Clark Davidson Elem

Clark Davidson Elem is a mid-tier K-5 school in Goddard, Kansas, overseen by Goddard. The school hosts 462 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Clark Davidson Elem sits 48% above that benchmark.

Goddard runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 6,344 students. Clark Davidson Elem is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Clark Davidson Elem reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black. Compared to Sedgwick County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Clark Davidson Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Sedgwick County put median household earnings sit near $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clark Davidson Elem is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

Nearest neighbor: Discovery Intermediate School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clark Davidson Elem ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.5%.

Clark Davidson Elem operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Clark Davidson Elem's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 482 (now 462). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 82% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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