Davidson Day School Profile 2025–2026
Mission Statement
Andrew Bishop
Together, we empower students to embrace challenge, live with character, and lead with purpose.
Michael Smith
Head of Upper School
Associate Director of College Counseling cbarndt@davidsonday.org 704.237.5206
Tia Hill
Vanessa Noe
Statement of Belonging Davidson Day School is committed to maintaining a welcoming, supportive, learning environment that values belonging. We respect individual differences in ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, ability, and socioeconomic status. Collaborative, inclusive, and diverse communities are essential to helping students appreciate differences, become ethical citizens, and develop as leaders for positive change.
Head of School
Director of College Counseling thill@davidsonday.org 704.237.5222
Caitlin Barndt
Registrar vnoe@davidsonday.org www.davidsonday.org
School Facts
Accreditation And Memberships
• Davidson Day School is a coeducational, independent, non-sectarian, college preparatory day school enrolling students from age 2 through grade 12.
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
• Located on 750 Jetton Street in Davidson, NC, a suburban town of 15,000 residents located about 25 minutes north of Charlotte. The town of Davidson is home to Davidson College, a highly selective liberal arts college that is 1 mile away from the Davidson Day campus.
• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
• In Spring 2009, Davidson Day School graduated its first class of 10 students. • Our curriculum includes collegiate choices throughout all departments, and we challenge students with Advanced Placement (AP) courses in English, Math, Science, History, World Language, Technology and the Arts. Students at Davidson Day are expected to utilize a sense of inquiry, deconstruct sophisticated material, and fuel class discussion with cogent commentary.
• Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
• National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) • Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC) • Educational Records Bureau (ERB) • North Carolina Association of Independent Schools (NCAIS) • North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) • College Board • Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS)