Davis Joint Unified School District
Serves Davis, and parts of West Sacramento.
Davis’ School Grade A better than 89% of California school districts
What stands out about Davis Joint Unified School District
- Its letter, A: results better than 89% of California districts
- Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
- Spends 18% less per student than the CA average
- 22 students per teacher
- Debt of $180.7M, about $21,921 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A: better than 89% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Davis. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. CA
2021–22 · class of 202391% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
16 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.
Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.