Middle Schools in Hillsdale Community Schools

Summary:

Hillsdale Community Schools in Michigan has only one middle school, Davis Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 302 out of 897 Michigan middle schools in 2023-2024 to 565 out of 890 in 2024-2025. Standardized test scores at Davis Middle School are consistently below the state averages in various subjects and grade levels.

Demographic and socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance, as it has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 55.98% in 2023-2024. The student-teacher ratio at the school is also slightly higher than the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $14,255.

The data suggests that there may be opportunities for the school and district to implement targeted interventions and support programs to address the identified challenges and improve student outcomes at Davis Middle School within the Hillsdale Community Schools district.

District Detail

30 S Norwood Ave
Hillsdale, MI 49242-1802

(517) 437-4401

SchoolDigger Rank:
385^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,259

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Davis Middle School	Public	5-8	30 N West St	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 439-4326	366	23	15.8	59.3%	329 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	34.4	565^th of 890 public middle schools	36.5%		58	302^nd of 897 public middle schools	66.3%	263	53.8	29.7	38.4	22.0	28.7	44.2	20.7	32.2	39.5	19.8	29.1	35.2	$14,255	$1,536	$12,719

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hillsdale Preparatory School	1.09 mi	1
Will Carleton Charter School Academy	1.09 mi	1
Hillsdale Independent School District (Isd)	2.12 mi	3
Jonesville Community Schools	3.91 mi	4	267^th
North Adams-Jerome Public Schools	6.49 mi	2	469^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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