Davidson Academy's forerunner, Madison Christian School, opened in the fall of 1980 with 62 students in grades one through four. Over the years, the school has grown in enrollment and expanded its facilities on the modern Old Hickory Boulevard campus. Davidson Academy was named for the first school west of the Cumberland Mountains. The original Davidson Academy was founded in 1785 on land that is now part of Spring Hill Cemetery in Madison.
Now enrolling more than 800 students, ages 3 years through Upper School, Davidson Academy is among the largest independent schools in the state.
A History of Davidson Academy by Virginia Miles Chaney, Ph.D.
