Communities Served: We serve the communities of Davenport, Blue Grass, Buffalo, and Walcott.

Student Enrollment: 15,490 students, preschool-12th grade (Fall 2016 Certified Enrollment)

Employees

• Over 3,000 total employees
• Over 1400 teachers (51.2% have a Master's Degree or higher)
• 14 National Board Certified Teachers on staff

30 school buildings

• 4 High Schools
• 4 Intermediate Schools
• 1 K-8 School
• 17 Elementary Schools
• 1 Creative Arts Academy
• 1 Keystone Academy
• 2 Children's Village Preschools (with other programs in our elementary schools)

Student Diversity: There are 34 languages and 64 dialects spoken in the homes of our families. Student demographics, rounded to nearest hundredth:

• 55.69% White
• 18.7% Black of African-American
• 13.92% Hispanic
• 9.7% Multi-racial
• 1.63% Asian
• 0.25% Native American
• 0.1% Pacific Islander

Guidelines for Elementary Class Sizes

• Kindergarten through first grade - 20 students
• Second grade - 21 students
• Third grade - 22 students
• Fourth through fifth grade - 26 students

Davenport Community Schools is the regional leader in STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), with one of our robotics teams celebrated as the reigning World Champion. Every intermediate and traditional high school is a certified Project Lead the Way (PLTW) school, including the Gateway to Technology program in our intermediate schools. Our district has 5 nationally certified PLTW Master Teachers, and we are one of only districts 40 nation-wide to pilot the innovative new Computer Sciences pathway offered by PLTW.

Recent accomplishment: The "Combustible Lemons," West High's robotics team that competes in FIRST Tech Challenge events, was crowned this year's FTC WORLD CHAMPION student robotics team. The Lemons accomplished this amazing feat at the FTC World Championships in Saint Louis, winning this year's competition in which students and their robot competed in a game called "Velocity Vortex."

Davenport Community Schools employs award-winning teachers and staff who have an immense commitment to their students. Our caring and compassionate teachers and staff are recognized for their work around the region, state, and nation.

Recent accomplishment: West High's Greg Smith, an Industrial Technology and Project Lead the Way teacher, was the recipient of this year's Southeast Iowa STEM Teacher of the Year Award from the Governor's STEM Advisory Council. North High business teacher Steve Verdon was named Iowa ACTE (Association for Career and Technical Education) Teacher of the Year.

Davenport Community Schools is home to the Creative Arts Academy of the Quad Cities (the CAA), a magnet program that attracts intermediate and high school students from across the area. The CAA offers a rigorous arts-integrated curriculum and intensive, project-based activities that prepare students for exciting career paths in the arts and develop the skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity.

Recent accomplishment: 2017 graduate Karlie Westmoreland received a gold medal at the national level of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Karlie attended the National Ceremony and accepted her award in person at Carnegie Hall.

Davenport Community Schools is home to the Inspire Academy at West High School, where students can take advantage of many opportunities, including running their own DuTrac Credit Union branch or earning a CNA. The Inspire Academy features five different career academies that provide real-world learning experiences to prepare students for success in college and career, including a rigorous capstone experience that challenges teams to solve a real-world problem through technology:

• Engineering
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Health Sciences
• Business and Finance
• Computer Science

Recent accomplishment: The 2016-17 school year saw the first cohort of health sciences students earn their Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification at the end of the year.

Davenport Community Schools is the only Quad City school district offering Junior ROTC programming, and two of only six programs in the state of Iowa. Our Marines and Army programs take top honors throughout the region.

Recent accomplishment: Our Marine Corps JROTC program won 1st place / Overall Grand Champion at the Waterloo West Drill and Physical Fitness Meet, and was named 1st Place Grand Champion at a Des Moines area competitive meet. Our Army JROTC Program won the Best Youth Group Trophy at the 32nd annual St. Patrick's Day parade, their 7th year in a row winning the trophy.

Davenport Community Schools is home to the Accelerated Associate Degree Program at North High School, where students can receive an Associate Degree with their high school diploma. In 2017, our first cohort of 35 Accelerated Associate students earned their Associate Degree along with their high school diploma. The Class of 2018 and other future classes will graduate even more students in the program.

Embodiment of this Program: While reflecting on receiving both an Associate Degree and a High School Diploma, 2017 graduate Hunter Bell said: "Now that I have my Associate Degree, I plan on attending St. Ambrose University so I can hopefully come back to the district and be a math teacher or an art teacher. Not only do I now have less financial debt that I will take on when I go to college, but I'm also now two years ahead of everyone else."

Davenport Community Schools' classrooms are 21st Century Learning Environments with State-of-the-Art Technology. We are home to Iowa's only SmartLab, and we invest in classroom technology such as Virtual Reality and 1:1 Computing so our students are never behind the curve with the latest ways to learn.

Embodiment of this feature: Buffalo Elementary is home to Iowa's only SmartLab, where students are immersed in hands-on lessons that provide opportunities for critical thinking and problem solving through innovation. Students explore robotics, software engineering, coding, mechanics and structures, circuitry, alternative energy, scientific data/analyses, computer graphics, and digital media arts. This new learning environment provides an opportunity for students to discover a wide range of applied technologies that provide real-world learning experiences, and may lead them to a career in the future.

Davenport Community Schools has world-class facilities throughout our district. We invest $20 million annually in facility, technology, energy savings, safety & security, and building expansion projects.

Embodiment of this Program: Davenport Community Schools is home to some of the finest public school spaces in the region. Central High's Performing Arts Center and Natatorium are two brand-new spaces that illustrate our commitment to exemplary facilities.

Davenport Community Schools offers over 250 courses in our high school course guide, opening up a world of opportunities to all of our students' interests. These offerings include special classes such as international foods, civil engineering, sports medicine, interior design, invertebrate zoology, and an urban farm!

Embodiment of this Program: One of these unique classes is our very own Urban Farm program at Mid City High School, where students plan and layout their own farm, plant crops, and harvest what they've grown. Students also donate fresh vegetables to a local food pantry and to others in need.

Davenport Community Schools' college and career readiness efforts ensure our graduates are prepared for a bright future. In 2017, our high school students earned over $8,039,000 in scholarships, awards, and grants.

Embodiment of this Program: Be it our National Merit Scholars; our ProStart culinary arts students who have gone on to become professional chefs; our many students who go on to such reputable institutions as Yale, Stanford, Johns-Hopkins, and West Point; or our Student Built Home pupils who are ready to work in the building trades right after high school, our graduates are ready to take on the world.

• We are a 1:1 school district with over 25,000 devices serving our students and staff
• All elementary classrooms have interactive whiteboards, with many intermediate and high schools utilizing the technology
• Google Apps for Education workspaces facilitate "anytime, anywhere" learning for students

• 15 advanced placement (AP) and 58 dual credit college courses are offered at our high schools
• A stellar World Languages curriculum features up to six years of German and up to seven years of French and Spanish, including instruction that introduces Latin and Greek

• The Class of 2017 earned over $8,039,000 in scholarships, awards, and grants
• The award-winning Stepping Stones afterschool program serves 14 of our elementary schools with high-quality afterschool enrichment programs, as well as top-notch summer programming
• Award-winning Children's Villages and progressive early childhood partnerships that provide voluntary preschool programs for all area 4 year olds