Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIGO COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181209001901
Davis Park Elementary School
310 S 18th St, Terre Haute, IN 47807 · (812) 462-4425 · Vigo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
296 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 57% · 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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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
20.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
25.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Park Elementary School
Davis Park Elementary School's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Park Elementary School this school | 325 | 91.1% | 20.5% |
| Farrington Grove Elementary School Terre Haute | 380 | 89.7% | 13.7% |
| South View Elementary School Muncie | 470 | 90.0% | 12.1% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elem School Terre Haute | 441 | 95.9% | 12.2% |
| Elwood Haynes Elementary School Kokomo | 334 | 86.8% | 15.9% |
| Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School Terre Haute | 354 | 83.3% | 26.3% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vigo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #832 of 983 | #13 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #808 of 986 | #12 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #835 of 986 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #780 of 1,079 | #14 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #110 of 991 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #336 of 996 | #2 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.1% | #14 of 1,058 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #584 of 597 | #7 of 8 |
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
325
+48 (+17%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 325 | 26.3 | 12.4:1 | 91% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 23.6 | 13.8:1 | 84% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 25.9 | 12.9:1 | 88% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 89% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 83% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 88% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 80% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 67% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 28 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis Park Elementary School.
About Davis Park Elementary School
Davis Park Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Terre Haute, Indiana. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 325 students. The average among elementary schools in Indiana is roughly 436 students; this school is 25% smaller than that.
Davis Park Elementary School sits within Vigo County School Corp, which has 26 schools and 13,277 students.
At Davis Park Elementary School, White students make up 62% of the student body. After that, the student body is 16% Black, 14% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Census figures show Vigo County is about 85% White. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Davis Park Elementary School is 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. About 91% of students, or 296, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 62% average for public schools in Vigo County.
Davis Park Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Davis Park Elementary School are 9.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (20.5% actual, 11.1% predicted).
Census estimates describe Vigo County this way: the median household income is $52,976, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. In all, Vigo County has 28 public schools and roughly 13,416 students.
The next-closest public school is Woodrow Wilson Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Davis Park Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 23.2% on proficiency, and Davis Park Elementary School is below that at 20.5%.
Federal data place Davis Park Elementary School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Davis Park Elementary School's enrollment grew from 277 in 2020-21 to 325 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Davis Park Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Vigo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,109
Census ACS
Median income
$52,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
13,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vigo County School Corp
- Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,486 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Otter Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Honey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
Other schools in Terre Haute
- Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · 1,486 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Otter Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Honey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
Nearby schools
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School0.5 mi · 686
- Excel Center of West Central Indiana0.7 mi · 139
- Benjamin Franklin Elem School0.8 mi · 441
- Adelaide De Vaney Elementary Sch1.1 mi · 440
- Deming Early Learning Center1.5 mi · 306
- Sugar Grove Elementary School1.5 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Davis Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Davis Park Elementary School?
Davis Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-05.
Is Davis Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Davis Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Davis Park Elementary School have?
Davis Park Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davis Park Elementary School?
At Davis Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 8% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Davis Park Elementary School public or private?
Davis Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vigo County School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.