Summary:
Zip code 95616 includes three high schools in Davis: Davis Senior High (grades 10–12), Da Vinci Charter Academy (grades 7–12) and Martin Luther King High (grades 9–12). Their 2025–2026 results show a sharp divide: Davis Senior and Da Vinci exceeded state proficiency in all three subjects, while Martin Luther King fell below state rates in all three. The most important finding is that school-level results vary widely within this small area.
Davis Senior stands out as the academic leader, with 81% proficient in ELA, 66% in math and 69% in science—about 6 to 10 percentage points ahead of Da Vinci in each subject. Da Vinci was also above state rates, with 72% in ELA, 55% in math and 63% in science. Martin Luther King had the lowest results: 31% in ELA, 15% in math and 22% in science, between 14 and 23 points below state rates. Its graduation rate was 74%, compared with 97% at Davis Senior and 100% at Da Vinci. In 11th grade, Da Vinci’s results were below district rates in all three subjects, despite its all-grades results being above state rates.
Results declined modestly year over year at Davis Senior and Da Vinci, while Martin Luther King made substantial gains in ELA and math—up 17 and 15 points—but fell 3 points in science. SchoolDigger rankings moved from 110th to 85th for Davis Senior, from 220th to 315th for Da Vinci, and from 2,050th to 1,508th for Martin Luther King between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026. Attendance is another consideration: chronic absenteeism was 22% at Davis Senior, 16% at Da Vinci and 92% at Martin Luther King, against 18% statewide. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible (FRL) shares were 31% at Davis Senior, 25% at Da Vinci and 63% at Martin Luther King; student–teacher ratios were 22.8:1, 18.3:1 and 10.9:1, respectively. These figures provide context, not an explanation for school results.
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