Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School is one of the roomy K-5 schools in DAVISON, Michigan, operated by Davison Community Schools, with 581 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 4. That puts it 57% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Central Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Davison Community Schools, a district that teaches 5,442 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Central Elementary School shows that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Genesee County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Central Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at Central Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Central Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Michigan schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.6%; actual is 54.4%, +15.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Genesee County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,281 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Genesee County's 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students), Central Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Hahn Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Central Elementary School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Central Elementary School's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 581).

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.