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Which teacher or staff member at Davis El Sch deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
785
Elementary
DISTRICT 783 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTENNIAL SD·NCES 420519007451
Davis Elementary School
475 Maple Ave, Southampton, PA 18966 · (215) 364-5970 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
345 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 148 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 154 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (154).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
52.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 58.4% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like Davis Elementary School
Davis Elementary School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Elementary School this school | 785 | 43.9% | 60.0% |
| Tawanka Elementary School Langhorne | 835 | 41.0% | 66.5% |
| Bear Creek School Elizabethtown | 750 | 47.9% | 62.9% |
| Elmwood Academy Mechanicsburg | 712 | 40.3% | 59.5% |
| Hoover Elementary School Langhorne | 661 | 44.6% | 64.0% |
| Boyertown Elementary School Boyertown | 632 | 36.7% | 57.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Davis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #593 of 1,396 | #50 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #526 of 1,511 ▼ 1 | #47 of 72 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #671 of 1,511 ▲ 103 | #48 of 72 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #87 of 1,638 | #6 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #855 of 1,528 | #44 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #855 of 1,531 | #48 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #1,095 of 1,600 | #23 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #363 of 450 | #16 of 19 |
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
785
+87 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 785 | 59 | 13.3:1 | 44% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 58 | 13.6:1 | 44% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 54 | 14.4:1 | 39% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 56 | 12.5:1 | 34% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 51.8 | 14.7:1 | 26% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 22% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (764 to 785); teachers up 14% (51.8 to 59).
About Davis Elementary School
The public elementary school Davis Elementary School is located in Southampton, Pennsylvania. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 785 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 77% higher.
Davis Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Centennial SD, which enrolls 5,262 students in total.
White students account for 79% of enrollment at Davis Elementary School. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 81% of residents are White. Davis Elementary School has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 59 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.3:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have a similar average ratio of 13.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 44%.
Davis Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Davis Elementary School is 1.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.0% actual, 58.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bucks County, median household income is about $114,764, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 123 public schools operate in Bucks County, serving about 81,956 students.
The next-closest public school is Klinger Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Davis Elementary School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Davis Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Davis Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 785 was 12% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 698.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Davis Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centennial SD
- William Tennent High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- McDonald Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Willow Dale Elementary SchoolElementary · 728 students
- Log College Middle SchoolMiddle · 603 students
- Klinger Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
Other Davis Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 17 states are named Davis Elementary. Davis Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 24.
- Davis Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 831 students
- Davis ElementaryCOLLEGE PLACE, WA · 698 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 643 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 635 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolROYSE CITY, TX · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Klinger Middle School0.4 mi · 599
- Churchville Elementary School1.2 mi · 558
- Maureen M Welch Elementary School1.2 mi · 521
- McDonald Elementary School1.4 mi · 837
- William Tennent High School1.6 mi · 1,710
- Richboro Elementary School2.5 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Davis Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Davis Elementary School?
Davis Elementary School enrolls approximately 785 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Davis Elementary School serve?
Davis Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Davis Elementary School have?
Davis Elementary School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Davis Elementary School?
Student demographics at Davis Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Davis Elementary School in?
Davis Elementary School is part of Centennial SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.