The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in English language arts. The lowest is 54% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Davenport Senior High School
Davenport Senior High School is a combined middle and high school serving grades six through twelve in the small, rural Lincoln County seat. The school is the only secondary option within the Davenport School District, meaning that nearly all students in the area attend here from the start of middle school through graduation. With a modest enrollment that is small for its seven-grade span, the school has a student body that is overwhelmingly white, with small numbers of Hispanic, two-or-more-races, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Black students. A significant share of students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school on economically mixed ground.
The school's academic performance, based on the most recent state assessments, stands out relative to other districts in Lincoln County. The combined proficiency rate across tested subjects and grades places Davenport Senior High in the top quarter of the county's districts, a notably strong showing. In English language arts, the school's proficiency rates across grades six, seven, and eight all fall in a solid band, with seventh grade reaching a high point. Math proficiency rates are lower across these same middle grades, though each grade still posts a rate that is consistent with a school that is performing better than many of its county peers. Science proficiency at grade eight is a moderate result, roughly in line with the school's math performance rather than its ELA strength.
Because the school serves a combined grade span, it does not separate out a four-year graduation rate in the available data. A parent looking for high school completion metrics will find that the school functions as the sole high school for the district, so the same small cohort that enters in middle school is likely the same one that graduates. The lack of a reported graduation rate here is a gap worth asking the school about directly.
Davenport itself is a compact agricultural town that functions as the county's government and service hub. The town sits in the northern wheat belt of the Columbia Basin, where dryland wheat farming drives the regional economy, and grain elevators operated by local warehouses line the southern side. US Route 2 runs through the center, connecting to Spokane roughly thirty-five miles to the east. The town's footprint is small and walkable, with a courthouse, hospital, library, museum, parks, and fairgrounds all within a short distance. Growth has been minimal; the population has moved very little over recent years, and there are no signs of significant new housing or commercial development. The district itself appears stable, with no major recent changes found in public reporting.
For a family considering this school, the key picture is one of academic strength relative to the surrounding county. The school delivers a notably higher overall proficiency rate than most other Lincoln County districts, which is a meaningful signal for a small rural school. That strength is clearer in reading and writing than in math, but even the math results are above the county midpoint. The student body is demographically homogenous and economically mixed, and the setting is deeply rural and small-town, with all that implies for community connections and limited urban amenities. The school's small size means students likely receive more individualized attention than they would in a larger district, but it also means fewer course offerings and extracurricular variety. A parent should ask what advanced coursework is available, how the school manages its combined middle and high school schedule, and what the actual high school completion rate looks like for the most recent cohort, since that number was not present in the data reviewed.
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