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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061062001180
North Davis Elementary
555 East 14th St., Davis, CA 95616 · (530) 757-5475 · Yolo County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
150 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
70%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
67.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.6% | 28.8% | 16.5% | 15.0% |
| Math | 40.2% | 27.5% | 18.7% | 13.6% |
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 | 68.5% | 67.7% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 71.2% |
| 2022-23 | 71.2% | 63.8% |
| 2021-22 | 68.5% | 66.3% |
| 2018-19 | 69.5% | 71.8% |
| 2017-18 | 76.4% | 73.0% |
| 2016-17 | 71.4% | 68.2% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 67.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 North Davis Elementary
North Davis Elementary's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Davis Elementary this school | 552 | 27.2% | 69.7% |
| Sequoia Elementary Pleasant Hill | 594 | 22.7% | 69.2% |
| Gold Ridge Elementary Folsom | 496 | 26.8% | 59.3% |
| Junction Elementary Roseville | 645 | 28.2% | 64.7% |
| Castlebay Lane Charter Porter Ranch | 666 | 26.7% | 73.1% |
| Fairburn Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 466 | 24.7% | 77.7% |
Matched among California elementary 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 North Davis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Yolo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #660 of 5,151 | #2 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #702 of 5,172 ▼ 159 | #4 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #823 of 5,172 ▼ 196 | #3 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #3,119 of 5,116 | #10 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #1,835 of 5,915 | #10 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #4,773 of 5,352 | #32 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #622 of 5,354 | #7 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #4,881 of 5,625 | #31 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #3,449 of 3,837 | #20 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
552
+38 (+7%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 552 | 21.4 | 25.8:1 | 27% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 22.4 | 25.7:1 | 19% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 21.8 | 24.8:1 | 19% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 21 | 24.5:1 | 19% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 22.5 | 25.6:1 | 22% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 19 | 29.2:1 | 22% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | N/A | N/A | 27% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 14% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 24 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Davis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (574 to 552); teachers down 5% (22.5 to 21.4).
About North Davis Elementary
North Davis Elementary is an elementary school located in Davis, California, in Yolo County. It enrolls 552 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6.
Across its 16 schools, Davis Joint Unified enrolls 8,241 students. North Davis Elementary is one of those schools.
White students account for 45% of enrollment at North Davis Elementary, more than any other group. The remaining students are 24% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. Yolo County residents are about 49% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Davis Elementary scores 70%.
North Davis Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.8:1, with 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 27% at North Davis Elementary. It compares with 59% for public schools in Yolo County.
On the allk12 Grade, North Davis Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 80% of California public elementary schools.
North Davis Elementary scores 69.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 63.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Yolo County show that median household income comes to about $91,752, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yolo County counts 67 public schools with about 29,820 students.
Davis Senior High sits about 0.3 miles from North Davis Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, North Davis Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
North Davis Elementary falls in the Suburb: Small locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 552, compared with 514 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 24.5:1 to 25.8:1.
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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
- Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior HighMiddle · 533 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
- Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior HighMiddle · 533 students
Nearby schools
- Davis Senior High0.3 mi · 1,755
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High0.4 mi · 588
- Martin Luther King High0.6 mi · 51
- Davis School for Independent Study0.7 mi · 124
- Da Vinci Charter Academy0.7 mi · 562
- Cesar Chavez Elementary0.8 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About North Davis ElementaryHow many students attend North Davis Elementary?
North Davis Elementary enrolls approximately 552 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does North Davis Elementary serve?
North Davis Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Davis Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Davis Elementary is approximately 25.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Davis Elementary?
Student demographics at North Davis Elementary are roughly 45% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 24% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees North Davis Elementary?
North Davis Elementary is overseen by Davis Joint Unified in Yolo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.