Davis High School was established in what was then a rural setting, and was meant to serve approximately 1800 students from predominantly agricultural based families of north Modesto and Salida.

After Davis became a closed campus, students continued to frequent the park during school hours, subjecting them to consequences for being out of bounds per board policy.

Avid it stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination this program helps students get into a four-year college after they graduate high school.

In the junior and senior years, students will continue to explore careers in public safety through their government, English, advanced math, and science classes, in addition to taking a CERT/First Responder course.

[2] Grace M. Davis High School belongs to the western athletic Conference in the Sac-Joaquin Section of the California Interscholastic Federation.

The teams, known as the Spartans, compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.