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Enrollment
816
Middle
DISTRICT 814 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVISON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261143004575
Davison Middle School
600 S DAYTON ST, DAVISON, MI 48423 · (810) 591-0528 · Genesee County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL816 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Michigan public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
423 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 7 | 369 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 447 | 55% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Davison Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Davison Middle School
Davison Middle School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davison Middle School this school | 816 | 51.8% | 51.1% |
| Holly Middle School HOLLY | 743 | 51.8% | 35.0% |
| Northeast Middle School MIDLAND | 789 | 50.7% | 54.3% |
| Hahn Intermediate School DAVISON | 812 | 54.7% | 40.1% |
| Greenville Middle School GREENVILLE | 797 | 49.4% | 45.6% |
| Fruitport Middle School FRUITPORT | 615 | 49.8% | 40.9% |
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 Davison Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #115 of 397 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #149 of 380 | #2 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #71 of 377 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #49 of 491 | #2 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #194 of 436 | #5 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #216 of 437 | #13 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #197 of 477 | #15 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #171 of 339 | #7 of 16 |
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
816
-72 (-8%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,008
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 816 | 47.4 | 17.2:1 | 52% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 877 | 46.5 | 18.9:1 | 50% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 43.1 | 20.4:1 | 51% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 888 | 42 | 21.1:1 | 46% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 937 | 40.5 | 23.1:1 | 38% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 37 | 22.8:1 | 35% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 845 | 41 | 20.6:1 | 36% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 751 | 39 | 19.3:1 | 17% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 1,008 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davison Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (937 to 816); teachers up 17% (40.5 to 47.4).
About Davison Middle School
Davison Middle School runs as a large middle school in DAVISON, Michigan. It has an enrollment of 816 students in grades 7 through 8. Middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students, which makes this school 63% above average.
Davison Middle School is one of 9 schools in Davison Community Schools, which enrolls 5,442 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Davison Middle School, about 80 are White. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Genesee County is roughly 72% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.
Davison Middle School has 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is similar, at 17.5:1. At Davison Middle School, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Genesee County report 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, Davison Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 79% of Michigan public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Davison Middle School, the prediction is 43.3% and the result is 51.1%.
The county, Genesee County, is where the school is located. 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 Davison Middle School, Genesee County has 158 public schools.
Davison Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Hahn Intermediate School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 53.2% on proficiency, and Davison Middle School is below that at 51.1%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 888 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 816 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 21.1 in 2020-21 to 17.2 in 2024-25.
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Genesee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Davison Community Schools
- Davison High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Hahn Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Gates Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Siple Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Thomson Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other schools in DAVISON
- Davison High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Hahn Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Gates Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Siple Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Thomson Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Hahn Intermediate School0.1 mi · 812
- Central Elementary School0.2 mi · 581
- Hill Elementary School0.6 mi · 261
- Thomson Elementary School0.9 mi · 322
- Davison High School1.1 mi · 1,623
- Davison Alternative Education1.1 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Davison Middle SchoolHow large is Davison Middle School?
Davison Middle School enrolls approximately 816 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Davison Middle School serve?
Davison Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Davison Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Davison Middle School is approximately 17.2:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davison Middle School?
At Davison Middle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Davison Middle School public or private?
Davison Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davison Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.