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Davis Joint Unified

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At a glance

213^thof 1,530 California districts▼ 11

Better than 86% of California districts

Elementary 9 Middle 3 High 3 Alternative 1Grades K-12

526 B St.
Davis, CA 95616-3811·(530) 757-5300·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 86.1% of districts

Schools

8,241

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedDavis Senior High85^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Marguerite Montgomery Elementary up 238 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Davis School for Independent Study 11.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Davis Joint Unified has 16 schools: nine elementary, three middle, three high and one alternative, with 2025–2026 results spanning elementary through high school grades. Across the 15 schools with reported results, the unweighted averages were 63% in English language arts (ELA), 57% in math and 56% in science—above state figures by 14, 19 and 20 percentage points, respectively. But those averages hide wide differences between schools, the most important finding for families comparing options.

Davis Senior High led all-grades ELA at 81%, 6 points ahead of Pioneer Elementary; Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High led math at 74%, just 1 point above North Davis Elementary; and Robert E. Willett Elementary led science at 76%, 5 points above Patwin Elementary. By SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide rankings, Davis Senior was in the 96th percentile among high schools, Holmes in the 94th among middle schools and Willett in the 92nd among elementary schools. Martin Luther King High was lowest in all three subjects: 31% in ELA, 15% in math and 22% in science—19, 23 and 14 points below state figures.

School averages edged down by less than 1 point in each subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while state results rose; the area’s lead over the state narrowed by 1 point in ELA, 1 in math and 4 in science. Results also differ within grade groups: among junior highs, Holmes led Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High by 20 points in ELA, 27 in math and 25 in science. Income measures are context, not explanations: for 2024–2025, Marguerite Montgomery Elementary reported 53% free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with 30% at Pioneer. Attendance is another important difference: King reported 92% chronic absenteeism, versus 16% districtwide and 18% statewide, while its graduation rate was 74%, compared with 95% districtwide. Fairfield’s 2025–2026 test results are suppressed, so it is excluded from current-year comparisons.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	95616	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%)	66.1	1775^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.5%		74.6	1392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%	383	50.6			50.6	48.6	56.8	51.3	58.8				54.0	50.0	52.7	41.8	40.0				45.9	≥ 98%		$21,635	$1,129	$20,506
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%)	95.2	85^th of 2135 public high schools	96.0%		97.3	47^th of 2162 public high schools	97.8%	38			69.5	69.5							80.8	80.8							65.7	65.7			$22,703	$954	$21,749
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%)	88.6	291^st of 2740 public middle schools	89.4%		91.6	234^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.5%	57		55.7		55.7					66.5	66.9		66.7					66.1	66.2		66.1			$26,319	$1,832	$24,487
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%)	93.9	170^th of 2740 public middle schools	93.8%		95.3	143^rd of 2761 public middle schools	94.8%	27		66.5		66.5					72.3	73.2		72.7					71.0	76.7		73.5			$22,727	$930	$21,797
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%)	28.8	1507^th of 2135 public high schools	29.4%		21.1	1670^th of 2162 public high schools	22.8%	163			22.2	22.2							30.8	30.8							15.4	15.4			$36,354	$5,396	$30,958
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%)	91.8	552^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	90.5%		89.5	687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%	135	61.5			61.5	75.3	66.7	66.7	79.1				72.1	80.5	73.2	62.6	75.3				72.6	≥ 98%		$21,404	$1,129	$20,275
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-6	5215 Hamel St.	Davis	95616	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%)	92.4	514^th of 5817 public elementary schools	91.2%		91.9	555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%	41	68.9			68.9	57.3	80.0	82.0	79.2				74.8	67.1	81.8	74.2	65.4				72.4	≥ 98%		$24,728	$1,808	$22,920
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%)	81.4	1069^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.6%		88.3	755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%	314	40.3			40.3	55.7	69.1	58.7	71.9				63.6	69.1	67.7	52.5	64.9				63.8	≥ 98%		$21,930	$930	$21,000
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%)	92.9	487^th of 5817 public elementary schools	91.6%		91.9	554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%	67	75.6			75.6	66.7	76.0	85.1	69.0				74.6	62.1	82.7	70.1	72.6				72.1	≥ 98%		$21,606	$930	$20,676
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%)	83.3	996^th of 5817 public elementary schools	82.9%		82.2	1068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%	72	70.4			70.4	62.0	66.7	71.4	62.1				65.6	52.0	57.4	64.3	55.0				57.3	≥ 98%		$26,413	$2,060	$24,353
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)																							$20,409	$930	$19,479
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)				60.0								54.2					45.5			50.0			$29,367	$930	$28,437
Marguerite Montgomery Elementary	Public	K-6	1441 Danbury Dr.	Davis	95616	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%)	64.4	1858^th of 5817 public elementary schools	68.1%		59.3	2096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%	238	44.4			44.4	43.6	54.8	53.7	45.0				49.2	58.7	51.6	46.3	45.0				50.6	97%	0%	$22,994	$1,296	$21,698
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%)	66.3	780^th of 2740 public middle schools	71.5%		75.6	573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	79.2%	207		41.6		41.6					57.5	47.1		52.7					50.8	41.8		46.7			$23,859	$1,205	$22,654
Fred T. Korematsu Elementary at Mace Ranch	Public	K-6	3100 Loyola Dr.	Davis	95616	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%)	71.9	1489^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.4%		72.7	1487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.6%	2	43.8			43.8	62.1	63.8	54.0	56.9				59.1	70.2	50.0	40.9	47.5				51.4	≥ 98%		$21,672	$1,149	$20,523
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%)	84.1	315^th of 2135 public high schools	85.2%		93.9	123^rd of 2162 public high schools	94.3%	192		67.0	57.3	63.0					80.0	69.7	66.7	72.4					60.0	57.8	46.0	55.4			$17,681	$878	$16,803
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)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodland Joint Unified	5.76 mi	17	1017^th
Yolo County Office of Education	6.95 mi	5
Washington Unified	8.71 mi	16	1055^th
Dixon Unified	8.87 mi	8	1217^th
Empowering Possibilities International Charter District	8.92 mi	1	878^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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