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Fostering Academic Excellence
With an 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio, Davidson Day ensures every student is well-positioned for long-term academic success. And, our faculty are also advisors, coaches, and mentors who guide and inspire the lives of our students—and alumni. -
Patriot Athletics
Patriot student-athletes become the best at getting better—on the court, on the field, in the pool, on the track, in the classroom, and beyond. That's one reason we've captured many individual and team conference and state championships. -
Excellence in the Arts
Our arts programs take students beyond the bounds of a page, a canvas, a screen, or the stage. Through an immersive, enriching arts program, students cultivate creativity and collaboration—and develop character.
From Two Years Old Through 12th Grade
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8:1
Student–Faculty Ratio -
12
Average Class Size -
18
AP Courses -
44
Upper School STEM Courses -
500
Total PreK–12 Enrollment -
38
Athletic Teams
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$5.1M
In Merit Awards Offered to the Class of 2020 -
98%
College Acceptance
(All Graduates)
Recent News
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Podcast: Joanna Gerdy on How Theatre Helps Us Explore What It Is To Be Human
Read MoreIn this episode of the Davidson Day Community Podcast, Head of School Pete Moore interviews Joanna Gerdy, who teaches middle and upper school theatre arts and directs Davidson Day’s vibrant and award-winning Theatre program.
Although interested in theatre in college, Joanna graduated with a political science degree and worked as a research analyst for the state legislature in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She later followed where the universe guided her, moving to Charlotte to work as an actor, director, and theatre teacher at the Children’s Theater of Charlotte.Joanna joined Davidson Day in 2007 when our current campus opened. Over the past 13 years, Joanna has directed 8-12 performances each school year and helped our student-actors explore the human experience through theatre. -
2019-2020 Yearbook Wins Staff and Individual Awards
Davidson Day's 2019-2020 Yearbook Staff were recognized as Jostens National Yearbook Program of Excellence winners for the sixth year in a row. The People Pages were featured in Jostens Look Book as an example of design excellence. The yearbook was awarded second place by NCSMA and first place by American Scholastic. Individual recognitions went to YY Xie '20 for headline writing, Jessie Wiles '21 for Senior Spotlight design, Kate Fleming '22 for feature copy, Brendan Clark '23 for feature copy, Sloane Fuhr '22 for photography, and Editors-in-Chief Olivia Oosterhouse '20 and Tyra Rubin '20 for table of contents design and divider index design. Plus, the whole staff was recognized for the spring supplement that featured multi-page academic coverage. Click HERE for more details.Read More -
“We Felt Like We Were Heard”: Cameron Baker '22 and the ‘Her Drive’ Campaign
Sometimes in life, people search for their passion but just can’t find it. Other times, after much trial and error, they stumble upon it later in life and discover a new level of fulfillment. If your name is Cameron Baker, and you’re a junior at Davidson Day School, you found it when you were 17 years old while scrolling on your TikTok feed.Read More
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