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Davis Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 409 N Phelps St, Decatur, Van Buren County, 49045

380
Pupils
15.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Davis Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, Van Buren County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Decatur Public Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Decatur Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Davis Elementary School enrolls 380 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.

Male students
194 (51%)
Female students
186 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
25.1
Student-teacher ratio
15.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 8.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White25968%
Hispanic or Latino8723%
Two or more races328.4%
Black or African American1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

268 of the school's 380 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Davis Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 26, state house district 66.

School district: Decatur Public Schools

Davis Elementary School is one of 2 schools in Decatur Public Schools, based in DECATUR, Michigan. The district serves 755 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 380 students, Davis Elementary School is close to the district average of about 378 students per school.

755
District students
2
Schools
44
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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