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Patwin Elementary

2222 Shasta Dr., Davis, CA 95616 · (530) 757-5383 · Yolo County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of California public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
138 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5414%
Grade 14913%
Grade 24913%
Grade 35113%
Grade 45815%
Grade 56016%
Grade 65815%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (58).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
19150%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
8222%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
205%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
308%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
5214%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
18950%
Female
18950%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
63.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.9pp since 2014
Math
59.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts42.5%21.5%18.7%17.4%
Math37.0%22.8%21.0%19.2%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2563.9%59.8%
2023-2464.9%61.1%
2022-2367.1%58.1%
2021-2269.4%62.2%
2018-1968.3%59.8%
2017-1868.8%60.9%
2016-1763.7%63.4%
2015-1664.0%59.0%
2014-1556.0%56.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Patwin Elementary

Patwin Elementary's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Patwin Elementary this school37936.4%62.4%
Calabash Charter Academy
Woodland Hills
40932.5%72.4%
Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley
Valley Village
44138.1%N/A
Spring Lake Charter
Santa Rosa
38337.6%52.8%
Kinetic Academy
Huntington Beach
36133.8%N/A
Lupin Hill Elementary
Calabasas
46434.9%68.8%
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 Patwin Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Yolo County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
62.4%#1,005 of 5,151#5 of 28
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
59.8%#1,081 of 5,172
▼ 110
#6 of 29
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.9%#1,087 of 5,172
▼ 125
#6 of 29
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.9pp#755 of 5,116#10 of 29
Enrollment
ranked largest first
379#3,932 of 5,915#27 of 35
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
24.0:1#3,746 of 5,352#26 of 34
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.0%#1,005 of 5,354#13 of 34
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
36.4%#4,489 of 5,625#27 of 33
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.3%#2,389 of 3,837#11 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 2024-25
Enrollment
379
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 21.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537915.824.0:136% (138)
2023-2439917.922.3:121% (85)
2022-2339417.722.3:121% (83)
2020-213641721.4:121% (76)
2017-1843218.123.9:123% (99)
2015-164041526.9:127% (108)
2010-11419N/AN/A26% (109)
2000-015482720.3:114% (79)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patwin Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 12% (432 to 379); teachers down 13% (18.1 to 15.8).

About Patwin Elementary

Patwin Elementary is a public small elementary school in Davis, California. School enrollment was 379 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6.

Patwin Elementary is among 16 schools run by Davis Joint Unified, which serves 8,241 students.

A majority of students at Patwin Elementary, 50%, are White. The remaining shares are 22% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 49% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Patwin Elementary comes in at 67%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 24.0:1, with 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Patwin Elementary is 36%. The 59% average for public schools in Yolo County is 23 points higher.

Patwin Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Patwin Elementary would score about 58.2%. It scores 62.4%, 4.2 points above that figure.

In Yolo County (population about 220,564), median household income is about $91,752, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Patwin Elementary is one of 67 public schools in Yolo County, which together enroll about 29,820 students.

The closest public school to Patwin Elementary is Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Patwin Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Patwin Elementary is 6th of 6 on proficiency.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Federal counts put enrollment at 364 in 2020-21 and 379 in 2024-25, a 4% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 21.4:1 to 24.0:1.

Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Patwin Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Yolo County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Patwin Elementary
District
Davis Joint Unified
Address
2222 Shasta Dr., Davis, CA 95616
Phone
(530) 757-5383
County
Yolo County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
379
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
24.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
138 (36%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
061062001905
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Patwin Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Patwin Elementary?
Patwin Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-06.
Is Patwin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Patwin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Patwin Elementary have?
Patwin Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Patwin Elementary?
Student demographics at Patwin Elementary are roughly 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Patwin Elementary?
Patwin 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.
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