Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRISTOWN AREA SD·NCES 421698005080
Davenport Elementary School
1 E Oak St, Norristown, PA 19401 · (610) 275-1077 · Montgomery County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
370 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 28% |
This year's 1st grade class (80) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (100).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
50.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +17.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.6% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 33.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Davenport Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #1,041 of 1,396 | #86 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #779 of 1,511 ▲ 295 | #78 of 92 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #1,284 of 1,511 ▼ 56 | #89 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #1,018 of 1,638 | #78 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #550 of 1,528 | #45 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #613 of 1,531 | #74 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #192 of 1,600 | #2 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #374 of 1,045 | #26 of 61 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
-35 (-9%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 361 | 29.2 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 30.6 | 12.1:1 | 100% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 28.7 | 13.2:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 99% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 28.8 | 15.2:1 | 100% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 98% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 98% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 87% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 30 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davenport Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (436 to 361); teachers up 2% (28.8 to 29.2).
About Davenport Elementary School
Davenport Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The school offers grades 1 through 4 and enrolls 361 students.
Davenport Elementary School is part of Norristown Area SD, where 12 schools serve 7,617 students.
Of every 100 students at Davenport Elementary School, about 70 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 19% Black and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Montgomery County, the Hispanic share is about 7%. The diversity index for Davenport Elementary School is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 29.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.4:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 0.7 students per teacher.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.7%. Davenport Elementary School scores 41.8%.
The school is in Montgomery County, where median household income comes to about $113,915, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Montgomery County's 160 public schools enroll about 115,302 students and include Davenport Elementary School.
Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Davenport Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Davenport Elementary School's average proficiency of 41.8% compares with 28.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Davenport Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 35 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norristown Area SD
- Norristown Area High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- East Norriton Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Blockson Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Marshall Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in Norristown
- Norristown Area High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- East Norriton Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Blockson Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Marshall Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other Davenport Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Davenport Elementary. Davenport Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- DAVENPORT ELEMENTARYDAVENPORT, FL · 938 students
- Davenport Elementary SchoolEureka, IL · 430 students
- Davenport ElementaryDAVENPORT, WA · 351 students
- Davenport Elementary SchoolDavenport, OK · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School0.4 mi · 180
- Hancock Elementary School0.7 mi · 347
- Eisenhower Middle School0.8 mi · 781
- Blockson Middle School1.0 mi · 695
- Ray S. Musselman Learning Center1.0 mi · 274
- Marshall Street Elementary School1.3 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Davenport Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Davenport Elementary School?
Davenport Elementary School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 01-04.
What grades does Davenport Elementary School serve?
Davenport Elementary School serves grades 01-04.
How many teachers does Davenport Elementary School have?
Davenport Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davenport Elementary School?
At Davenport Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 70% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Davenport Elementary School public or private?
Davenport Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norristown Area SD.
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