Da Vinci Charter Academy

Da Vinci Charter Academy is a tight-knit senior high in Davis, California, run under Davis Joint Unified. The school instructs 562 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 33% below typical.

Across the 16 schools in Davis Joint Unified (8,241 students total), Da Vinci Charter Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Da Vinci Charter Academy reports that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Yolo County (around 59%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Da Vinci Charter Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Yolo County indicate the typical household earns roughly $91,752 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Da Vinci Charter Academy is one of 67 public schools in Yolo County (combined enrollment of about 29,820 students).

Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Da Vinci Charter Academy ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. Da Vinci Charter Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Da Vinci Charter Academy has contracted 6%, going from 595 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 65% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

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