Davis Joint Unified School District
Public
Grades K–12 A+School Grade
Public schools for Davis, and parts of West Sacramento.
At a glance
8,241Students enrolled
17Schools
$17,421Spent per student
22:1Student–teacher ratio
32%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Davis
Grades 7–9
Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High or Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High or Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior HighDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency76%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts89%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$17,421
per student each year · 18% below the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
8,220’20
8,297’21
8,387’22
8,350’23
8,241’24
Students
White · 43%3,554
Hispanic · 24%1,986
Asian · 18%1,448
Two or more races · 11%884
Black · 3%268
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%39
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools17 in district
Pioneer ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 572 students · Davis
PublicBirch Lane ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 571 students · Davis
PublicNorth Davis ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 552 students · Davis
PublicCesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 510 students · Davis
PublicFred T. Korematsu Elementary at Mace RanchElementary · Grades K–6 · 509 students · Davis
PublicRobert E. Willett ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 506 students · Davis
PublicMarguerite Montgomery ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 457 students · Davis
PublicPatwin ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 379 students · Davis
PublicFairfield ElementaryElementary · Grades K–3 · 48 students · Davis
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.