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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894022775
Davis Elementary School
5214 DUVAL RD, AUSTIN, TX 78727 · (512) 414-2580 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
197 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
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 | 52 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 30.0% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 30.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 66.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 31.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 (50.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Elementary School this school | 643 | 30.6% | 50.0% |
| Rustic Oak Elementary School PEARLAND | 645 | 30.2% | 65.8% |
| Ralph Parr Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 688 | 33.6% | 60.2% |
| Pecan Grove Elementary School RICHMOND | 639 | 30.7% | 51.0% |
| Crestview Elementary School LUBBOCK | 609 | 29.9% | 71.5% |
| River Place Elementary School AUSTIN | 589 | 29.9% | 53.5% |
Matched among Texas 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 Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,425 of 4,401 | #56 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,635 of 4,466 ▲ 355 | #64 of 176 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #923 of 4,466 ▲ 468 | #56 of 176 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #811 of 3,998 | #34 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #1,294 of 4,938 | #42 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #577 of 4,622 | #55 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #840 of 4,628 | #28 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #4,202 of 4,789 | #123 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #1,144 of 2,838 | #52 of 120 |
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
643
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 643 | 51 | 12.6:1 | 31% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 50.5 | 12.9:1 | 30% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 31% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 51 | 12.3:1 | 29% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 51.9 | 15.6:1 | 23% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 51 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (807 to 643); teachers down 2% (51.9 to 51).
About Davis Elementary School
Davis Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in AUSTIN, Texas. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 643 students. That is 24% bigger than the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Davis Elementary School is part of AUSTIN ISD, where 123 schools serve 72,272 students.
No group is above 50% at Davis Elementary School; the largest is White, at 49%. The school is also 27% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Black, and 7% multiracial. The diversity index for Davis Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 51 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.5 students per teacher. The school reported 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 54% average for public schools in Travis County is 23 points higher.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Davis Elementary School would be expected to post about 60.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.0%.
The school's county is Travis County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Travis County number 333, with about 191,706 students.
Measured in a straight line, Summitt Elementary School is about 1.3 miles from Davis Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Davis Elementary School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 3%.
The discussion board for Davis Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- McCallum High SchoolHigh · 1,897 students
- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Other Davis Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 17 states are named Davis Elementary. Davis Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 24.
- Davis Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 831 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolROYSE CITY, TX · 616 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 478 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 451 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Summitt Elementary School1.3 mi · 764
- Kathy Caraway Elementary School1.7 mi · 462
- Jollyville Elementary School1.9 mi · 638
- McNeil High School2.2 mi · 2,660
- Harmony School of Science - Austin2.3 mi · 486
- Pond Springs Elementary School2.3 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Davis Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Davis Elementary School?
Davis Elementary School enrolls approximately 643 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Davis Elementary School serve?
Davis Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Davis Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Davis Elementary School.
How diverse is Davis Elementary School?
Davis Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Davis Elementary School public or private?
Davis Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.