Total enrollment
8,241
+21 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Davis Joint Unified
California · 8,241 students · 1 city
17 public K-12 schools operate under Davis Joint Unified in California, teaching roughly 8,241 students (10 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Davis Joint Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Davis Joint Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #66 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,241 | #183 of 587 | #1,140 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #131 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #309 of 587 | #8,658 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 32.0% | #482 of 587 | #6,436 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #41 of 530 | #293 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Davis Joint Unified
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Davis Senior High at 74.1% proficient to Marguerite Montgomery Elementary at 46.1%, a gap of 28.0 points. That is the 231st widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 8,620 to 8,241 students (down 4%) and from 381 to 380 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Senior High | Davis | High | 10-12 | 1,755 |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High | Davis | Middle | 07-09 | 588 |
| Pioneer Elementary | Davis | Elementary | KG-06 | 572 |
| Birch Lane Elementary | Davis | Elementary | KG-06 | 571 |
| Da Vinci Charter Academy | Davis | High | 07-12 | 562 |
| North Davis Elementary | Davis | Elementary | KG-06 | 552 |
| Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High | Davis | Middle | 07-09 | 533 |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High | Davis | Middle | 07-09 | 524 |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary | Davis | Elementary | KG-06 | 510 |
| Fred T. Korematsu Elementary at Mace Ranch | Davis | Elementary | KG-06 | 509 |
| Robert E. Willett Elementary | Davis | Elementary | KG-06 | 506 |
| Marguerite Montgomery Elementary | Davis | Elementary | KG-06 | 457 |
| Patwin Elementary | Davis | Elementary | KG-06 | 379 |
| Davis School for Independent Study | Davis | Combined | KG-12 | 124 |
| Martin Luther King High | Davis | High | 09-12 | 51 |
| Fairfield Elementary | Davis | Elementary | KG-03 | 48 |
| Davis Special Education Pre-School | Davis | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Davis Joint Unified
Davis Joint Unified administers 17 public schools across California, collectively instructing roughly 8,241 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Davis Joint Unified comprises 10 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Davis Joint Unified is about 485, below the California average of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Davis Joint Unified has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,220 students to 8,241.
On allk12, the community for Davis Joint Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.