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Davey Elementary School

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Davey Elementary School ranks 690 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Davey Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kent, Ohio, serving 445 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Kent City School District, which is ranked 308 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Davey Elementary generally performs above the state average on Ohio State Tests, particularly in Science and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, 5th-grade students scored 71.7% proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63.4%. In Mathematics, 4th-grade students scored 72.5% proficient or better, higher than the state average of 69.1%. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts is more mixed, with some grades scoring above the state average and others below. Davey also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.1% to 26.6% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Davey's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other elementary schools in the Kent City School District. But when compared to schools in the neighboring Stow-Munroe Falls City School District, Davey's performance is often lower, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. For example, in 2024-2025, Woodland Elementary School in Stow-Munroe Falls had significantly higher proficiency rates in these subjects compared to Davey.

437

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,791

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

196 N Prospect St
Kent, OH 44240-2281

(330) 673-6703

District: Kent City

Students who attend Davey Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Stanton Middle School
High:	Theodore Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

African American:

21.3%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Ohio median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Kent City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg68%

Ohio avg64%

690^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Kent City

308^th of 828Kent City among Ohio 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	690 of 1558	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	716 of 1577	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	617 of 1596	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	563 of 1588	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	748 of 1610	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	708 of 1676	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	800 of 1636	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.2	695 of 1651	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.3	567 of 1678	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.6	531 of 1684	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.1	686 of 1687	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.4	1172 of 1701	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.6	1003 of 1709	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.2	1045 of 1686	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.6	1035 of 1662	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.5	824 of 1610	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.4	978 of 1582	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.2	725 of 1609	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	80.0	199 of 1504	86.8%	★★★★☆
2005	77.0	289 of 1501	80.7%	★★★★☆
2004	73.2	383 of 1471	74.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	481 of 615	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.2	202 of 603	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	131 of 533	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	257 of 598	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	44.4	421 of 824	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	538 of 765	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	557 of 956	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	711 of 1021	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	593 of 1452	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	519 of 1466	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	520 of 1483	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	479 of 1488	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	611 of 1467	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	379 of 1502	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	786 of 1518	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	63.3	260 of 759	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1007 of 1473	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1001 of 1484	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	876 of 1447	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	839 of 1419	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	781 of 1404	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	468 of 1465	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	809 of 1465	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	690 of 1466	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	736 of 1485	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	628 of 1498	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	648 of 1518	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	814 of 1499	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	796 of 1535	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	726 of 1536	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	55.7	64 of 166	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	399 of 935	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.6	660 of 900	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	369 of 856	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	473 of 1175	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	549 of 1190	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	425 of 1215	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	367 of 1242	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	580 of 1249	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	342 of 1271	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	574 of 1309	56.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2018)66th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)61st percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+8 vs state

English Language Arts67%+3 vs state

Mathematics66%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Davey Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Davey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	196 N Prospect St	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 673-6703	437	26	17.1	49.4%	284 (65.0%)	93 (21.3%)	19 (4.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	62.2	690^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.7%		62	716^th of 1577 public elementary schools	54.6%	26	71.7	69.4	72.5	56.6	70.3	60.8	69.8	$10,791
Longcoy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1069 Elno Ave	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 673-6772	280	16	17.1	59.6%	163 (58.2%)	67 (23.9%)	14 (5.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.8%)	57.6	768^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.7%		70.5	527^th of 1577 public elementary schools	66.6%	241	80.5	60.0	68.2	68.3	44.4	65.1	70.7	$12,884
Holden Elementary School	Public	K-5	132 W School St	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 673-6737	220	11	19.2	67.3%	124 (56.4%)	47 (21.4%)	10 (4.5%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.5%)	65.1	624^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.9%		59.4	767^th of 1577 public elementary schools	51.4%	143	78.3	71.9	70.6	63.0	59.4	73.5	69.6	$14,752
Walls Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Doramor St	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 673-6862	355	18	20.2	51.5%	246 (69.3%)	45 (12.7%)	15 (4.2%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.9%)	62.8	673^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	56.8%		64.8	663^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	58.0%	10	75.5	43.8	86.8	65.3	56.1	71.7	79.6	$13,851
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-4	2908 Graham Rd	Stow	44224	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 689-5470	270	17	15.8	29.3%	228 (84.4%)	10 (3.7%)	8 (3.0%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	81.1	275^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.3%		86.9	127^th of 1577 public elementary schools	91.9%	148		72.6	96.4		74.2	89.3		$12,742
Echo Hills Elementary School	Public	K-4	4405 Stow Rd	Stow	44224	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 689-5450	298	21	14.1	39.9%	217 (72.8%)	25 (8.4%)	18 (6.0%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	70.7	517^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.8%		68.4	573^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	63.7%	56		70.1	84.0		70.1	72.0		$12,442
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-4	240 N River Rd	Munroe Falls	44262	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 689-5310	273	17	16.5	39.6%	198 (72.5%)	17 (6.2%)	16 (5.9%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.5%)	72.1	489^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.6%		69.2	554^th of 1577 public elementary schools	64.9%	65		78.8	82.3		71.2	67.7		$14,091
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3512 Kent Rd	Stow	44224	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 689-5320	334	23	14.8	39.5%	267 (79.9%)	21 (6.3%)	7 (2.1%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	58.5	756^th of 1558 public elementary schools	51.5%		52.5	884^th of 1577 public elementary schools	43.9%	128		76.0	57.8		70.0	61.4		$12,332
Fishcreek Elementary School	Public	K-4	5080 Fishcreek Rd	Stow	44224	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 689-5460	301	18	16.7	29.9%	242 (80.4%)	16 (5.3%)	10 (3.3%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	75.2	427^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.6%		73.1	480^th of 1577 public elementary schools	69.6%	53		78.9	78.2		77.6	72.7		$13,186
Brimfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	4170 State Route 43	Kent	44240	Portage County	Field Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 673-8581	529	30	17.6	42.5%	412 (77.9%)	41 (7.8%)	14 (2.6%)	23 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.8%)	61.8	699^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.1%		58.5	783^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	50.3%	84	69.0	66.7	74.2	69.0	59.8	59.1	74.7	$11,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Davey Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Davey Elementary School?

Students at Davey Elementary School are 65% White, 21% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Davey Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Stanton Middle School
High : Theodore Roosevelt High School

How many students attend Davey Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Davey Elementary School.

Is Davey Elementary School a good school?

Davey Elementary School ranks 690^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Davey Elementary School in?

Kent City

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