Davison ElementaryMiddle School

Detroit Public Schools Community District

765 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Davison Elementary-Middle School is a public school located in the Pershing neighborhood of Detroit, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, the school operates with a focus on providing foundational education in a unified setting, allowing students to remain in the same academic environment from their early childhood years through the onset of high school. The school’s curriculum is designed to meet state standards while addressing the diverse needs of the urban student population in the 48212 ZIP code area.

The school facility functions as a central hub for the surrounding community, emphasizing student development through both academic instruction and extracurricular engagement. Like many schools in the district, Davison Elementary-Middle focuses on improving literacy and mathematics proficiency while working to foster a supportive learning culture. By offering a continuous educational pathway under one roof, the school aims to build strong relationships between staff, students, and families to help prepare its graduates for the transition to high school and beyond.

765

Total Students

42.6

Full-Time Teachers

18.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

89.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Davison ElementaryMiddle School
Demographic	Student Count
White	18
Hispanic	9
Black	350
Asian	369
Two or More	17
American Indian	2

Asian
369 (48.2%)
Black
350 (45.8%)
White
18 (2.4%)
Two or More
17 (2.2%)
Hispanic
9 (1.2%)
American Indian
2 (0.3%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Detroit Public Schools Community District
Phone:	(313)252-3118
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	765
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	42.6
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	18.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	671
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	12

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 68

Grade 1 72

Grade 2 94

Grade 3 84

Grade 4 80

Grade 5 92

Grade 6 110

Grade 7 78

Grade 8 87