Summary:
Davis Middle is a public middle school located in Compton, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 431 students. The school is part of the Compton Unified School District, which is ranked 786 out of 1,568 districts in the state.
Davis Middle has shown steady improvement in its academic performance, moving from the bottom 15% of California middle schools in 2018-2019 to the top 40% in 2023-2024. While the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is generally on par with or slightly above the Compton Unified School District average, it still lags behind the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, the school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is significantly below the state average, with only 19.08% of students proficient or better in 8th grade science in 2023-2024. However, Davis Middle's African American and Hispanic student subgroups perform relatively well compared to their peers in the state, ranking in the top 15% and top 25% of California middle schools, respectively, in 2023-2024. The school has also seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 15.0% in 2018-2019 to 8.4% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the district average.
Compared to nearby schools, Davis Middle generally outperforms the other Compton Unified middle schools, such as Whaley Middle and Bunche Middle, in both academic performance and student subgroup rankings. However, Willowbrook Middle, also part of the Compton Unified district, significantly outperforms Davis Middle and the other nearby schools, ranking in the top 5% of California middle schools in 2023-2024. The decrease in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Davis Middle may indicate a shift in the school's demographics, potentially attracting a more diverse student population, in contrast to the nearby Hosler Middle and Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle schools, which have significantly higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Compton Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1132nd of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Students who attend Davis Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Davis Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 23.7
Number of students: 431
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
86.3%
African American:
12.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.9%
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Asian:
0.2%
American Indian:
0.2%
Two or more races:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64%
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