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.
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Detail:
Public K-6
District:
Davis Joint Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1516th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools
Students who attend Birch Lane Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 23.2
Number of students: 555
Racial breakdown:
White:
51.7%
Hispanic:
17.1%
Asian:
16.0%
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Two or more races:
11.4%
African American:
2.5%
American Indian:
1.1%
Not Specified:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 18.6%
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