The top reported proficiency rate is 58% in Math. The lowest is 15% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Central Elementary School
CentralElementary School sits on South State Road in Davison, a small Genesee County city that functions as a suburb of Flint. Davison carries the nickname "City of Flags" and has a compact footprint with a mix of residential blocks and commercial activity, including a healthy retail sector. The city's population has been gradually declining over recent census cycles, and the housing stock splits between owners and renters at a typical midwestern suburban ratio. Homes here remain affordable compared with state and national benchmarks, and the county market has been seeing listings move at a moderate pace. For a family considering the area, the cost of living is modest, and the commute patterns suggest many residents travel outside Davison for work.
As part of Davison Community Schools, Central Elementary serves grades one through four. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and its enrollment is sized appropriately for an early-elementary building in a district of this scale. The student body is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic presence and a slightly larger group identifying as two or more races. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which tells you the school serves a working-class and middle-class mix rather than an affluent one. Data on English learners and special education populations was not available, so those shares cannot be characterized here.
On Michigan's M-STEP assessment, the most recent results show a clear upward trajectory between third and fourth grade in both subjects. Third-grade math proficiency sits above the midpoint, and by fourth grade it rises to a solid majority of tested students scoring proficient. English language arts follows a similar pattern, with third-grade proficiency lower than math but fourth-grade ELA pulling closer to the math mark. The fourth-grade proficiency rates in both subjects are the school's strongest signals. Taken together, Central's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Genesee County, well above the county median. That is a meaningful position for a school serving a majority free-or-reduced-price-lunch population in a declining-population community.
The one science result on file comes from an older testing cycle and shows a very low proficiency rate, but that data is several years stale and likely reflects a different assessment context. Current science results were not available, so it would be a mistake to treat that old figure as representative. A parent may want to ask the school about current science instruction and any updated assessment results.
Because Central serves only grades one through four, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school does not have the kind of career, dual-credit, or AP programming that a secondary school would. Chronic absenteeism data was not available, and discipline, staffing, attendance, and program-specific details were absent from the available data. The district brief did not surface any recent parent-relevant changes, so nothing specific can be said about recent shifts in curriculum, leadership, or programs.
What the available evidence does say is that Central Elementary is a school where early-elementary students, particularly by fourth grade, are performing at a level that stands out positively within Genesee County. The community around it is affordable and accessible, if economically modest and losing population over time. For families looking at Davison, Central appears to be a school delivering solid academic outcomes relative to its peer set, with a student population that reflects the working character of the city itself.
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