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Davis Elementary School

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Davis Elementary School ranks 603 rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Davis Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Decatur, Michigan, serving 349 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Decatur Public Schools district, which is ranked 302 out of 613 districts in the state.

Academically, Davis Elementary School's performance on M-Step tests is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.6% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%. The school's performance in Math and Science is also below the state average. However, the school's Hispanic students perform relatively well, with the school ranking 95 out of 209 Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Mattawan Later Elementary and Marcellus Elementary, Davis Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms some nearby schools, such as Redwood Elementary and Lawrence Elementary. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 21.3% in the 2022-2023 school year to 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year.

356

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,761

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 N Phelps St
Decatur, MI 49045-8849

(269) 423-6950

District: Decatur Public Schools

Students who attend Davis Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Decatur Junior Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Hispanic:

27.0%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (59th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Michigan avg39%

603^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

302^nd of 613Decatur Public 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
2025	57.2	603 of 1488	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	714 of 1486	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	581 of 1470	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	658 of 1344	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	616 of 1153	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	751 of 1408	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	692 of 1448	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.2	647 of 1466	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.6	667 of 1548	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	624 of 1580	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.5	666 of 1533	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	29.2	1198 of 1563	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.0	1062 of 1566	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	1161 of 1552	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	62.5	772 of 1552	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.2	1030 of 1589	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.9	1237 of 1577	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.4	1106 of 1565	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.2	1262 of 1545	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	469 of 1338	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	740 of 1342	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	665 of 1321	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	823 of 1106	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	624 of 902	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	681 of 1171	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	836 of 1443	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	95 of 209	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	87 of 201	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	83 of 188	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	62 of 222	72.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	479 of 1346	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	434 of 1381	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	300 of 1350	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	462 of 1099	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	307 of 749	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	412 of 1134	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	346 of 1397	75.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	733 of 1366	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	591 of 1347	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	466 of 1334	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	462 of 1139	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	533 of 915	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	631 of 1196	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	544 of 1446	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	561 of 1206	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	605 of 1204	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	557 of 1198	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	703 of 1102	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	625 of 1005	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	694 of 1128	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	705 of 1253	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science61%+21 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Math37%~ state avg

Social Studies35%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 13, 2013

My step daughter started here in kindergarten and is now in 2nd grade. The teachers are wonderful and very supportive to her needs. She gets home from school and works on her assignments. She started reading at the beginning of this school year and is always expanding her vocabulary. I am proud to say this school still says the pledge of allegiance. And, the school sends homework home for the summer break so the children maintain what they’ve learned. The teachers will e-mail or call my house if she missed an assignment. They'll even call when an important project is due soon. The school also has different ways to keep parents involved. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Davis Elementary School	Public	K-5	409 N Phelps St	Decatur	49045	Van Buren County	Decatur Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 423-6950	356	22	16.0	64.0%	236 (66.3%)	1 (0.3%)	96 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	57.2	603^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	59.5%		49	714^th of 1486 public elementary schools	52.0%	111	26.6	51.0	50.7		32.8	38.8	40.0		61.3	34.7	$15,761	$2,418	$13,343
Kincheloe Elementary School	Public	K-5	25121 Gage St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4464	214	15	14.4	60.3%	160 (74.8%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.9%)	40.9	850^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.9%		34	954^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.8%	104	51.3	55.3	31.9		43.6	34.2	17.0		31.9	14.9	$13,820	$2,483	$11,337
Lawton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Primary Way	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 624-7501	397	31	12.8	53.9%	325 (81.9%)	4 (1.0%)	48 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	61.6	543^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	63.5%		54.7	639^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.0%	96	41.0	48.8			38.5	58.8					$00	$00	$00
Lawrence Elementary School	Public	K-6	714 W Saint Joseph St	Lawrence	49064	Van Buren County	Lawrence Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 674-8231	214	13	17.1	77.6%	105 (49.1%)	3 (1.4%)	96 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	20.6	1145^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.1%		29.6	1025^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.0%	120	34.4	25.0	29.0	18.8	31.3	10.7	12.9	12.5	22.6	16.1	$16,553	$2,974	$13,579
Paw Paw Early Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	512 W North St	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 415-5300	481	31	15.5	40.5%	376 (78.2%)	10 (2.1%)	58 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)								(n/a)											$15,713	$1,799	$13,914
Paw Paw Later Elementary	Public	3-5	612 W North St	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 415-5400	453	29	15.6	37.5%	356 (78.6%)	6 (1.3%)	59 (13.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	55.4	639^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.1%		55.4	628^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.7%	11	43.1	57.7	43.8		35.3	43.7	31.9		44.4	32.5	$14,852	$1,493	$13,359
Marcellus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Arbor St E	Marcellus	49067	Cass County	Marcellus Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 646-9209	264	14	19.4	62.1%	239 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	63.8	508^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.9%		67.5	450^th of 1486 public elementary schools	69.7%	58	50.0	31.0	45.0		62.5	61.9	42.5		42.5	30.0	$14,397	$1,771	$12,626
Justus Gage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Oak St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4460	262	17	15.1	74.8%	174 (66.4%)	17 (6.5%)	42 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	49	734^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.7%		42.4	810^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.5%	76	21.2	40.4	52.2		50.0	36.5	28.3		50.0	28.3	$12,441	$1,779	$10,663
Mattawan Later Elementary School	Public	3-5	56720 Murray St	Mattawan	49071	Van Buren County	Mattawan Consolidated School	No	No	No	No	(269) 668-3361	808	42	19.1	25.2%	682 (84.4%)	12 (1.5%)	48 (5.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	89.3	133^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	91.1%		87.9	150^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.9%	17	68.3	62.8	66.5		80.8	74.3	58.1		56.2	45.3	$12,946	$955	$11,991
Redwood Elementary	Public	K-5	395 Woodside Dr	Hartford	49057	Van Buren County	Hartford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 621-7300	516	33	15.6	89.0%	177 (34.3%)	2 (0.4%)	333 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23	1112^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.3%		21.8	1147^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.8%	35	17.9	21.1	25.7		32.0	33.0	25.7		16.2	18.9	$13,794	$1,747	$12,047

Frequently Asked Questions about Davis Elementary School

How many students attend Davis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Davis Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Davis Elementary School?

Students at Davis Elementary School are 66% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Davis Elementary School attend?

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

High : Decatur Junior Senior High School

Is Davis Elementary School a good school?

Davis Elementary School ranks 603^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Davis Elementary School in?

Decatur Public Schools

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