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Community School of Davidson

Q: Is Community School of Davidson a good school?

Community School of Davidson ranks 193 rd of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 87% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Community School of Davidson is a public charter school in Davidson, North Carolina that serves 1,572 students in grades K-12. This sizable school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects.

The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 87.7% proficiency in Math III, 67.2% to 79% proficiency in 3rd-8th grade reading, and 77.6% and 83.2% proficiency in 5th and 8th grade science, respectively. Community School of Davidson also excels in preparing students for college, with 85.8% proficiency in English II and 54.5% proficiency in Math I, both significantly higher than the state averages. While the school does not provide specific graduation rate data, nearby charter schools have a strong 87.7% four-year graduation rate, suggesting that Community School of Davidson likely has a similar high performance.

When compared to nearby charter schools, Community School of Davidson outperforms most on academic metrics, with significantly higher proficiency rates in math and reading. However, the Lake Norman Charter and Pine Lake Preparatory schools have even stronger academic performance in some areas, particularly in math and science. Overall, Community School of Davidson is a high-performing public charter school that consistently delivers excellent educational outcomes for its students.

1,631

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

404 Armour Street
Davidson, NC 28036

(704) 897-8061

District: Community School of Davidson

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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Compare Community School of Davidson to nearby alternative schools!

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2022 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (76% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of North Carolina alternative schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2022

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

193^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

56^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

116^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	193 of 1490	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	134 of 1505	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	139 of 1502	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	83 of 1514	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	70 of 1489	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	108 of 1473	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	113 of 1434	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	93.6	42 of 1429	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	92.9	47 of 1425	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	92.9	52 of 1440	96.4%	★★★★★
2014	94.4	44 of 1390	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	93 of 1403	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	89.2	50 of 1388	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	90.0	34 of 1381	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	90.4	29 of 1363	97.9%	★★★★★
2009	91.4	23 of 1354	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	90.8	58 of 1324	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	87.8	56 of 1293	95.7%	★★★★★
2006	87.9	69 of 1276	94.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	78.8	59 of 634	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	15 of 646	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	47 of 878	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	62 of 897	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	291 of 1451	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	168 of 1455	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	139 of 1459	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	65 of 1458	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	74 of 1440	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	124 of 1424	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	181 of 1405	87.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	225 of 961	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	160 of 915	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	190 of 1437	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	85 of 1450	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	138 of 1437	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	50.1	649 of 1366	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	110 of 1450	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	103 of 1464	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	144 of 1461	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	99 of 1464	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	58 of 1444	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	93 of 1430	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	51 of 1413	96.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	123 of 821	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	93 of 801	88.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	359 of 1172	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	249 of 1166	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	224 of 1183	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	149 of 1194	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	115 of 1172	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	229 of 1183	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	192 of 1178	83.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	56 of 773	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	33 of 793	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	43 of 784	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	25 of 786	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	20 of 741	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	29 of 737	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	17 of 691	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	92.7	30 of 694	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	22 of 692	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	92.7	30 of 705	95.7%	★★★★★
2014	97.9	10 of 627	98.4%	★★★★★
2013	96.6	16 of 673	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.5	11 of 662	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	11 of 648	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	14 of 640	97.8%	★★★★★
2009	90.8	7 of 630	98.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	89.4	19 of 449	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	2 of 478	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	11 of 504	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	3 of 475	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	69 of 733	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	34 of 738	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	50 of 731	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	30 of 733	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	30 of 706	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	27 of 684	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	22 of 656	96.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	36 of 562	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	37 of 564	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	27 of 553	95.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	110 of 729	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	92.5	32 of 743	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	55 of 735	92.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	51 of 733	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	33 of 751	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	30 of 747	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	31 of 748	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	14 of 711	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	26 of 697	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	7 of 665	98.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	46 of 478	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	22 of 473	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	112 of 649	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	58 of 652	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	71 of 656	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	61 of 658	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	30 of 632	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	42 of 624	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	32 of 596	94.6%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	116 of 641	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	118 of 640	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	80 of 626	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	70 of 621	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	93.8	41 of 594	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	29 of 514	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	21 of 469	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	12 of 476	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	86.3	18 of 507	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	82.7	32 of 531	94.0%	★★★★★
2014	85.6	19 of 451	95.8%	★★★★★
2013	91.4	5 of 505	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	79.7	4 of 502	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	78.5	34 of 506	93.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	97.3	8 of 330	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	1 of 334	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	6 of 364	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	11 of 349	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	112 of 610	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	138 of 602	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	89 of 588	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.1	49 of 594	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	13 of 475	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	22 of 475	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	14 of 449	96.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	117 of 462	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	144 of 454	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	128 of 449	71.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	144 of 606	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	239 of 613	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	158 of 597	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	126 of 601	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	104 of 607	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	74 of 602	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	78 of 585	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	94.1	15 of 481	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	34 of 488	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	36 of 463	92.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	28 of 352	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	71.6	49 of 349	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	114 of 542	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	104 of 553	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	74 of 537	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	77 of 534	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	15 of 439	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	25 of 444	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	28 of 427	93.4%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-10 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III88%+21 vs state

English II86%+26 vs state

Science80%+19 vs state

Mathematics76%+19 vs state

Biology76%+27 vs state

Reading72%+20 vs state

Math I55%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Community School of Davidson

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Total
Community School of Davidson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	404 Armour Street	Davidson	28036	Mecklenburg County	Community School of Davidson	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 897-8061	1,631	87	18.7		1,263 (77.4%)	63 (3.9%)	151 (9.3%)	56 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (6.0%)								(n/a)	75.5	85.8	54.5	87.7	66.4	72.7	77.6	79.8	88.6	72.0	67.2	74.4	74.4	69.2	79.0	70.4	77.6	83.2
Pine Lake Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	104 Yellow Wood Circle	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Pine Lake Preparatory	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 237-5304	1,888	119	15.8		1,525 (80.8%)	29 (1.5%)	128 (6.8%)	114 (6.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (4.5%)								(n/a)	77.4	88.6	83.1	96.4	92.6	93.5	96.7	91.3	87.0	75.8	79.3	92.7	90.2	85.0	81.5	89.4	90.2	87.5
Langtree Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	154 Foundation Ct	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Langtree Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 235-0865	1,376	44	31.4	30.8%	854 (62.1%)	191 (13.9%)	192 (14.0%)	36 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (7.4%)								(n/a)	45.0	77.3	67.6	63.9	63.5	61.4	71.7	55.3	65.0	42.5	41.2	62.4	71.7	72.4	56.4	63.0	72.7	72.3
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16115 Poplar Tent Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 755-6800	1,269	77	16.4	41.6%	306 (24.1%)	481 (37.9%)	200 (15.8%)	158 (12.5%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (8.3%)								(n/a)	19.8	48.3	32.3	37.0	83.5	64.4	54.3	57.3	31.0	25.2	57.1	68.3	55.6	57.3	52.1	46.2	56.8	39.4
Lake Norman Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12435 Old Statesville Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Lake Norman Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 948-8600	2,222	125	17.7		1,218 (54.8%)	244 (11.0%)	144 (6.5%)	449 (20.2%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (7.3%)								(n/a)	84.2	93.3	76.8	91.0	87.2	89.1	90.3	93.0	89.8	89.9	74.4	94.5	74.4	87.0	85.3	80.3	90.3	86.4
Lincoln Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7834 Galway Lane	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 483-6611	2,316	141	16.4		1,721 (74.3%)	129 (5.6%)	319 (13.8%)	43 (1.9%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	92 (4.0%)								(n/a)	58.9	76.1	55.7	89.9	73.6	82.0	73.7	74.6	82.2	71.8	66.7	80.7	71.7	65.7	75.2	74.8	84.8	85.0
West Lake Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1691 Forney Creek	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	West Lake Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 966-2202	402	7	54.3	54.2%	205 (51.0%)	75 (18.7%)	90 (22.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)								(n/a)					62.5	49.1	56.8	43.6	57.9	70.6	40.0	59.6	37.8	48.7	63.2	88.2	59.5	88.2
Carolina International School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9545 Poplar Tent Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Carolina International School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 455-3847	744	47	15.6		166 (22.3%)	323 (43.4%)	170 (22.8%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)								(n/a)	46.8	72.7	35.3	46.1	38.3	32.4	50.0	53.6	39.7	35.3	28.3	56.8	48.0	58.9	36.8	45.6	42.0	48.5
Aspire Trade High	Public, Charter, Alternative	9-11	7125 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Aspire Trade High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 399-7554	270	14	19.7	47.8%	58 (21.5%)	100 (37.0%)	84 (31.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.9%)								(n/a)	15.9	31.6	15.1	10.9
Corvian Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4041 Johnston Oehler Road	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Corvian Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 717-7550	1,376	73	18.8		549 (39.9%)	456 (33.1%)	176 (12.8%)	101 (7.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (6.4%)								(n/a)	71.1	85.5	69.6	78.4	76.0	64.7	69.0	56.9	88.6	74.0	71.0	75.5	60.0	61.8	70.5	78.8	63.0	85.6

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Community School of Davidson ranks 193^rd of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Students at Community School of Davidson are 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,631 students attended Community School of Davidson.

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