Birch Lane Elementary

Birch Lane Elementary is an elementary school of reasonably sized scale in Davis, California, run under Davis Joint Unified, caters to 571 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 23% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Within Davis Joint Unified, which oversees 16 schools and 8,241 students, Birch Lane Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Birch Lane Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 19% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 13% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Yolo County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Birch Lane Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Yolo County's rate of about 59%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Birch Lane Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Yolo County shows median household income runs about $91,752, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Yolo County runs 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,820 students), of which Birch Lane Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Birch Lane Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Birch Lane Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Birch Lane Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 575 (now 571). White enrollment moved from 56% to 47% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.