Davis Elementary School

Davis Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community in Portland, Oregon, operated by Reynolds SD 7. The school educates 299 students in grades K through 5.

Davis Elementary School is one of 20 schools operated by Reynolds SD 7, a district that hosts 9,631 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Davis Elementary School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder is composed of 16% White, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Multnomah County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Davis Elementary School records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 105% of students at Davis Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Multnomah County indicate median household income runs about $88,766, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Davis Elementary School is one of 169 public schools in Multnomah County (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hartley Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Davis Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 35% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 299). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 46% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On this page, members of the Davis Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.