Davis Joint Unified

Summary:

The Davis Joint Unified district, serving the city of Davis, California, operates 16 schools for grades K-12 and ranks among the top 15% of districts statewide, with total performance well above California averages in English, math, and science.

Standout schools include the highly-ranked Davis Senior High and Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High, which excel academically, while Cesar Chavez Elementary has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism and Da Vinci Charter Academy reports the highest graduation rate. In contrast, Martin Luther King High faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism and the lowest graduation rate, despite receiving the most funding per student.

Key takeaways show that chronic absenteeism is a strong indicator of school performance, smaller schools like Fairfield Elementary can achieve excellent results, and spending levels do not directly correlate with outcomes. The district overall is high-performing but has clear disparities between its highest and lowest-achieving schools.

District Detail

526 B St.
Davis, CA 95616-3811

(530) 757-5300

SchoolDigger Rank:
202^nd of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 8,241

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Birch Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 Birch Ln.	Davis	95618	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5395	571	25	23.2	35.9%	270 (47.3%)	17 (3.0%)	107 (18.7%)	93 (16.3%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	74 (13.0%)	74.6	1392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		71.6	1519^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.1%	127	59.7			59.7	59.5	54.3	57.9	60.9				58.2	59.5	47.4	44.2	52.9				51.0	97.2			97.2		97.2	$17,433	$1,059	$16,374
Davis Senior High	Public	10-12	315 West 14th St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5400	1,755	77	22.8	31.1%	738 (42.1%)	54 (3.1%)	421 (24.0%)	368 (21.0%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	150 (8.5%)	97.3	47^th of 2162 public high schools	97.8%		95	110^th of 2159 public high schools	94.9%	63			72.6	72.6							85.6	85.6							69.6	69.6							$18,330	$1,043	$17,287
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High	Public	7-9	2121 Calaveras Ave.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5430	524	27	19.3	22.1%	260 (49.6%)	15 (2.9%)	139 (26.5%)	48 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.3%)	91.6	234^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.5%		93.6	195^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.0%	39		53.5		53.5					74.7	67.5		71.2					71.8	62.3		67.2							$22,704	$1,099	$21,605
Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High	Public	7-9	1220 Drexel Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5445	588	31	19.2	24.5%	257 (43.7%)	16 (2.7%)	94 (16.0%)	154 (26.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.5%)	95.3	143^rd of 2761 public middle schools	94.8%		94.4	175^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.7%	32		66.8		66.8					74.1	73.1		73.6					71.3	81.1		76.4							$17,797	$1,064	$16,733
Martin Luther King High	Public	9-12	635 B St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5425	51	5	10.9	62.7%	20 (39.2%)	5 (9.8%)	18 (35.3%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	5 (9.8%)	21.1	1670^th of 2162 public high schools	22.8%		10.3	2050^th of 2159 public high schools	5.0%	380			25.0	25.0							13.3	13.3							0.0	0.0							$32,891	$2,003	$30,888
North Davis Elementary	Public	K-6	555 East 14th St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5475	552	21	25.7	27.2%	250 (45.3%)	18 (3.3%)	85 (15.4%)	130 (23.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.2%)	89.5	687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		91.8	587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.0%	100	62.0			62.0	64.7	69.4	67.4	71.6				68.5	66.2	70.2	68.5	65.5				67.7	94.4	96.3	96.3		96.3		$16,545	$1,107	$15,438
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-6	5215 Hamel St.	Davis	95618	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5480	572	23	24.4	30.1%	204 (35.7%)	30 (5.2%)	90 (15.7%)	170 (29.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	91.9	555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		90.5	668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	113	63.9			63.9	65.0	80.0	76.3	83.6				76.2	58.0	79.1	69.9	78.9				71.5	95.5	95.5	96.6	95.5	95.5	95.5	$16,647	$874	$15,773
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1221 Anderson Rd.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5490	510	22	23.5	22.5%	209 (41.0%)	4 (0.8%)	185 (36.3%)	39 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.7%)	88.3	755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%		88.7	768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.9%	13	72.4			72.4	59.2	60.0	73.2	77.8				66.9	74.7	60.6	65.5	70.5				67.8	97.3						$17,125	$874	$16,251
Robert E. Willett Elementary	Public	K-6	1207 Sycamore Ln.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5460	506	22	22.9		222 (43.9%)	9 (1.8%)	62 (12.3%)	144 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.0%)	91.9	554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		94.7	366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.8%	188	64.3			64.3	60.3	88.2	77.1	85.7				78.8	68.3	84.6	51.2	80.0				71.0							$17,218	$981	$16,237
Patwin Elementary	Public	K-6	2222 Shasta Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5383	379	16	24.0	36.4%	191 (50.4%)	20 (5.3%)	82 (21.6%)	30 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (13.7%)	82.2	1068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%		85.6	928^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	140	50.0			50.0	58.7	72.4	67.2	56.1				63.9	65.2	67.2	51.7	56.1				59.8	94.4		95.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	$18,592	$1,005	$17,587
Fairfield Elementary	Public	K-3	26960 County Road 96	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5370	48	2	24.0	18.8%	30 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)	2 (4.2%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (22.9%)								(n/a)					91.7							91.7	66.7							66.7							$15,836	$874	$14,962
Davis School for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	526 B St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5333	124	11	11.5	25.0%	72 (58.1%)	4 (3.2%)	15 (12.1%)	13 (10.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.1%)								(n/a)			63.6	50.0							75.0	56.9							58.3	52.8							$23,569	$874	$22,695
Marguerite Montgomery Elementary	Public	K-6	1441 Danbury Dr.	Davis	95618	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 759-2100	457	21	21.9	52.7%	114 (24.9%)	7 (1.5%)	270 (59.1%)	26 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	59.3	2096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		58.2	2138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	42	41.0			41.0	53.7	55.9	44.3	36.5				48.1	59.7	47.5	36.1	36.5				45.6							$19,024	$1,377	$17,647
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High	Public	7-9	4000 East Covell Blvd.	Davis	95618	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5330	533	26	20.1	43.5%	207 (38.8%)	27 (5.1%)	173 (32.5%)	82 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (7.3%)	75.6	573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	79.2%		75.3	580^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.2%	7		44.7		44.7					60.4	55.6		57.9					51.0	45.6		48.2							$19,190	$1,085	$18,105
Fred T. Korematsu Elementary at Mace Ranch	Public	K-6	3100 Loyola Dr.	Davis	95618	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5358	509	22	23.2	41.1%	195 (38.3%)	28 (5.5%)	120 (23.6%)	108 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.0%)	72.7	1487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.6%		71.8	1502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.4%	15	47.4			47.4	76.3	44.7	64.9	54.3				59.2	67.5	46.5	49.1	46.9				52.5	96.8						$17,140	$992	$16,148
Da Vinci Charter Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1400 East Eighth St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-7154	562	31	18.3	24.7%	315 (56.0%)	14 (2.5%)	121 (21.5%)	40 (7.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (9.8%)	93.9	123^rd of 2162 public high schools	94.3%		90.1	220^th of 2159 public high schools	89.8%	97		68.3	60.0	64.7					81.2	67.0	81.0	76.0					66.0	54.4	55.7	58.8							$19,140	$874	$18,266
Davis Special Education Pre-School	Public		1400 East Eighth St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 759-2127																			(n/a)

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodland Joint Unified	5.76 mi	17	1023^rd
Yolo County Office of Education	6.95 mi	5
Washington Unified	8.71 mi	16	1035^th
Dixon Unified	8.87 mi	8	1197^th
Empowering Possibilities International Charter District	8.92 mi	1	854^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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