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Central Elementary School

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Central Elementary School ranks 499 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

499^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School in Davison, MI, serves 581 students in grades 1 through 4 and is part of the Davison Community Schools district, consistently ranking in the upper half of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade.

Central Elementary shows notable strengths in several areas. Most impressively, the school excels in 4th-grade math, with 63.1% of students proficient in 2024-2025—well above the state average of 39.4% and even surpassing the district average. The school also demonstrates exceptional support for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide for this group's performance, which is higher than its overall school ranking. Additionally, Central maintains a chronic absenteeism rate of 16.5%, significantly lower than the district average of 21.4% and the state average of 27.9%. This suggests a welcoming, engaging environment where students show up ready to learn. When compared to nearby out-of-district schools like Atherton Elementary School or Barhitte Elementary School, Central's proficiency rates are often 20-30 percentage points higher, and its absenteeism is less than half of what some neighboring schools report.

However, there are a few points worth noting. Within the Davison district, Hill Elementary School, located less than a mile away, consistently outperforms Central, ranking in the top 10% statewide with lower chronic absenteeism. Central's own ranking has slipped slightly in the most recent year, dropping from the 77th to the 67th percentile, with proficiency dips across most subjects. The school's special education performance has also been volatile, swinging from the 70th percentile to the 16th percentile in just one year—a pattern that warrants monitoring to ensure consistent support for all learners. While Central remains a solid choice, these recent trends are worth watching.

581

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,781

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

600 S State Rd
Davison, MI 48423-1516

(810) 591-0818

District: Davison Community Schools

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Davison Middle School
	Hahn Intermediate School
High:	Davison High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.1%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Davison Community Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg50%

Michigan avg40%

499^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Davison Community Schools

193^rd of 625Davison Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	499 of 1492	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.7	343 of 1488	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	415 of 1486	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	491 of 1470	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	479 of 1344	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	323 of 1153	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	463 of 1408	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	529 of 1448	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.2	608 of 1466	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.4	518 of 1548	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.8	583 of 1580	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.4	442 of 1533	71.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.5	321 of 1563	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	86.8	136 of 1566	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	79.2	210 of 1552	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	74.3	358 of 1552	76.9%	★★★★☆
2009	76.4	311 of 1589	80.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.0	263 of 1577	83.3%	★★★★☆
2007	75.0	301 of 1565	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	292 of 1545	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	561 of 1343	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.8	361 of 1338	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	436 of 1342	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	588 of 1321	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	487 of 1106	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	388 of 902	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	439 of 1171	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	569 of 1443	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	52.2	76 of 188	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	331 of 1352	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	182 of 1346	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	348 of 1381	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	395 of 1350	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	348 of 1099	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.9	103 of 749	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	198 of 1134	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	406 of 1397	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	427 of 1372	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.0	309 of 1366	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	381 of 1347	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	380 of 1334	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	448 of 1139	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	233 of 915	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	443 of 1196	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	488 of 1446	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	206 of 246	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	61.1	76 of 252	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	33.9	155 of 225	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	229 of 403	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	569 of 1199	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	405 of 1206	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	465 of 1204	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	474 of 1198	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	537 of 1102	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	378 of 1005	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	545 of 1128	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	648 of 1253	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)60th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math49%+8 vs state

English Language Arts46%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)				M-Step Math (2026)				M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary School	Public	1-4	600 S State Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0818	581	32	18.0	62.5%	483 (83.1%)	19 (3.3%)	42 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	64	499^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.6%		74.7	343^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	76.9%	156	41.1	50.3			45.4	52.3							$13,781	$1,402	$12,380
Thomson Elementary School	Public	PK-K	617 E Clark St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0911	322	21	15.7	56.5%	258 (80.1%)	13 (4.0%)	27 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)								(n/a)											89.6%	8.6%	$16,234	$1,210	$15,024
Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	404 Aloha St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0839	261	14	18.2	48.3%	214 (82.0%)	6 (2.3%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	88.8	152^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.7	124^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.7%	28	61.2	59.3			73.5	64.4					88.9%	11.1%	$15,748	$812	$14,936
Gates Elementary School	Public	1-4	2359 S Irish Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5001	506	26	19.7	62.1%	388 (76.7%)	32 (6.3%)	42 (8.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	70.4	400^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.2%		72.5	379^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.5%	21	48.8	49.6			52.8	51.2							$14,795	$1,375	$13,420
Barhitte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6080 Roberta St	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9647	309	18	17.1	72.2%	203 (65.7%)	31 (10.0%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.6%)	20.1	1177^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.1%		23.1	1109^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.5%	68	17.4	30.5	35.3		21.7	23.7	5.9		25.5	9.8	80%	12.5%	$13,638	$1,559	$12,079
Siple Elementary School	Public	K-4	9286 E Coldwater Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5104	381	23	16.2	68.2%	310 (81.4%)	17 (4.5%)	29 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	53.2	657^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.0%		56.2	626^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.9%	31	43.4	43.8			34.2	45.2					83.6%	10.9%	$14,880	$1,624	$13,256
Kate Dowdall Elementary School	Public	K-5	3333 Shillelagh Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-2274	405	23	17.7	81.7%	262 (64.7%)	64 (15.8%)	37 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.1%)								(n/a)	24.6				33.0								$15,208	$1,610	$13,598
Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2499 Cashin St	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-8483	380	22	17.3	81.6%	254 (66.8%)	56 (14.7%)	38 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)								(n/a)											91.3%	4.9%	$14,997	$1,803	$13,194
Richfield Public School Academy Early Learning Center PK2	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	4358 Richfield Rd	Flint	48505	Genesee County	Richfield Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 736-1281	216	15	14.2	94.9%	33 (15.3%)	149 (69.0%)	22 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)								(n/a)													$13,098	$2,397	$10,701
Atherton Elementary School	Public	K-6	3444 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0604	267	22	11.8	90.3%	134 (50.2%)	74 (27.7%)	24 (9.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.6%)	26.4	1061^st of 1492 public elementary schools	28.9%		18	1197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%	136	1271.7	29.3	10.5	40.5	29.7	22.0	15.8	29.7	13.2	1467.2	84.8%	9.1%	$19,138	$3,031	$16,107

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

What district is Central Elementary School in?

Davison Community Schools

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks 499^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Davison Middle School
Middle : Hahn Intermediate School
High : Davison High School

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Central Elementary School.

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