Summary:
Nine elementary schools in zip code 95616 are part of Davis Joint Unified: eight serve grades K–6, while Fairfield Elementary serves K–3. In 2025–26, the eight schools with reported scores averaged 64% in ELA, 61% in math and 57% in science—about 15, 22 and 21 points above California, respectively. All eight were above the state in math and science, and seven were above it in ELA. The main takeaway is that the area performs strongly compared with the state, but school results vary considerably.
Pioneer Elementary led ELA at 74.8%, just ahead of Robert E. Willett Elementary at 74.6%; both round to 75%. North Davis Elementary led math at 73%, narrowly ahead of Pioneer at 72%. Willett led science at 76%, 5 points above runner-up Patwin Elementary. At the other end, Marguerite Montgomery Elementary had the lowest ELA score, 49%—15 points below the school average. Birch Lane Elementary was lowest in math at 46%, 15 points below average, and Cesar Chavez Elementary was lowest in science at 40%, 17 points below average. Cesar Chavez’s ELA and math, however, were both above the school averages.
From 2024–25 to 2025–26, the eight-school averages dipped about 1 point in ELA and science and were essentially unchanged in math; because state scores rose, the schools’ lead narrowed by 1 point in ELA, 1 in math and 4 in science. There were exceptions: Marguerite improved in all three subjects, while Birch Lane declined in all three. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 statewide percentiles were 91 for Pioneer and North Davis and 92 for Willett. Ratios ranged from 21.9 students per teacher at Marguerite to 25.7 at North Davis. For 2024–25, most schools reported the share free/reduced lunch eligible, ranging from 23% at Cesar Chavez to 36% at Patwin; Willett instead reported 15% directly certified for free meals, a different measure. Fairfield’s 2025–26 scores are suppressed, so it is not included in the score comparisons.
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