Eisenhower Elementary School

Eisenhower Elementary School operates as a mid-tier K-5 school in Davenport, Iowa, run under Davenport Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 412 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 27% above typical.

Davenport Comm School District runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 12,812 students. Eisenhower Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Eisenhower Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 26% Black, 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Eisenhower Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Scott County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Eisenhower Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.9%; this one delivers 67.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Scott County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,277 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Scott County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students), Eisenhower Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is McKinley Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Eisenhower Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.0%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eisenhower Elementary School has edged down 9%, going from 452 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 56% to 44% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.