The school was previously named after Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederate States of America.

In 1993, project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) was founded at Davis High.

The program provides scholarships to students as incentive to complete high school and enroll in college.

[5] Prior to 1996 it was renovated through the Renewal A bond program, which spent $5.5 million on Davis.

At the time it had one temporary building used for classes and two others for other purposes; it had a fewer number compared to some other schools because it was not overcrowded.