Davey Elementary

Located at 3000 Starr Ave, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Davey Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school that enrolls 332 students (grades K through 5), operated by Eau Claire Area School District.

Davey Elementary is one of 23 schools operated by Eau Claire Area School District, a district that caters to 10,687 students overall.

On demographics, Davey Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 13% Asian, 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Davey Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Davey Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at Davey Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Davey Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.9%; this one delivers 57.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Eau Claire County put median household income runs about $74,546, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Davey Elementary is one of 36 public schools in Eau Claire County (combined enrollment of about 14,002 students).

The closest other public school is North High, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Davey Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.8%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 332 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 74% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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