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Davis Senior High

Public Grades 10-12

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 98% of California high schools

Summary

Davis Senior High is a large, top-ranked public high school serving grades 10-12 to approximately 1,755 students in the academically strong Davis Joint Unified district.

The school is a consistent state leader, ranking in the 98th percentile for 2024-2025, with academic proficiency rates that dramatically outpace nearby schools. For example, its math proficiency is more than double that of the next highest local school, Da Vinci Charter Academy, and triple that of schools in neighboring districts like Dixon High and Woodland Senior High. It maintains a high 94% graduation rate and excels at serving students from all backgrounds, with effectiveness ratings in the 95th percentile or higher for students with economic needs and those in special education.

Notably, Davis Senior High has maintained its elite performance even as the percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch has risen significantly, demonstrating a strong and adaptive academic foundation. An area for attention is its chronic absenteeism rate, which, at 20%, is higher than the district average. The analysis also reveals a stark contrast within its own district, where the high-performing Davis Senior High and Da Vinci Charter Academy operate alongside Martin Luther King High, an alternative program with much lower performance metrics, highlighting the district's different approaches to student needs.

1,755

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,540

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 West 14th St.
Davis, CA 95616-1914

(530) 757-5400

District: Davis Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Davis Senior High:

Elementary:	Birch Lane Elementary
	Fred T. Korematsu Elementary at Mace Ranch
	Marguerite Montgomery Elementary
	North Davis Elementary
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	Patwin Elementary
	Pioneer Elementary
	Robert E. Willett Elementary
Middle:	Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High
	Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High
	Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.1%

Hispanic:

24.0%

Asian:

21.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg65%

California avg41%

47^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	97.3	47 of 2162	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	110 of 2159	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	130 of 2170	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	101 of 2123	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	14 of 1290	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	76 of 2133	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	91 of 2017	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	90 of 2021	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	95.9	51 of 2039	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	95.8	57 of 1994	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	69.9	304 of 2426	87.5%	★★★★☆
2012	62.6	474 of 2354	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	70.1	305 of 2367	87.1%	★★★★☆
2010	70.8	270 of 2281	88.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	197 of 2238	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	77.9	151 of 2117	92.9%	★★★★★
2007	77.4	156 of 2063	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	75.5	191 of 1968	90.3%	★★★★★
2005	71.6	226 of 1901	88.1%	★★★★☆
2004	73.9	133 of 1653	92.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	23 of 523	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	89 of 521	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	97.6	8 of 522	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	98 of 582	83.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	39 of 585	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	76 of 573	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	134 of 591	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	88 of 581	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	96 of 582	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	62 of 581	89.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.6	382 of 1161	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.2	90 of 1117	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	42 of 1052	96.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.3	554 of 1085	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	490 of 1064	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	921 of 1044	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	741 of 941	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	95.9	36 of 938	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	43 of 1906	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	95 of 1915	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	80 of 1915	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	101 of 1858	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	23 of 1054	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	47 of 1833	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	80 of 1760	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	129 of 1900	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	354 of 1902	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	372 of 1917	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	340 of 1861	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	152 of 1814	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	212 of 1742	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	100 of 2013	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	269 of 2026	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	754 of 2030	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	480 of 1943	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.6	52 of 1126	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	404 of 1937	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	344 of 1862	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	56 of 1942	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	116 of 1948	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	181 of 1963	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	92 of 1916	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	17 of 1122	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	121 of 1880	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	110 of 1834	94.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	46 of 577	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	69.3	174 of 574	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	31 of 541	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	79 of 515	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	21 of 422	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	49 of 366	86.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	62 of 1252	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	62.6	308 of 1216	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	286 of 1197	76.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	16 of 1155	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	65 of 1173	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	62 of 1193	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	37 of 1204	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	100 of 1222	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	78 of 1173	93.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy86%+37 vs state

Science73%+40 vs state

Mathematics70%+32 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)				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/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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$17,540	$16,586	$954
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	$41,370	$35,974	$5,396
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	$28,770	$27,892	$878
Pioneer High	Public	9-12	1400 Pioneer Ave.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 406-1148	1,582	78	20.2	71.1%	220 (13.9%)	25 (1.6%)	1,080 (68.3%)	172 (10.9%)	11 (0.7%)	10 (0.6%)	58 (3.7%)	51.7	1000^th of 2162 public high schools	53.7%		49.4	1014^th of 2159 public high schools	53.0%	14		27.1	27.3	27.1			52.8	52.8			22.7	22.7	$12,649	$11,790	$859
Dan Jacobs	Public	7-12	2880 East Gibson Rd.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Yolo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 406-5300	8	1	8.0		1 (12.5%)	1 (12.5%)	5 (62.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$55,351	$52,322	$3,029
Dixon Community Day	Public	7-12	295 East C St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6340	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Maine Prairie High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	200 North Lincoln St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6340	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	10.9	1973^rd of 2162 public high schools	8.7%		10.2	2059^th of 2159 public high schools	4.6%	86		5.0		12.5			5.0	5.0			5.0	5.0	$53,011	$49,008	$4,003
Dixon High	Public	9-12	555 College Way	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6330	990	41	23.9	57.7%	233 (23.5%)	19 (1.9%)	618 (62.4%)	37 (3.7%)	8 (0.8%)	9 (0.9%)	64 (6.5%)	53.3	965^th of 2162 public high schools	55.4%		47.3	1074^th of 2159 public high schools	50.3%	109		30.2		29.7			52.4	52.4			22.5	22.5	$21,515	$20,594	$921
Cesar Chavez Community	Public	7-12	255 West Beamer St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Yolo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 668-3090	47	5	9.4	68.1%	10 (21.3%)	5 (10.6%)	32 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$41,762	$37,516	$4,246
Woodland Senior High	Public	9-12	21 North West St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-4678	1,155	58	19.8	76.6%	174 (15.1%)	11 (1.0%)	874 (75.7%)	34 (2.9%)	8 (0.7%)	7 (0.6%)	45 (3.9%)	36.5	1345^th of 2162 public high schools	37.8%		45.5	1113^th of 2159 public high schools	48.4%	232		19.9	0.0	19.1			45.6	45.6			13.6	13.6	$21,350	$12,774	$8,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Davis Senior High

What district is Davis Senior High in?

Davis Joint Unified

What schools feed into Davis Senior High?

Davis Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Birch Lane Elementary
Elementary : Fred T. Korematsu Elementary at Mace Ranch
Elementary : Marguerite Montgomery Elementary
Elementary : North Davis Elementary
Elementary : Patwin Elementary
Elementary : Pioneer Elementary
Elementary : Robert E. Willett Elementary
Middle : Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High
Middle : Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High
Middle : Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Davis Senior High?

Students at Davis Senior High are 42% White, 24% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Davis Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,755 students attended Davis Senior High.

Is Davis Senior High a good school?

Yes! Davis Senior High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 47^th of 2162 California high schools.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.