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Davidson Middle School

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Davidson Middle School ranks 581 st of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

581^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Davidson Middle School is a public middle school located in Southgate, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 657 students. The school is part of the Southgate Community School District, which is ranked 414 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Davidson Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools, with proficiency rates in M-Step English Language Arts and Math for 6th and 7th grades around 15-27%, compared to the state averages of 38-39%. The school's performance on PSAT English Language Arts and Math for 8th grade was also lower than the state, at 65.6% and 22% proficient, respectively, compared to the state averages of 65.3% and 30.4%. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 39.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Brownstown Middle School and Grosse Ile Middle School generally perform better than Davidson Middle School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings among Michigan middle schools. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more advantaged student population.

663

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,898

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15800 Trenton Rd
Southgate, MI 48195-2085

(734) 246-4628

District: Southgate Community School District

Students who attend Davidson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Southgate Anderson High School

Feeder schools for Davidson Middle School:

Elementary:	Allen Elementary School
	Fordline Elementary School
	Grogan Elementary School
	Shelters Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Hispanic:

16.7%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Michigan avg41%

581^st of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

414^th of 613Southgate Community School District 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	32.7	581 of 890	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	614 of 897	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	606 of 883	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	579 of 776	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	532 of 675	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	547 of 792	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	510 of 838	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.4	581 of 821	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.4	566 of 894	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	567 of 919	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.4	471 of 921	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.8	641 of 919	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.3	619 of 900	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.8	492 of 858	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.7	412 of 851	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.1	582 of 847	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.1	481 of 839	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.3	299 of 823	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.2	446 of 806	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	202 of 338	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	147 of 300	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	105 of 366	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	620 of 789	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	589 of 771	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	599 of 770	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	552 of 657	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	470 of 521	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	496 of 658	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	495 of 794	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	239 of 265	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	232 of 257	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	201 of 246	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	61 of 138	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	104 of 137	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	217 of 266	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	609 of 832	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	592 of 836	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	601 of 825	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	565 of 691	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	455 of 523	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	523 of 672	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	507 of 815	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	470 of 798	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	567 of 786	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	534 of 776	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	515 of 658	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	412 of 540	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	489 of 639	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	455 of 797	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	189 of 244	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	198 of 201	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	247 of 377	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	488 of 696	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	563 of 701	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	567 of 688	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	566 of 638	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	488 of 577	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	500 of 624	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	481 of 678	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies41%-6 vs state

Science28%-13 vs state

English Language Arts24%-14 vs state

Mathematics22%-8 vs state

Math15%-18 vs state

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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
Davidson Middle School	Public	6-8	15800 Trenton Rd	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 246-4628	663	33	20.3	62.0%	426 (64.3%)	88 (13.3%)	111 (16.7%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	32.7	581^st of 890 public middle schools	34.7%		30.2	614^th of 897 public middle schools	31.5%	33	65.6	22.0		27.8	21.3		15.1	14.4		27.6		41.3	$17,898	$1,320	$16,578
Seitz Middle School	Public	6-8	17800 Kennebec St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 285-2043	606	30	20.4	41.9%	479 (79.0%)	44 (7.3%)	59 (9.7%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	50.3	405^th of 890 public middle schools	54.5%		50.9	389^th of 897 public middle schools	56.6%	16	76.0	33.8		30.5	35.8		21.4	30.5		35.6		42.9	$12,869	$1,202	$11,667
Woodrow Wilson School	Public	6-8	1275 15th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5300	869	46	18.8	52.7%	630 (72.5%)	39 (4.5%)	148 (17.0%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.7%)	35.1	558^th of 890 public middle schools	37.3%		35.4	557^th of 897 public middle schools	37.9%	1	65.4	21.2		30.2	30.7		18.1	18.3		29.4		34.6	$18,938	$1,576	$17,362
Allen Park Middle School	Public	6-8	8401 Vine Ave	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-2200	896	45	19.9	48.7%	672 (75.0%)	44 (4.9%)	145 (16.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.6%)	61.8	281^st of 890 public middle schools	68.4%		47.8	433^rd of 897 public middle schools	51.7%	152	76.6	30.5		46.6	42.3		27.8	35.0		42.1		48.3	$13,002	$625	$12,377
Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 Lafayette Blvd	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(313) 389-0757	1,089	62	17.4	90.2%	288 (26.4%)	186 (17.1%)	546 (50.1%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.3%)	19.3	703^rd of 890 public middle schools	21.0%		17.4	735^th of 897 public middle schools	18.1%	32	42.3	6.5		25.0	29.4		11.5	13.5		22.1		22.9	$20,391	$2,540	$17,851
Robert J West Middle School	Public	6-8	10575 William St	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5783	641	38	17.0	76.4%	300 (46.8%)	190 (29.6%)	87 (13.6%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.1%)	23.2	662^nd of 890 public middle schools	25.6%		17.5	734^th of 897 public middle schools	18.2%	72	54.7	18.9		16.9	19.8		8.0	6.8		27.2		39.8	$19,191	$5,569	$13,622
GrandPort Elementary Academy	Public	4-8	4536 6th St	Ecorse	48229	Wayne County	Ecorse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 294-4720	337	19	17.5	78.6%	24 (7.1%)	266 (78.9%)	43 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9.2	828^th of 890 public middle schools	7.0%		6.5	870^th of 897 public middle schools	3.0%	42	29.2		21.4	15.1	21.2	4.3		4.7	17.1	12.1	13.0	8.8	$18,780	$3,697	$15,083
Boyd W Arthurs Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Marian Dr	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 676-8700	578	35	16.4	30.1%	484 (83.7%)	14 (2.4%)	53 (9.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	67.6	233^rd of 890 public middle schools	73.8%		66.9	228^th of 897 public middle schools	74.6%	5	73.5	35.5		43.1	44.0		35.7	32.7		46.2		60.3	$15,726	$315	$15,411
Grosse Ile Middle School	Public	6-8	23270 E River Rd	Grosse Ile	48138	Wayne County	Grosse Ile Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 362-2500	383	20	18.8	10.2%	327 (85.4%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.1%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	79	147^th of 890 public middle schools	83.5%		76.9	157^th of 897 public middle schools	82.5%	10	83.2	46.6		53.1	43.9		38.1	43.2		51.9		64.9	$17,224	$1,685	$15,539
Woodhaven Upper Elementary	Public	5-6	24825 Hall Rd	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 362-6100	811	44	18.3	38.6%	505 (62.3%)	112 (13.8%)	92 (11.3%)	61 (7.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)								(n/a)			49.6	56.3		28.8	31.9		42.2		30.8		$16,242	$1,526	$14,716

Frequently Asked Questions about Davidson Middle School

How many students attend Davidson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Davidson Middle School.

Is Davidson Middle School a good school?

Davidson Middle School ranks 581^st of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Davidson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Davidson Middle School usually go on to attend Southgate Anderson High School

What district is Davidson Middle School in?

Southgate Community School District

What is the racial makeup of Davidson Middle School?

Students at Davidson Middle School are 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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