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Robert E. Willett Elementary

Public Grades K-6

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Robert E. Willett Elementary is a top-performing K-6 school serving 506 students within the highly-regarded Davis Joint Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California elementary schools for over a decade.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, significantly outperforming state averages and many nearby schools like Patwin Elementary and Marguerite Montgomery Elementary in core subjects. A key strength is its remarkable effectiveness in supporting economically disadvantaged students, who perform at a level ranking in the 91st percentile statewide. Furthermore, the school fosters a strong, engaged community, evidenced by a chronic absenteeism rate of 9.1%, which is among the lowest in Davis and less than half the rate of some neighboring schools such as Birch Lane Elementary.

While overall performance is excellent, internal data shows some variability, such as a notable dip in 5th-grade math scores that aligns with a district-wide pattern. The school also achieves its strong outcomes efficiently, as it posts higher scores than Marguerite Montgomery Elementary while spending less per student. Within the high-performing Davis Joint Unified district, Robert E. Willett Elementary, along with peers like Pioneer Elementary and North Davis Elementary, represents the top tier, demonstrating that its success is driven by effective practices that benefit all learners.

506

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,218

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1207 Sycamore Ln.
Davis, CA 95616-1740

(530) 757-5460

District: Davis Joint Unified

Students who attend Robert E. Willett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High
High:	Davis Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

Asian:

28.5%

Two or more races:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Davis Joint Unified

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 school74%

District avg65%

California avg41%

554^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	91.9	554 of 5857	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	366 of 5869	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	610 of 5859	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	96.3	254 of 5883	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	205 of 5789	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	243 of 5662	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	95.1	315 of 5692	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.3	356 of 5614	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	95.2	311 of 5611	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	92.2	310 of 5530	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	93.7	173 of 5390	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	91.0	375 of 5377	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	88.8	518 of 5314	90.3%	★★★★★
2009	94.3	203 of 5193	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	97.0	79 of 5113	98.5%	★★★★★
2007	96.4	146 of 5113	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	96.5	134 of 4818	97.2%	★★★★★
2005	96.0	161 of 4822	96.7%	★★★★★
2004	96.2	173 of 4809	96.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	368 of 1203	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	492 of 1205	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	495 of 1190	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.4	136 of 1154	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	98 of 1149	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.1	237 of 1071	77.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	99.9	8 of 3275	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	334 of 5597	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	501 of 5612	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	601 of 5609	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	95.0	302 of 5635	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	126 of 5492	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	128 of 5413	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	1257 of 5107	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	1621 of 5087	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	466 of 5460	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	644 of 5517	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	656 of 5363	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	939 of 5264	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	94.4	167 of 5173	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	257 of 5084	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	756 of 5628	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	95.2	253 of 5643	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	629 of 5638	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	94.5	336 of 5663	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	266 of 5510	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	364 of 5431	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	160 of 718	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	59 of 670	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	65.2	244 of 669	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.5	44 of 610	92.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	530 of 2847	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	356 of 2635	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.8	131 of 2420	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	519 of 2598	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	356 of 2651	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	569 of 2661	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	251 of 2726	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	367 of 2834	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	246 of 2737	91.0%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Mathematics71%+34 vs state

Science64%+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)					% 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert E. Willett Elementary

What schools do graduates of Robert E. Willett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robert E. Willett Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High
High : Davis Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Robert E. Willett Elementary?

Students at Robert E. Willett Elementary are 44% White, 28% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Robert E. Willett Elementary a good school?

Yes. Robert E. Willett Elementary ranks in the top 9.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is Robert E. Willett Elementary in?

Davis Joint Unified

How many students attend Robert E. Willett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Robert E. Willett Elementary.

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