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Enrollment
1,185
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001208
Davidson K-8 School
635 South St, Davidson, NC 28036 · (980) 343-3900 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,185 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
134 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 102 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 143 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 130 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (132).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
83.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
88.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
85.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Davidson K-8 School
Davidson K-8 School's state test result (85.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson K-8 School this school | 1,185 | 11.3% | 85.8% |
| Kensington Elementary Waxhaw | 901 | 12.0% | 83.5% |
| Holly Ridge Elementary Holly Springs | 735 | 18.1% | 80.4% |
| Sharon Elementary Charlotte | 688 | 14.8% | 83.1% |
| J.V. Washam Elementary Cornelius | 818 | 23.2% | 77.8% |
| Chatham Grove Elementary Pittsboro | 683 | 18.0% | 77.7% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Davidson K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #31 of 1,297 | #8 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #37 of 1,296 | #9 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #17 of 1,300 | #7 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,185 | #3 of 1,485 | #2 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,042 of 1,377 | #72 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #1,134 of 1,379 | #116 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #1,400 of 1,414 | #129 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +68.3% | #20 of 369 | #3 of 41 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
1,185
+280 (+31%) vs 2020
+255% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,185 | 73.6 | 16.1:1 | 11% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 1,185 | 75.5 | 15.7:1 | 12% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 1,171 | 69.9 | 16.8:1 | 8% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 905 | 54 | 16.8:1 | 7% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 38.3 | 18.4:1 | 13% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 36 | 19.7:1 | 15% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 840 | 47 | 17.9:1 | 10% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 830 | 36 | 23.1:1 | 9% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 19 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davidson K-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students up 68% (704 to 1,185); teachers up 92% (38.3 to 73.6).
About Davidson K-8 School
Davidson K-8 School is a public elementary school run by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Davidson, North Carolina. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 1,185 students. Against the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 154% higher.
District-wide, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 186 schools and 145,014 students.
Roughly 74% of students at Davidson K-8 School are White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Mecklenburg County, the White share is about 45%. Davidson K-8 School's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Davidson K-8 School operates with 73.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.1:1. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 16.1:1 here. Davidson K-8 School reports 11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 60 points.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Davidson K-8 School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Davidson K-8 School would be expected to post about 75.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 85.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Mecklenburg County show that the median household income is $87,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Davidson K-8 School is one of 226 public schools in the county.
Cornelius Elementary is located about 1.0 miles from Davidson K-8 School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Davidson K-8 School is ahead of the 73.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
Davidson K-8 School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment has grown by 280 students since 2020-21, to 1,185.
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Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
Nearby schools
- Cornelius Elementary1.0 mi · 542
- Community School of Davidson1.3 mi · 1,631
- Bailey Middle1.6 mi · 1,315
- William Amos Hough High1.9 mi · 2,518
- J.V. Washam Elementary2.0 mi · 818
- Lakeside Charter Academy2.6 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Davidson K-8 SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Davidson K-8 School?
Davidson K-8 School enrolls approximately 1,185 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Davidson K-8 School serve?
Davidson K-8 School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Davidson K-8 School have?
Davidson K-8 School employs 74 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Davidson K-8 School?
Davidson K-8 School reports a student body of 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Davidson K-8 School in?
Davidson K-8 School is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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