Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAU CLAIRE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550405000438
Davey Elementary
3000 Starr Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54703 · (715) 852-3200 · Eau Claire County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
107 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 42%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
55.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 59.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Davey Elementary
Davey Elementary's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davey Elementary this school | 332 | 32.2% | 57.1% |
| Viking Elementary Holmen | 355 | 31.5% | 64.9% |
| McDill Elementary Stevens Point | 360 | 32.5% | 61.7% |
| Stettin Elementary Wausau | 327 | 37.9% | 72.7% |
| McAuliffe Elementary Green Bay | 407 | 33.9% | 66.5% |
| Evergreen Elementary Rothschild | 450 | 28.7% | 59.3% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Davey Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Eau Claire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #478 of 982 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #486 of 992 ▼ 40 | #11 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #431 of 992 no change | #7 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #516 of 1,157 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #347 of 901 | #11 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #400 of 901 | #10 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #706 of 1,064 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #610 of 664 | #11 of 11 |
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
332
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 332 | 26.5 | 12.5:1 | 32% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 26.2 | 13.4:1 | 38% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 35% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 40% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 35% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 38% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 44% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 26% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 29 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davey Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (342 to 332); teachers up 10% (24 to 26.5).
About Davey Elementary
Davey Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 332 students.
Eau Claire Area School District runs 23 schools with a combined 10,687 students. Davey Elementary is one of them.
At Davey Elementary, White students make up 74% of the student body. Next come 13% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 88% White. Davey Elementary's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Davey Elementary is 26.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.5:1. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The school counts 107 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 32%.
allk12 grades Davey Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Davey Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.1%; the prediction is 57.9%.
Among Eau Claire County residents, the median household income is $74,546, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Davey Elementary is one of 36 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, North High, is about 0.5 miles from Davey Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Davey Elementary places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 353 in 2020-21 to 332 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Davey Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Eau Claire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,116
Census ACS
Median income
$74,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eau Claire Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Memorial HighHigh · 1,558 students
- DeLong MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- South MiddleMiddle · 797 students
- Northstar MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Robbins ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other schools in Eau Claire
- North HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Memorial HighHigh · 1,558 students
- DeLong MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- South MiddleMiddle · 797 students
- Northstar MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Robbins ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other Davey Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Davey Elementary. Davey Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Davey Elementary SchoolKent, OH · 437 students
- Davey ElementaryHavre, MT · 8 students
Nearby schools
- North High0.5 mi · 1,567
- Northstar Middle0.7 mi · 529
- Locust Lane Elementary0.8 mi · 296
- Northwoods Elementary1.4 mi · 304
- McKinley Charter School1.8 mi · 74
- Longfellow Elementary2.3 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Davey ElementaryHow large is Davey Elementary?
Davey Elementary enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-05.
Is Davey Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Davey Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Davey Elementary?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Davey Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davey Elementary?
At Davey Elementary, the student body is approximately 74% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Davey Elementary public or private?
Davey Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eau Claire Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.