Original Research by School Decision on Davenport Hs
Davenport HS serves around a hundred students in grades nine through twelve, making it a small high school in a small rural town. The school is the only high school in the Davenport district, which covers the town of Davenport in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
Davenport itself is a bedroom community. Most workers commute elsewhere, and the town has no major employers today. Its historic Route 66 corridor runs through the center, with brick streets listed on the National Register of Historic Places and murals depicting early local history. The population has been stable to slightly declining over the past several decades, and no large new housing developments or growth projects were identified in publicly available records. Housing values in the area are below both the state and national averages, and the median home value has been relatively flat in recent years.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who are American Indian or Alaska Native, two or more races, Hispanic, and Black. Enrollment numbers by grade show a balanced distribution across all four high school years. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, students with disabilities, and English learners was not available in the sources reviewed. Similarly, information on class sizes, staffing, discipline, and course offerings—including Advanced Placement, dual credit, or career and technical pathways—was not found.
State testing results and a four-year graduation rate were also not available in the data examined. Because these metrics are missing, it is not possible to characterize the school’s academic performance or student outcomes from the information at hand. A parent or resident looking to understand the academic environment would need to ask the school directly for its most recent test scores, graduation rate, and program offerings. The same applies to any measures of chronic absenteeism, which were also absent.
The school sits within a small district that, based on available records, has not undergone any notable recent changes or strategic initiatives that would be publicly visible. No information was found about whether the high school building is located on the town’s main corridor or on a separated campus.
For families considering this school, the primary characteristics are its small size, its rural setting in a town with a quiet, historic character, and a local housing market that is affordable relative to much of the state. The missing academic and program data means that the picture of what students experience inside the classroom remains largely unformed by the sources used here. Anyone making a decision about this school would benefit from visiting, speaking with the principal, and reviewing any recent school report cards or local news coverage that might fill in the gaps.
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