Davidsen Middle School

10501 Montague Street

School District

Hillsborough
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:16
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by principal on June 05, 2024

Our school has an amazing culture and dedicated teachers
Submitted by parent on June 05, 2024

Great school! Lots of art and music selections for electives! Wonderful diversity
Submitted by parent on February 05, 2024

My daughter is in 6th grade and so far the school, teachers and staff have been great. Other children in the neighborhood also have had a great experience during their time here. I think the school gets a poor score just because only negative people are putting in their reviews.
Submitted by other on October 22, 2023

Teachers truly care about the students. The staff is very helpful from the moment you walk into the main office. The PTSA is very strong and communicates a lot with parents. Come meet the staff and you will see how great it is.
Submitted by parent on September 20, 2023

My daughter attends school at Davidsen as a 7th grader. She loves Davidsen. She loves that she has dance everyday and great teachers that love her. The faculty does such a great job of making students feel welcomed and valued, and they always put the students first. It’s a great place.
Submitted by parent on September 13, 2023

Be careful with your child at this school, serious cases of bullying are hidden, and children are not respected, they are creating delinquents
Submitted by parent on November 30, 2021

Diverse group of students supported by faculty. Excellent teachers.
Submitted by parent on February 20, 2018

First year in, our daughter is doing well and seems to be content. She has made a few friends and they support each other in the awkward middle school-ness of it all. The administration is responsive and easy to communicate with. More parent involvement would easily lift this decent public school into a great one.
Submitted by parent on June 28, 2017

This school is not a good school for anyone to be at, the bullying problem is Horific and terible many kids always wanting to fight and other having to leave for getting physically beaten by other students and not only do the teachers not care but on top of that they gladly sit in the class rooms and talk about all this drama along with the students instead of teaching! They have not respect for these children at all and I’m not a fan at all of these principles. My daughter got into a situation with another girl and one of the assistant principals waited until this other girl got into my diaghters face (and don’t forget he was watching the whole time) and when they fight he does something when this could have been easily handled. On top of that my daughter is half deaf and she gets picked on by the students for it and the administration doesn’t seem to care.
Submitted by other on March 05, 2017

My son is in 7th grade and 2nd year at Davidsen. The teachers are great and they keep the children engaged throughout the learning process. The environment at this school is very conducive to learning and all about promoting great relationships between teachers and students. We love this school.
Submitted by parent on December 09, 2015

This is a Great School, my Son Nicholas Silva went here from 6-8 Grade and now my Daughter is in her last year here.
Submitted by parent on October 10, 2015

My oldest son is in his final year at Davidsen and my younger son just entered 6th grade. We have had nothing but positive experiences. The kids get a solid education in their core classes and are also exposed to wonderful art, music, culinary and technology programs. The principal is very hands on and the students take pride in their school. Davidsen is a great place for students and parents to develop a sense of community.
Submitted by parent on October 09, 2015

Davidsen is an A-rated school and a 5-Star School. The admin and teaching staff here are incredible. Many have been here for years and wouldn't teach anywhere else. It's a very close-knit community. The principal has added structure and discipline but remains approachable and extremely flexible. It's a "slice of life" school that represents the real world and real families and life situations. My daughter and her friends have a lot of school pride. It's been a very positive experience.
Submitted by parent on March 23, 2015

Spanish is easy in High School if you have Mrs. Heath at Davidsen. Students leave her classroom being able to converse, present and conjugate verbs!!! You won t get that anywhere else in the area the kids that attended IB Middle School are struggling in IB High School. Mrs. Heath is tough but the kids are well prepared. If you have questions about curriculum see Mr. Streeter, Vice Principle. He has the most curriculum tenure of any Hillsborough county employee. He knows his stuff and is always approachable. We will always do the right thing for your child. If you have questions about class placement he is the man you see. Mr. Streeter is foundation that makes Davidsen GREAT!
Submitted by parent on February 03, 2015

Davidsen is a great school for students of all abilities. My son has all advanced honors classes and has really thrived and been challenged. They have robotics classes, computer classes, aerospace classes in addition to fantastic art and music programs that really inspire the kids. We have never experienced an issue at the school and we will send our younger son here as well. The teachers and administration care about the students and PTSA is very hands on.
Submitted by parent on January 29, 2015

Wonderful school with great teachers. All four of my children have attended over the years and done very well.
Submitted by parent on March 22, 2014

We have had three children attend Davidsen Middle School over the past 8 years. Throughout the years, certain things have changed but, overall we have had an exellent experience. The teachers along with administration are genuinely concerned with the success of the students academically and are always available to students as well as parents. The arts department is very strong at Davidsen and our children have enjoyed being part of the Davidsen band as well as fine arts. Davidsen has a uniquely strong PTSA and their presence is felt throughout the school, Davidsen supports community service by encouraging students to reach out and help others through charitable events or actions. Our experience with Davidsen has been a very positive one and one in which our children were fully prepared for high school.
Submitted by parent on March 20, 2014

Having had my girls in private school all of their lives, we had heard mixed review about Davidsen. When I asked my neighbors about the school, they all had good experiences and I never found any true negative issues to validate the rumors. My oldest started IB Magnet so we enrolled our MS child this year. I have to say it has been a wonderful experience. She had made alot of good friends that live in our neighborhood and has had the ability to take classes that were not available to her at the smaller Christian school. I love the opportunities she has been offered and she is now showing more interest in school and thrives in electives like Robotics & Art. Our primary hesitation was not having communication with teachers or admin but this has not been true. They have been amazing and have always been available to talk or meet at any time. The Admin has been wonderful also. We are very happy with the change and wonder if we should have done it sooner. My MS will be better prepared for the challenges of HS and life to come. None of the negative things I had heard about have ever occurred and she is in a safe environment. We are very happy and fully recommend the school. Go Dragons!!
Submitted by parent on March 17, 2014

Great school! My one child has already gone through and I have a second child at DMS. I is a great local public school, with lots of diversity (just like life), a fantastic band program, a very involved principal and a dedicated PTSA board. The moms are all about the students and the school, and they are really determined to provide the school with as much support as possible. Both my kids participated in the NJHS program and my older child is in NHS in high school...I think the school is what you and your kids make of it!
Submitted by parent on March 13, 2014

This is our daughters last year at Davidsen and it has been a WONDERFUL experience! The teachers, administration & staff are great. We have never had a problem with communication, discipline or academics. You must get involved to know what is going on -- there are plenty of opportunities available!