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Central Elementary School

600 S STATE RD, DAVISON, MI 48423 · (810) 591-0818 · Genesee County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Michigan public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools

Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
363 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 114625%
Grade 214024%
Grade 315026%
Grade 414525%

This year's 1st grade class (146) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (145).

Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
48383%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
427%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
193%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
336%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
31855%
Female
26345%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Central Elementary School→Hahn Intermediate School→Davison Middle School
Based on grade levels within Davison Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
50.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.1%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Central Elementary School this school58162.5%54.4%
ReethsPuffer Elementary School
MUSKEGON
60059.5%36.0%
Central Park Elementary School
MIDLAND
64662.2%46.8%
Newaygo Elementary School
NEWAYGO
63561.6%33.5%
Gates Elementary School
DAVISON
50662.1%52.4%
GT Norman Elementary School
REED CITY
54059.1%35.4%
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Central Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Genesee County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.4%#325 of 1,085#10 of 33
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.1%#261 of 1,072#7 of 33
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.5%#473 of 1,139#10 of 39
Enrollment
ranked largest first
581#142 of 1,630#4 of 71
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.0:1#1,149 of 1,424#36 of 60
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
29.9%#823 of 1,424#44 of 60
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
62.5%#644 of 1,563#42 of 69
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.5%#834 of 979#47 of 50
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
581
+214 (+58%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2558132.218.0:162% (363)
2023-2457130.918.5:156% (322)
2022-2356932.717.4:157% (325)
2020-213673510.5:149% (179)
2017-1860233.318.1:152% (313)
2015-166033119.4:152% (312)
2010-115252421.9:144% (232)
2000-015102322.2:127% (136)
1990-91537N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (602 to 581); teachers down 3% (33.3 to 32.2).

About Central Elementary School

A large elementary school in DAVISON, Michigan, Central Elementary School is part of Davison Community Schools. Federal data show 581 students enrolled in grades 1 through 4 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 57% larger than that mark.

Central Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Davison Community Schools, which enrolls 5,442 students in total.

The share of students at Central Elementary School who are White is 83%. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Genesee County residents are about 72% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.

There are about 18.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Central Elementary School, which has 32.2. The school's 18.0:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 62%. Public schools in Genesee County average a similar 61%.

On the allk12 Grade, Central Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 82% of Michigan public elementary schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Central Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan schools. It scores 54.4%; the prediction is 38.6%.

In the surrounding county, Genesee County, the median household earns about $62,281 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Central Elementary School, Genesee County has 158 public schools.

About 0.2 miles separate Central Elementary School from the closest public school, Hahn Intermediate School. The five-mile area around Central Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Central Elementary School at 2nd of 5.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Central Elementary School enrolled 367 in 2020-21 and 581 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.5:1 to 18.0:1.

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Genesee County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
403,305
Census ACS
Median income
$62,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
58,534 students

Quick facts

School name
Central Elementary School
District
Davison Community Schools
Address
600 S STATE RD, DAVISON, MI 48423
Phone
(810) 591-0818
County
Genesee County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–04
Total enrollment
581
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
18.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
363 (62%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
261143004580
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Central Elementary schools

151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 18th largest of the 152.

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Frequently asked questions

About Central Elementary School
How many students attend Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 581 students in grades 01-04.
What age range does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
How diverse is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School is overseen by Davison Community Schools in Genesee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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