Davis N Elem School

Located at 3014 W 39th Pl, in Chicago, Illinois, Davis N Elem School is an average-sized elementary school that works with 540 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Enrollment runs roughly 42% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Davis N Elem School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Davis N Elem School logs that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 4% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Davis N Elem School records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Davis N Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.9%; this one delivers 10.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Davis N Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elem, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Davis N Elem School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Davis N Elem School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 24.4%.

Davis N Elem School operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 753 students in 2018 compared to 540 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Davis N Elem School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.