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Birch Lane Elementary

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Birch Lane Elementary ranks 1392 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Birch Lane Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 571 students in the high-performing Davis Joint Unified school district in Davis, California.

Academically, Birch Lane consistently outperforms California state averages, with about 58% of students proficient in English and 51% in math. However, within its own competitive district, its scores are below the average and notably lower than several nearby schools like Robert E. Willett Elementary and Pioneer Elementary. The school faces a particular challenge with chronic absenteeism, at 16.9%, which is higher than the district average and much higher than schools like Cesar Chavez Elementary (6.1%).

The school's student population has seen a significant increase in economic need in recent years, which may relate to its academic challenges. Despite this, Birch Lane shows a notable strength in effectively serving students with special needs. While it ranks in the 76th percentile statewide, this represents a slight decline from its historical performance, and targeted support in areas like middle-grade math could help it improve relative to its district peers.

571

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,433

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Birch Ln.
Davis, CA 95618-1499

(530) 757-5395

District: Davis Joint Unified

Students who attend Birch Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High
High:	Davis Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Asian:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Davis Joint Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg65%

California avg41%

1,392^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Davis Joint Unified

202^nd of 1,543Davis Joint Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	1392 of 5857	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	1519 of 5869	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	1211 of 5859	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	1104 of 5883	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	1366 of 5789	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	1205 of 5662	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	83.5	977 of 5692	82.8%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	1038 of 5614	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.8	946 of 5611	83.1%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	1002 of 5530	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	75.9	1227 of 5390	77.2%	★★★★☆
2011	65.1	1736 of 5377	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	1444 of 5314	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	1141 of 5193	78.0%	★★★★☆
2008	75.4	1167 of 5113	77.2%	★★★★☆
2007	77.7	1063 of 5113	79.2%	★★★★☆
2006	77.9	1034 of 4818	78.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.5	1225 of 4822	74.6%	★★★★☆
2004	72.9	1192 of 4809	75.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	829 of 1203	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	734 of 1205	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.6	258 of 1190	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	494 of 1154	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.2	931 of 1149	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	883 of 1071	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.0	368 of 2227	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	229 of 2585	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	281 of 2128	86.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	62.8	758 of 3246	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	1194 of 5597	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	1279 of 5612	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	1338 of 5609	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	832 of 5635	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	1228 of 5492	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	954 of 5413	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	2265 of 5107	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	1490 of 5107	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	1882 of 5087	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	2271 of 5084	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	3754 of 4963	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.3	1943 of 4830	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	2326 of 5460	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	1625 of 5517	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	1836 of 5363	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	2177 of 5264	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	1936 of 5173	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	1456 of 5084	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	1531 of 5628	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	1771 of 5643	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.2	1035 of 5638	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	1325 of 5663	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	1466 of 5510	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	1387 of 5431	74.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	92.0	3 of 445	99.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	736 of 2847	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	526 of 2635	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	302 of 2420	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	1060 of 2598	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	1467 of 2651	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	1243 of 2661	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	1169 of 2726	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	1430 of 2834	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	1128 of 2737	58.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2019)99th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)77th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+27 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

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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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Spring Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	2209 Miekle Ave.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 406-3172	387	15	25.8	34.6%	136 (35.1%)	11 (2.8%)	102 (26.4%)	84 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (13.7%)	85.6	900^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.6%		87.7	830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	70	50.0	50.0	60.4	66.7	65.5	80.0	67.9	62.3	61.4	63.0	70.0	64.0							$7,462	$442	$7,020
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Birch Lane Elementary

What schools do graduates of Birch Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Birch Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High
High : Davis Senior High

How many students attend Birch Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Birch Lane Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Birch Lane Elementary?

Students at Birch Lane Elementary are 47% White, 19% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Birch Lane Elementary in?

Davis Joint Unified

Is Birch Lane Elementary a good school?

Birch Lane Elementary ranks 1392^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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