SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in ORCHARD PARK, New York, SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 377 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 4,769 students, SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.3%; this one delivers 62.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Erie County) reports that median household income runs about $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students).

Nearest neighbor: ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 63.9%.

SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged up 8%, going from 350 students in 2018 to 377 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.