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What advice would you give to incoming students at Clark Davidson Elem?
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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GODDARD·NCES 200654001678
Clark Davidson Elem
333 S Walnut, Goddard, KS 67052 · (316) 794-4260 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
187 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (80).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 58% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
53.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
46.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.4% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 53.6% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Clark Davidson Elem
Clark Davidson Elem's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Davidson Elem this school | 462 | 40.5% | 50.5% |
| Derby Hills Elem Derby | 410 | 43.4% | 44.4% |
| Tecumseh South Elem Tecumseh | 464 | 42.9% | 46.8% |
| Shawnee Heights Elem Topeka | 429 | 37.5% | 35.6% |
| Lansing Intermediate School Lansing | 370 | 40.8% | 44.2% |
| Meadowlark Ridge Elem Salina | 431 | 36.7% | 55.7% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Clark Davidson Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #217 of 625 | #21 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #259 of 625 | #25 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #263 of 625 | #30 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #103 of 714 | #28 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #418 of 539 | #79 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #222 of 540 | #60 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #467 of 658 | #76 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #325 of 377 | #60 of 67 |
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
462
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 462 | 30.8 | 15.0:1 | 40% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 29.4 | 14.7:1 | 38% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 31.9 | 13.3:1 | 36% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 25% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 24 | 20.1:1 | 33% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 34% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 27% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 15% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 19 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Davidson Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (482 to 462); teachers up 28% (24 to 30.8).
About Clark Davidson Elem
Clark Davidson Elem is an elementary school with a street address in Goddard, Kansas. Total enrollment is 462 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Kansas have about 313 students on average; enrollment here is 48% higher.
District-wide, Goddard has 12 schools and 6,344 students.
White students are 65% of those enrolled at Clark Davidson Elem. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. That is in line with Sedgwick County, where about 69% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.0 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is 13.2:1. Clark Davidson Elem has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 40%. The average for public schools in Sedgwick County is 63%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Clark Davidson Elem is 42.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.5%.
The county, Sedgwick County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,365, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 160 public schools and about 84,569 students.
Among nearby public schools, Discovery Intermediate School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Clark Davidson Elem comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 448 students in 2020-21 to 462 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Clark Davidson Elem. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goddard
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 991 students
- Goddard HighHigh · 962 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Discovery Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 502 students
Other schools in Goddard
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 991 students
- Goddard HighHigh · 962 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Discovery Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Intermediate School0.3 mi · 502
- Challenger Intermediate School0.4 mi · 454
- Oak Street Elementary School K-40.6 mi · 343
- USD 265 - Goddard Virtual School0.8 mi · 29
- Goddard High0.8 mi · 962
- Goddard Middle School0.9 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Davidson ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Clark Davidson Elem?
Clark Davidson Elem enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Clark Davidson Elem serve?
Clark Davidson Elem serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clark Davidson Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clark Davidson Elem is approximately 15.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Clark Davidson Elem?
Student demographics at Clark Davidson Elem are roughly 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Clark Davidson Elem in?
Clark Davidson Elem is part of Goddard.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.