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Davis Middle School

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Davis Middle School ranks 565 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

565^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Davis Middle School is a public middle school located in Hillsdale, Michigan, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 368 students. The school is part of the Hillsdale Community Schools district, which is ranked 385 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Davis Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies lagging behind the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 38.4% in 5th grade ELA, 22% in 6th grade ELA, and 28.7% in 7th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.4%, 38.6%, and 39.2%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.2% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools, such as Legg Middle School and Quincy Middle School, generally perform better than Davis Middle School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. These nearby schools also tend to have lower percentages of students from low-income backgrounds and lower chronic absenteeism rates. While Davis Middle School has increased its per-student spending, the school's student-teacher ratio has also increased, suggesting the need for a more effective allocation of resources to support student learning and address the specific needs of its student population.

366

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,255

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 N West St
Hillsdale, MI 49242-1538

(517) 439-4326

District: Hillsdale Community Schools

Students who attend Davis Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hillsdale High School

Feeder schools for Davis Middle School:

Elementary:

Gier Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Michigan avg39%

565^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

385^th of 613Hillsdale 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
2025	34.4	565 of 890	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	302 of 897	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	365 of 883	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	404 of 776	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	507 of 675	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	512 of 792	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	556 of 838	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.5	548 of 821	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.9	292 of 894	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.0	288 of 919	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.5	495 of 921	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.2	484 of 919	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.6	533 of 900	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.6	602 of 858	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.1	567 of 851	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.6	547 of 847	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.2	419 of 839	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.4	511 of 823	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.2	505 of 806	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	541 of 789	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	280 of 771	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	368 of 770	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	455 of 657	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	406 of 521	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	440 of 658	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	490 of 794	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	499 of 832	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	216 of 836	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	221 of 825	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	257 of 691	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.2	420 of 523	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	447 of 672	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	632 of 815	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	546 of 798	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	316 of 786	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	369 of 776	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	311 of 658	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.0	443 of 540	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	471 of 639	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	517 of 797	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	26.4	310 of 377	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	561 of 696	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	352 of 701	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	390 of 688	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	431 of 638	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	476 of 577	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	497 of 624	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	549 of 678	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2018)18th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies32%-6 vs state

Math32%~ state avg

Mathematics30%~ state avg

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Science29%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Davis Middle School

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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
Jonesville Middle School	Public	6-8	401 E Chicago St	Jonesville	49250	Hillsdale County	Jonesville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 849-3210	297	16	18.1	51.9%	272 (91.6%)	4 (1.3%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	50.5	402^nd of 890 public middle schools	54.8%		39.9	518^th of 897 public middle schools	42.3%	116	62.7	26.5		38.8	32.6		24.5	36.0		38.2		46.1	$12,009	$825	$11,183
Quincy Middle School	Public	5-8	32 Fulton St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 639-4201	345	20	17.4	31.0%	320 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	59.5	308^th of 890 public middle schools	65.4%		49.5	403^rd of 897 public middle schools	55.1%	95	56.3	37.9	38.7	33.0	52.1	28.0	33.0	37.0	47.3	43.7	36.6	48.3	$13,542	$1,452	$12,090
HanoverHorton Middle School	Public	6-8	10000 Moscow Rd	Horton	49246	Jackson County	Hanover-Horton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 563-0102	250	14	18.2	37.2%	237 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	41.4	515^th of 890 public middle schools	42.1%		53.7	354^th of 897 public middle schools	60.5%	161	70.4	30.9		32.1	27.8		19.5	15.2		34.9		40.0	$12,494	$722	$11,772
Hudson Middle School	Public	5-6	771 N Maple Grove Ave	Hudson	49247	Lenawee County	Hudson Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 448-8912	199	11	17.9	50.8%	173 (86.9%)	3 (1.5%)	15 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)								(n/a)			20.8	27.2		10.2	8.6		17.9		21.3		$15,867	$1,020	$14,847
Addison Middle School	Public	6-8	219 N Comstock St	Addison	49220	Lenawee County	Addison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 547-6900	164	8	21.8	51.8%	150 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	44.2	488^th of 890 public middle schools	45.2%		47.9	432^nd of 897 public middle schools	51.8%	56	66.0	28.3		24.5	27.8		24.5	27.8		34.5		49.1	$14,737	$856	$13,882
Concord Middle School	Public	6-8	405 S Main St	Concord	49237	Jackson County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 524-8854	143	9	16.6	52.4%	101 (70.6%)	15 (10.5%)	11 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.5%)	50.8	396^th of 890 public middle schools	55.5%		43.7	473^rd of 897 public middle schools	47.3%	77	68.9	26.7		44.7	27.8		14.9	18.5		64.4		51.1	$15,817	$1,032	$14,785
Homer Middle School	Public	5-8	403 S Hillsdale St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 568-4456	268	16	16.5	57.5%	242 (90.3%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	59.1	310^th of 890 public middle schools	65.2%		33.1	587^th of 897 public middle schools	34.6%	277	64.5	17.7	35.5	52.9	43.9	24.2	42.6	33.3	48.4	27.4	16.1	54.8	$16,004	$1,293	$14,711
Legg Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	175 Green St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5940	616	33	18.5	60.9%	487 (79.1%)	21 (3.4%)	83 (13.5%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	58.7	313^th of 890 public middle schools	64.8%		46.1	456^th of 897 public middle schools	49.2%	143	67.0	29.4		38.0	40.8		31.9	35.4		42.8		50.7	$13,605	$1,374	$12,230

Frequently Asked Questions about Davis Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Davis Middle School?

Students at Davis Middle School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Davis Middle School attend?

Students who attend Davis Middle School usually go on to attend Hillsdale High School

Is Davis Middle School a good school?

Davis Middle School ranks 565^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Davis Middle School in?

Hillsdale Community Schools

How many students attend Davis Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Davis Middle School.

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