Davey Elementary School

Davey Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Kent, Ohio, run under Kent City, with 437 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 6 schools in Kent City (3,233 students total), Davey Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Davey Elementary School records that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Portage County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Davey Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at Davey Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Portage County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Davey Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.1%, the actual is 68.2%, a residual of -2.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Portage County put the typical household earns roughly $75,766 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Portage County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,638 students), Davey Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Stanton Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Davey Elementary School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 72.1%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Davey Elementary School has fell 8%, going from 476 students in 2018 to 437 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged up from 16% to 21%.

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