3% | 3.0% |
% 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
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 N Elementary School
Davis N Elementary School's state test result (10.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis N Elementary School this school | 540 | 87.6% | 10.6% |
| Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elementary School Chicago | 532 | 86.3% | 26.5% |
| CICS - West Belden Campus Chicago | 520 | 87.3% | 25.0% |
| Lakewood School Carpentersville | 590 | 86.9% | 20.9% |
| Acero Chtr Network - PFC Torress Chicago | 528 | 88.4% | 18.0% |
| Acero Chtr Network - Jovita Idar Chicago | 528 | 88.4% | 28.6% |
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 N Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #1,868 of 1,925 | #730 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #1,998 of 2,077 ▼ 31 | #773 of 829 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #2,005 of 2,077 ▼ 2 | #800 of 829 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #407 of 2,419 | #206 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,327 of 2,035 | #595 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #1,801 of 2,042 | #680 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #345 of 2,132 | #247 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.3% | #209 of 1,461 | #132 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
540
-43 (-7%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 933
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 | 540 | 37.8 | 14.3:1 | 88% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 39.3 | 13.5:1 | 95% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 42.5 | 12.3:1 | 94% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 753 | 42.7 | 17.6:1 | 98% (739) |
| 2015-16 | 773 | 41 | 18.9:1 | 97% (751) |
| 2010-11 | 1,044 | 53 | 19.7:1 | 100% (1,041) |
| 2000-01 | 2,058 | 85 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 933 | 42 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis N Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (753 to 540); teachers down 12% (42.7 to 37.8).
About Davis N Elementary School
Davis N Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Chicago, Illinois. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 540 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Across its 622 schools, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enrolls 324,396 students. Davis N Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up 93% of enrollment at Davis N Elementary School. The remaining shares are 4% White and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cook County's population at about 27%. Davis N Elementary School's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
Davis N Elementary School counts 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.3 students for each one. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Davis N Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 10.6%; the prediction is 20.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Davis N Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from Davis N Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Davis N Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Davis N Elementary School as City: Large.
Over 4 years, Davis N Elementary School's enrollment dropped 7%, to 540.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- 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
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
- Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School0.3 mi · 326
- Thomas Kelly College Preparatory0.4 mi · 1,762
- Brighton Park Elementary School0.5 mi · 298
- Calmeca Academy Elementary School0.6 mi · 605
- Burroughs Elementary School0.6 mi · 303
- Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy0.7 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Davis N Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Davis N Elementary School?
Davis N Elementary School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Davis N Elementary School serve?
Davis N Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Davis N Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Davis N Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Davis N Elementary School?
Davis N Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Davis N Elementary School?
Davis N Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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