Davidson Day School has moved from 1A to 2A given the growth in student body size.

After moving up to 2A for the 2011–2012 season, they won the State Championship against defending 2A Champions, Caldwell Academy, in overtime.

The school fielded a varsity football team for the first time in 2011–2012 and won the NC Private Division III State Championship.

The football team competed in the larger Division II in the fall of 2012.

They received national attention after Davidson Day junior quarterback Will Grier threw for 837 yards and 10 touchdowns 35 of 42 passes in one game on November 9, 2012, in a 104–80 victory over Harrells Christian Academy.