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If you could change one rule at Davis Sch, what would it be?
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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK CITY SD·NCES 422682007460
Davis School
300 S Ogontz St, York, PA 17403 · (717) 849-1246 · York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
524 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 32% larger than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Davis School→William Penn SHS
Based on grade levels within York City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
14.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
7.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 7.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 5.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 School
Davis School's state test result (11.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis School this school | 530 | 98.9% | 11.8% |
| Jackson School York | 501 | 97.4% | 10.9% |
| McKinley School York | 578 | 97.9% | 17.6% |
| Foose School Harrisburg | 522 | 97.9% | 11.3% |
| Carnell Laura H School Philadelphia | 639 | 99.7% | 14.2% |
| Goode School York | 641 | 96.1% | 12.3% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #1,361 of 1,396 | #59 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #1,454 of 1,511 ▼ 1 | #58 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,444 of 1,511 ▼ 6 | #57 of 62 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #447 of 1,638 | #15 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,167 of 1,528 | #51 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #343 of 1,531 | #15 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #394 of 1,600 | #6 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #286 of 450 | #14 of 18 |
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
530
+58 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 530 | 36.7 | 14.5:1 | 99% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 39.6 | 13.3:1 | 100% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 36.7 | 14.1:1 | 100% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 79% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 33.3 | 15.1:1 | 75% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 100% (606) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (502 to 530); teachers up 10% (33.3 to 36.7).
About Davis School
Davis School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in York, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 530 students, from pre-K through 8.
Davis School is one of 9 schools in York City SD, which enrolls 6,306 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Davis School, at 48%. Enrollment also includes 42% Black, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in York County, the Hispanic share is about 10%. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 14.5:1 comes from the school's 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.4 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in York County, the school's rate is higher.
Davis School is a bottom-10% school in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 11.8% against a predicted 35.2%.
Census estimates describe York County this way: the median household income is $84,829, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, York County has 111 public schools and roughly 64,242 students.
The school nearest to Davis School is East York Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Davis School is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Davis School is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The school enrolled 530 students in 2024-25, 58 more than the 472 it had in 2020-21.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York City SD
- William Penn SHSHigh · 1,681 students
- Devers SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Hannah PennElementary · 674 students
- Goode SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Ferguson SchoolElementary · 627 students
- McKinley SchoolElementary · 578 students
Other schools in York
- Central York High SchoolHigh · 1,756 students
- William Penn SHSHigh · 1,681 students
- York County School of TechnologyHigh · 1,615 students
- Dallastown Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,519 students
- York Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,058 students
- York Suburban SHSHigh · 859 students
Other Davis schools
One other US public school is named Davis. Davis School is the largest of the 2.
- Davis SchoolVERNAL, UT · 442 students
Nearby schools
- East York Elementary School1.0 mi · 321
- Hannah Penn1.1 mi · 674
- North Hills Elementary School1.2 mi · 675
- Goode School1.2 mi · 641
- Valley View Elementary School1.3 mi · 286
- York Suburban SHS1.3 mi · 859
Frequently asked questions
About Davis SchoolHow many students attend Davis School?
Davis School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-08.
Is Davis School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Davis School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Davis School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Davis School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davis School?
At Davis School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 48% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Davis School in?
Davis School is part of York City SD.
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