Davis Elementary School

Davis Elementary School, a moderately sized primary school in DECATUR, Michigan, operated by Decatur Public Schools, enrolls 356 students, covering grades K through 5.

Decatur Public Schools comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 755 students; Davis Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Davis Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 64% of students at Davis Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Van Buren County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Davis Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.9%, the actual is 44.8%, a residual of +6.9 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Van Buren County) records that median household income runs about $68,114, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Van Buren County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,850 students), of which Davis Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Decatur Jr Sr High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Davis Elementary School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 375 students in 2018 compared to 356 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 66% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Davis Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.