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North Davis Elementary

Public Grades K-6
552nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 91% of California elementary schools
Summary

North Davis Elementary is a K–6 school in Davis, California, serving 552 students in a community with several nearby elementary-school options. Its clearest distinction is mathematics: it ranked first among nine nearby K–6 schools with reported all-grade results, and its 2025–26 proficiency rate was 34 percentage points above California’s.

Results were strong compared with the state and district across all three reported subjects: 72% of students were proficient in English language arts, 73% in math, and 62% in science. Those rates were 23, 34, and 26 points above state results, and 5, 11, and 2 points above Davis Joint Unified, respectively. Against nearby schools, North Davis ranked third in ELA, first in math, and fourth in science. Its math rate was 17 points above the nearby-school average of 56%, while science was its least distinctive subject among those schools. ELA results also varied by grade: fourth- and fifth-grade proficiency was 67% in each, close to district rates, while third- and sixth-grade results were stronger.

Over time, math improved most, rising 9 percentage points from 2022–23 to 2025–26; ELA rose 1 point and science fell 1 point. SchoolDigger rated North Davis in the 91st statewide percentile, with 5 stars, tied with Pioneer Elementary and just below Robert E. Willett Elementary at the 92nd percentile. The school’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 25.7, above the nearby reported range of 21.9–24.4; 27% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, toward the lower end among nearby schools reporting that same measure. SchoolDigger’s Hispanic Students ranking fell from the 94th percentile in 2023–24 to the 73rd in 2025–26, while its Multi-racial Students ranking was at the 27th percentile, well below the school’s overall ranking; the latter measure is available for only one year.

552
Students ?
25.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,404
Per pupil spending ?
27.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 555 East 14th St.
       Davis, CA  95616-2097

(530) 757-5475

District: Davis Joint Unified


Students who attend North Davis Elementary usually attend:

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

White:
45.3%
Asian:
23.6%
Hispanic:
15.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school71%
District avg63%
California avg42%
552nd of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Davis Joint Unified
213th of 1,530Davis 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202691.8552 of 581790.5%★★★★★
202589.5687 of 585788.3%★★★★☆
202491.8587 of 586990.0%★★★★★
202390.5677 of 585988.4%★★★★☆
202288.6770 of 588386.9%★★★★☆
201989.5665 of 578988.5%★★★★☆
201892.5480 of 566291.5%★★★★★
201790.6605 of 569289.4%★★★★☆
201688.9682 of 561487.9%★★★★☆
201590.7585 of 561189.6%★★★★☆
201384.7777 of 553085.9%★★★★☆
201287.4589 of 539089.1%★★★★☆
201187.2629 of 537788.3%★★★★☆
201092.2318 of 531494.0%★★★★★
200991.3398 of 519392.3%★★★★★
200890.1476 of 511390.7%★★★★★
200792.6375 of 511392.7%★★★★★
200691.7395 of 481891.8%★★★★★
200592.5356 of 482292.6%★★★★★
200494.4266 of 480994.5%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202661.3581 of 121052.0%★★★☆☆
202553.3717 of 120340.4%★★☆☆☆
202463.1559 of 120553.6%★★★☆☆
202350.0746 of 119037.3%★★☆☆☆
202248.7737 of 115436.1%★★☆☆☆
201962.2515 of 114955.2%★★★☆☆
201876.5224 of 107179.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202297.462 of 222797.2%★★★★★
201972.6464 of 258582.1%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201997.066 of 327598.0%★★★★★
201899.329 of 324699.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202683.4905 of 558183.8%★★★★☆
202580.41064 of 559781.0%★★★★☆
202488.1710 of 561287.3%★★★★☆
202386.9799 of 560985.8%★★★★☆
202289.4671 of 563588.1%★★★★☆
201989.5592 of 549289.2%★★★★☆
201891.1505 of 541390.7%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202666.91361 of 509473.3%★★★★☆
202571.71125 of 510778.0%★★★★☆
202490.7326 of 510793.6%★★★★★
202386.7482 of 508790.5%★★★★★
202287.2465 of 508490.9%★★★★★
201963.51497 of 496369.8%★★★☆☆
201864.41421 of 483070.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202676.4937 of 542382.7%★★★★☆
202570.71249 of 546077.1%★★★★☆
202489.2476 of 551791.4%★★★★★
202367.61356 of 536374.7%★★★★☆
202273.11027 of 526480.5%★★★★☆
201966.21400 of 517372.9%★★★★☆
201878.3757 of 508485.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202694.5273 of 560395.1%★★★★★
202592.5428 of 562892.4%★★★★★
202492.1480 of 564391.5%★★★★★
202389.5650 of 563888.5%★★★★☆
202284.3907 of 566384.0%★★★★☆
201986.7747 of 551086.4%★★★★☆
201891.0511 of 543190.6%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.4550 of 75327.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202495.1108 of 263595.9%★★★★★
202388.5189 of 242092.2%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202688.5126 of 253695.0%★★★★★
202580.3404 of 259884.4%★★★★☆
202483.1313 of 265188.2%★★★★☆
202383.0305 of 266188.5%★★★★☆
202279.8461 of 272683.1%★★★★☆
201981.1430 of 283484.8%★★★★☆
201888.1148 of 273794.6%★★★★★
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)
English Language Learner (2019)98th percentile+9 vs school
Disabled (2022)97th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2024)96th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)95th percentile+5 vs school
White (2026)95th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)84th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-17 vs school
Asian (2026)52nd percentile-39 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile-64 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics73%+34 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state
Science62%+26 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about North Davis Elementary

Students who attend North Davis Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended North Davis Elementary.

Students at North Davis Elementary are 45% White, 24% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

Yes. North Davis Elementary ranks in the top 9.5% of California elementary schools.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


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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