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Fillmore Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
494th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 576 Iowa Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Iowa elementary schools
Summary

Fillmore Elementary School is a public elementary school in Davenport, Iowa, serving grades PK-6 with 423 students. The school is part of the Davenport Community School District, which is ranked 297 out of 313 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Fillmore Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Iowa elementary schools, with a ranking between 494-551 out of 567-576 schools over the past 10 years, and has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fillmore Elementary stands out for its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.6% to 42.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores on the ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) are also consistently lower than the Davenport Community School District and the state of Iowa averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 46.6% compared to the district's 52% and the state's 67.9%. Additionally, Fillmore Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.34% to 65.14% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Fillmore Elementary to other nearby schools within the Davenport Community School District, such as Eisenhower Elementary and Harrison Elementary, Fillmore consistently performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. The school's spending per student of $14,116 in 2018-2019 is higher than the state average, but it does not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes for the students.

388
Students ?
11.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,116
Per pupil spending ?
63.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7307 N Pacific
       Davenport, IA  52806

(563) 723-6400

District: Davenport Community School District


Students who attend Fillmore Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Wood Middle School
High:    North High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
37.1%
African American:
33.0%
Hispanic:
14.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Iowa average (55% vs 71% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Iowa average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school55%
District avg54%
Iowa avg71%
494th of 576
Iowa public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 15Elementary Schools in the Davenport Community School District
297th of 313Davenport Community School District among Iowa districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIowa percentileRating
202518.4494 of 57614.2%★☆☆☆☆
202413.7494 of 55711.3%★☆☆☆☆
202317.1494 of 56512.6%★☆☆☆☆
20228.8536 of 5746.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.5551 of 5672.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.8544 of 6039.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.7500 of 56711.8%★☆☆☆☆
20178.2533 of 5747.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.9555 of 5997.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.7579 of 6166.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.0592 of 6031.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20139.0591 of 6245.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.6612 of 6262.2%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?
Science57%-7 vs state
English Language Arts55%-16 vs state
Mathematics55%-19 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Fillmore Elementary School.

Students who attend Fillmore Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wood Middle School
High : North High School

Fillmore Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Iowa elementary schools.

Students at Fillmore Elementary School are 37% White, 33% African American, 14% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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