Enrollment
366
Middle
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSDALE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261839005505
Davis Middle School
30 N WEST ST, HILLSDALE, MI 49242 · (517) 439-4326 · Hillsdale County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Michigan public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
217 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 26% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hillsdale Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
38.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 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 Davis Middle School
Davis Middle School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Middle School this school | 366 | 59.3% | 34.2% |
| Buchanan Middle School BUCHANAN | 358 | 62.3% | 41.0% |
| Lakeview Middle School LAKEVIEW | 329 | 62.9% | 38.1% |
| Fremont Middle School FREMONT | 456 | 57.5% | 49.9% |
| KuehnHaven Middle School MONTROSE | 420 | 56.2% | 33.3% |
| DeltonKellogg Middle School DELTON | 293 | 57.7% | 30.5% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Davis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #302 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #165 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #236 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #333 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #98 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #348 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #152 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #188 of 339 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
366
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 59% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 21.7 | 17.0:1 | 56% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 22.7 | 15.8:1 | 52% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 58% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 66% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 63% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 25 | 21.2:1 | 65% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 21 | 20.2:1 | 36% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (414 to 366); teachers unchanged (23 to 23).
About Davis Middle School
Davis Middle School is one of the public schools in HILLSDALE, Michigan. It is a small middle school. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 8, with 366 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.
Hillsdale Community Schools runs 5 schools with a combined 1,259 students. Davis Middle School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Davis Middle School, about 90 are White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Hillsdale County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
Its ratio of 15.9:1 is based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 58% average for public schools in Hillsdale County.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Davis Middle School outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Davis Middle School would score about 40.0%. It scores 34.2%, 5.8 points below that figure.
Looking at the county, Hillsdale County, median household income comes to about $64,242, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 23 public schools and about 5,067 students.
Of the public schools around it, Davis Middle School is closest to Hillsdale High School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
In the federal locale system, Davis Middle School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (358) to 2024-25 (366).
The Davis Middle School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hillsdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,654
Census ACS
Median income
$64,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,067 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hillsdale Community Schools
- Gier Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Hillsdale High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Horizon Alternative SchoolHigh · 55 students
- Bailey Early Childhood CenterElementary · 34 students
Other schools in HILLSDALE
- Gier Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Hillsdale High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Will Carleton Charter School AcademyCombined · 276 students
- Hillsdale Preparatory SchoolElementary · 60 students
- Horizon Alternative SchoolHigh · 55 students
- Greenfield SchoolCombined · 45 students
Other Davis Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Davis Middle. Davis Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Davis MiddleCompton, CA · 520 students
- Davis Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 314 students
- Davis Middle SchoolEvanston, WY · 309 students
- Davis Middle SchoolDavis, OK · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsdale High School0.3 mi · 370
- Horizon Alternative School0.3 mi · 55
- Bailey Early Childhood Center0.3 mi · 34
- Gier Elementary School0.6 mi · 434
- Hillsdale Preparatory School1.1 mi · 60
- Will Carleton Charter School Academy1.1 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Davis Middle SchoolHow many students attend Davis Middle School?
Davis Middle School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 05-08.
Is Davis Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Davis Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Davis Middle School have?
Davis Middle School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davis Middle School?
At Davis Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Davis Middle School?
Davis Middle School is overseen by Hillsdale Community Schools in Hillsdale County.
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