Davis Joint Unified Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Fairfield Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Davis Senior High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Da Vinci Charter Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A+ Davis School For Independent Study (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
6. A Robert E Willett Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
7. A Pioneer Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
8. A Cesar Chavez Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. A North Davis Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
10. A Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High (Middle school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (2)

• A+ Davis Senior High, Davis
• D King Martin Luther High Continuation, Davis

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• B+ Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High, Davis
• A+ Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High, Davis
• A Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High, Davis

Elementary and primary schools (9)

• A- Birch Lane Elementary, Davis
• A Cesar Chavez Elementary, Davis
• A+ Fairfield Elementary, Davis
• B+ Fred T Korematsu Elementary At Mace Ranch, Davis
• B Marguerite Montgomery Elementary, Davis
• A North Davis Elementary, Davis
• A- Patwin Elementary, Davis
• A Pioneer Elementary, Davis
• A Robert E Willett Elementary, Davis

Other schools and academies (2)

• A+ Da Vinci Charter Academy, Davis
• A+ Davis School For Independent Study, Davis

Cities and towns served (1)

• Davis (16)

• State: Best schools in California
• County: Yolo County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 8,361 students with 394 full-time-equivalent teachers and 867 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0610620
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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