Davis Elementary School

Davis Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Saint Charles, Illinois, operated by St Charles CUSD 303. The school caters to 509 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Davis Elementary School sits 34% larger than that benchmark.

St Charles CUSD 303 comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 11,952 students; Davis Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Davis Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kane County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Davis Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.6%; actual is 68.8%, +14.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kane County indicate median household income runs about $103,163, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kane County's 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), Davis Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Richmond Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Davis Elementary School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 65.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 11%: 460 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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