Is Birch Lane Elementary a good school?

Birch Lane Elementary ranks 1516 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Birch Lane Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 555 students attended Birch Lane Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Birch Lane Elementary?

Students at Birch Lane Elementary are 52% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Birch Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Birch Lane Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High High : Davis Senior High

Birch Lane Elementary

Summary:

Birch Lane Elementary is a public elementary school located in Davis, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 555 students. It is part of the Davis Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 231 out of 1,568 school districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Birch Lane Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, Birch Lane's proficiency rates in ELA/Literacy ranged from 47.89% to 67.47%, compared to the state average of 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, Birch Lane's proficiency rates ranged from 43.28% to 47.67%, compared to the state average of 34.31% to 45.64%. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also strong, with proficiency rates of 58.33% in 5th grade, compared to the state average of 32.68%. Birch Lane performs particularly well for its female, Asian, and disabled student populations, ranking in the top 25%, top 50%, and top 20% of California elementary schools, respectively.

However, Birch Lane has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.9% in 2018-2019 to 24.3% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district average of 19.77% and the state average of 19.89%. Additionally, the school's performance for its male, Hispanic, and white student populations is more average, ranking in the middle 50% of California elementary schools. When compared to other top-performing schools in the district, such as Cesar Chavez Elementary and Robert E. Willett Elementary, Birch Lane's academic performance is slightly lower, though it still outperforms the district average.

Detail:

Public K-6

1600 Birch Ln.
Davis, CA 95616-1499

(530) 757-5395

District: Davis Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1516^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Birch Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High
High:	Davis Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.2

Number of students: 555

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

Hispanic:

17.1%

Asian:

16.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 18.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Birch Lane Elementary ranks better than 74.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Davis Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.63. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Birch Lane Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.7%), Hispanic (17.1%), Asian (16%). (See more...)

Compare Details 18.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Birch Lane Elementary is 23.2. 4 elementary schools in the Davis Joint Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Birch Lane Elementary employs 23.8 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Birch Lane Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Birch Lane Elementary 1516^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Birch Lane Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Davis Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Davis Joint Unified 231^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Birch Lane Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Birch Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	72.95	1192^nd	4809	75.2%
2005	72.52	1225^th	4822	74.6%
2006	77.87	1034^th	4818	78.5%
2007	77.66	1063^rd	5113	79.2%
2008	75.43	1167^th	5113	77.2%
2009	76.80	1141^st	5193	78.0%
2010	70.23	1444^th	5314	72.8%
2011	65.13	1736^th	5377	67.7%
2012	75.88	1227^th	5390	77.2%
2013	81.04	1002^nd	5530	81.9%
2015	83.82	946^th	5611	83.1%
2016	82.21	1038^th	5614	81.5%
2017	83.55	977^th	5692	82.8%
2018	78.40	1205^th	5662	78.7%
2019	75.49	1366^th	5789	76.4%
2022	81.86	1104^th	5883	81.2%
2023	78.81	1214^th	5874	79.3%
2024	71.63	1516^th	5862	74.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Birch Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	92.03	3^rd	445	99.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Birch Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	62.82	758^th	3246	76.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Birch Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	80.51	302^nd	2420	87.5%
2024	68.43	525^th	2634	80.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Birch Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.86	1456^th	5084	71.4%
2019	57.25	1936^th	5173	62.6%
2022	51.79	2177^th	5264	58.6%
2023	58.49	1838^th	5374	65.8%
2024	63.00	1622^nd	5511	70.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Birch Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.89	954^th	5413	82.4%
2019	76.74	1228^th	5492	77.6%
2022	85.66	832^nd	5635	85.2%
2023	73.60	1339^th	5617	76.2%
2024	75.39	1276^th	5605	77.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Birch Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.25	281^st	2128	86.8%
2019	87.12	229^th	2585	91.1%
2022	74.97	368^th	2227	83.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Birch Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.31	1387^th	5431	74.5%
2019	71.28	1466^th	5510	73.4%
2022	74.86	1325^th	5663	76.6%
2023	81.23	1037^th	5650	81.6%
2024	64.44	1768^th	5636	68.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Birch Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.70	883^rd	1071	17.6%
2019	26.18	931^st	1149	19.0%
2022	64.93	494^th	1154	57.2%
2023	75.61	258^th	1190	78.3%
2024	52.03	733^rd	1203	39.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Birch Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.30	1943^rd	4830	59.8%
2019	29.08	3754^th	4963	24.4%
2022	49.02	2271^st	5084	55.3%
2023	56.16	1883^rd	5098	63.1%
2024	63.65	1488^th	5102	70.8%

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Rank History for White students at Birch Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.05	1128^th	2737	58.8%
2019	53.77	1430^th	2834	49.5%
2022	59.77	1169^th	2726	57.1%
2023	56.68	1243^rd	2662	53.3%
2024	48.13	1464^th	2647	44.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Birch Lane Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	457	22	23	40	8	n/a	n/a	0	550
1989	453	15	26	48	7	n/a	n/a	0	549
1990	453	17	30	53	10	n/a	n/a	0	563
1991	432	26	39	52	13	n/a	n/a	0	562
1992	427	19	41	58	10	n/a	n/a	0	555
1993	393	15	30	35	7	n/a	n/a	0	480
1994	402	14	36	52	11	n/a	n/a	0	515
1995	377	21	43	52	9	n/a	n/a	0	502
1996	377	21	43	52	9	n/a	n/a	0	502
1997	393	15	49	49	6	n/a	n/a	0	512
1998	402	18	53	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	522
1999	405	15	52	58	3	n/a	n/a	0	533
2000	469	24	76	58	4	n/a	n/a	0	631
2001	487	25	73	54	3	n/a	n/a	11	653
2002	525	29	87	55	2	n/a	n/a	6	704
2003	525	29	87	55	2	n/a	n/a	6	704
2004	479	19	89	58	7	n/a	n/a	2	654
2005	450	16	88	58	6	n/a	n/a	5	623
2006	408	54	89	53	5	n/a	n/a	5	614
2007	432	14	83	48	3	n/a	n/a	6	586
2008	431	16	65	53	4	n/a	n/a	0	569
2009	425	19	77	71	6	0	18	0	616
2010	395	16	73	77	6	0	25	0	592
2011	364	23	72	94	6	2	33	0	594
2012	368	21	64	105	9	4	39	0	610
2013	365	20	68	93	7	4	41	0	598
2014	376	18	78	82	5	3	44	0	606
2015	378	9	86	86	3	5	41	0	608
2016	368	17	89	89	3	2	42	0	610
2017	354	11	94	97	2	1	50	0	609
2018	323	15	86	91	2	0	58	0	575
2019	343	10	91	81	6	0	52	0	583
2020	335	13	95	90	5	0	54	0	592
2021	309	8	84	87	3	0	47	0	538
2022	297	17	74	85	4	1	52	1	531
2023	287	14	89	95	6	0	63	1	555

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Birch Lane Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	550	22.5	24.4	n/a
1989	549	22.6	24.2	n/a
1990	563	24.5	22.9	n/a
1991	562	24.4	23.0	n/a
1992	555	24.8	22.3	18.4
1993	480	20.8	23.1	11.9
1994	515	23.2	22.2	14.8
1995	502	23.4	21.5	21.1
1996	502	23.4	21.5	21.1
1997	512	27.9	18.4	19.3
1998	522	27.9	18.7	24.9
1999	533	28.6	18.6	17.4
2000	631	32.7	19.3	17
2001	653	33.5	19.5	16.4
2002	704	38.5	18.3	14.5
2003	704	38.5	18.3	14.5
2004	654	34.5	19.0	16.4
2005	623	32.6	19.1	15.7
2006	614	31.4	19.6	14.9
2007	586	29.9	19.6	19.8
2008	569	33.4	17.0	18.1
2009	616	30.3	18.4	21.1
2010	592	32.1	18.4	25.2
2011	594	n/a	n/a	24.7
2012	610	26.0	23.4	n/a
2013	598	23.2	25.7	28.8
2014	606	23.5	25.7	25.2
2015	608	26.0	23.3	26.5
2016	610	24.0	25.4	22.8
2017	609	26.6	22.8	22.8
2018	575	25.6	22.3	25
2019	583	26.7	21.7	23.7
2020	592	n/a	n/a	22.3
2021	538	26.6	20.1	19.9
2022	531	26.0	20.3	19.8
2023	555	23.8	23.2	18.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Birch Lane Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	550	22.5	24.4	n/a
1989	549	22.6	24.2	n/a
1990	563	24.5	22.9	n/a
1991	562	24.4	23.0	n/a
1992	555	24.8	22.3	18.4
1993	480	20.8	23.1	11.9
1994	515	23.2	22.2	14.8
1995	502	23.4	21.5	21.1
1996	502	23.4	21.5	21.1
1997	512	27.9	18.4	19.3
1998	522	27.9	18.7	24.9
1999	533	28.6	18.6	17.4
2000	631	32.7	19.3	17
2001	653	33.5	19.5	16.4
2002	704	38.5	18.3	14.5
2003	704	38.5	18.3	14.5
2004	654	34.5	19.0	16.4
2005	623	32.6	19.1	15.7
2006	614	31.4	19.6	14.9
2007	586	29.9	19.6	19.8
2008	569	33.4	17.0	18.1
2009	616	30.3	18.4	21.1
2010	592	32.1	18.4	25.2
2011	594	n/a	n/a	24.7
2012	610	26.0	23.4	n/a
2013	598	23.2	25.7	28.8
2014	606	23.5	25.7	25.2
2015	608	26.0	23.3	26.5
2016	610	24.0	25.4	22.8
2017	609	26.6	22.8	22.8
2018	575	25.6	22.3	25
2019	583	26.7	21.7	23.7
2020	592	n/a	n/a	22.3
2021	538	26.6	20.1	19.9
2022	531	26.0	20.3	19.8
2023	555	23.8	23.2	18.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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