Davis Elementary School

Located at 818 Hamilton Avenue, in Grinnell, Iowa, Davis Elementary School is a cozy elementary school that enrolls 213 students (grades 3 through 4), overseen by Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,534 students; Davis Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Davis Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). The remainder reads as 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Poweshiek County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at Davis Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Davis Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.6%; this one delivers 80.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Poweshiek County put median household income runs about $67,391, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Davis Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Poweshiek County (combined enrollment of about 2,566 students).

The closest other public school is Grinnell Community Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Davis Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 80.7%.

Davis Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Davis Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 275 (now 213). Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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