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Which teacher or staff member at Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
533
Middle
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061062011541
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High
4000 East Covell Blvd., Davis, CA 95618 · (530) 757-5330 · Yolo County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
232 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 179 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 178 | 33% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High→Davis Senior High
Based on grade levels within Davis Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.1pp since 2014
Math
48.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.9% | 31.1% | 17.5% | 24.6% |
| Math | 30.9% | 17.4% | 23.1% | 28.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 45.1% |
| 2022-23 | 54.2% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.9% | 47.9% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 54.5% |
| 2017-18 | 64.1% | 59.5% |
| 2016-17 | 63.0% | 58.3% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High this school | 533 | 43.5% | 51.8% |
| Riverside Meadows Intermediate Plumas Lake | 528 | 43.9% | 37.1% |
| Sierra Madre Middle Sierra Madre | 597 | 39.2% | 63.5% |
| De Portola Middle San Diego | 680 | 45.0% | 64.7% |
| Pleasant Hill Middle Pleasant Hill | 738 | 44.4% | 49.3% |
| Magnolia Science Academy San Diego San Diego | 464 | 34.1% | N/A |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Yolo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #326 of 1,224 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #291 of 1,227 ▲ 30 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #357 of 1,227 ▼ 6 | #3 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #180 of 1,214 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #872 of 1,377 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #489 of 1,279 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #108 of 1,278 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #1,013 of 1,329 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #485 of 930 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
533
-74 (-12%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 533 | 26.5 | 20.1:1 | 44% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 26.5 | 20.8:1 | 28% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 27.4 | 20.6:1 | 29% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 31% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 29.7 | 21.3:1 | 29% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 29 | 21.4:1 | 26% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 736 | N/A | N/A | 22% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (631 to 533); teachers down 11% (29.7 to 26.5).
About Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High, located in Davis, California, is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. It serves 533 students in grades 7 through 9.
Davis Joint Unified enrolls 8,241 students in 16 schools, including Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 39%. Smaller groups are 32% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. County-wide, 49% of Yolo County residents are White. By the diversity index, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High comes in at 71%.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High counts 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20.1 students for each one. Middle schools in California average about 20.7:1, a similar figure. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 59% for public schools in Yolo County.
allk12 grades Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High a B. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High is 2.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (51.8% versus 54.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Yolo County census figures show that median household income is about $91,752, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High is among the 67 public schools in Yolo County.
The school nearest to Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High is Fred T. Korematsu Elementary at Mace Ranch, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 607 in 2020-21 and 533 in 2024-25, a decrease of 74 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Yolo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
220,564
Census ACS
Median income
$91,752
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
29,820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davis Joint Unified
- Davis Senior HighHigh · 1,755 students
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior HighMiddle · 588 students
- Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- Birch Lane ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Da Vinci Charter AcademyHigh · 562 students
- North Davis ElementaryElementary · 552 students
Other schools in Davis
- Davis Senior HighHigh · 1,755 students
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior HighMiddle · 588 students
- Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- Birch Lane ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Da Vinci Charter AcademyHigh · 562 students
- North Davis ElementaryElementary · 552 students
Nearby schools
- Fred T. Korematsu Elementary at Mace Ranch0.5 mi · 509
- Pioneer Elementary1.2 mi · 572
- Birch Lane Elementary1.4 mi · 571
- Marguerite Montgomery Elementary1.7 mi · 457
- Da Vinci Charter Academy1.9 mi · 562
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High2.0 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior HighHow large is Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High?
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High enrolls approximately 533 students in grades 07-09.
Is Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High is approximately 20.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High?
Student demographics at Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High are roughly 39% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Black, 15% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High public or private?
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davis Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.