Fillmore Elementary School

Fillmore Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Davenport, Iowa, run under Davenport Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 388 students spanning grades K through 5.

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

Demographically, Fillmore Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 33% Black, 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Scott County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at Fillmore Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Scott County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Fillmore Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.1%; this one delivers 51.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Scott County indicate median household income runs about $78,277, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Scott County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students), of which Fillmore Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Wood Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fillmore Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.8%.

Fillmore Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 403 students in 2018 compared to 388 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 41% to 37% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.