Is Davis High School a good school?

Davis High School ranks 319 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Davis High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,218 students attended Davis High School.

What is the racial makeup of Davis High School?

Students at Davis High School are 89% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Davis High School?

Davis High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Adams Elementary School Elementary : Barge-Lincoln Elementary School Elementary : Garfield Elementary School Elementary : Gilbert Elementary School Elementary : Hoover Elementary School Elementary : K-8 Learning Lab Elementary : Martin Luther King Junior Elementary Elementary : Mcclure Elementary School Elementary : Mckinley Elementary School Elementary : Nob Hill Elementary School Elementary : Ridgeview Elementary Elementary : Robertson Elementary Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School Elementary : Whitney Elementary Middle : Franklin Middle School Middle : Lewis & Clark Middle School Middle : Washington Middle School Middle : Wilson Middle School

Davis High School

Summary:

Davis High School is a public high school located in Yakima, Washington, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,330 students. The school is part of the Yakima School District, which is ranked 230 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Davis High School has a significantly higher Hispanic student population, with 87.81% of students identifying as Hispanic in the 2022-2023 school year. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 16.43% of students were proficient or better in SBAC Math for all grades, compared to the state average of 41.68%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 84.3% in 2018-2019 to 90.0% in 2019-2020, but is still lower than the state average. Additionally, Davis High School has a higher dropout rate compared to the state and district averages, ranging from 3.7% in 2020-2021 to 8.3% in 2018-2019.

While Davis High School faces significant challenges, including a high concentration of Hispanic and low-income students, lower academic performance, and higher dropout rates, the nearby schools in the Yakima School District, such as Yakima Open Doors, Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs, and Stanton Academy, generally have even lower academic performance and higher dropout rates. The school's increased per-student spending, from $10,012 in 2019-2020 to $16,552 in 2021-2022, has not yet translated into significant improvements in academic outcomes, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to the challenges faced by the students.

Detail:

Public 9-12

212 S 6th Ave
Yakima, WA 98902-3303

(509) 573-2500

District: Yakima School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
319^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,552

Feeder schools for Davis High School:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary School
	Barge-Lincoln Elementary School
	Garfield Elementary School
	Gilbert Elementary School
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	Hoover Elementary School
	K-8 Learning Lab
	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary
	Mcclure Elementary School
	Mckinley Elementary School
	Nob Hill Elementary School
	Ridgeview Elementary
	Robertson Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary School
	Whitney Elementary
Middle:	Franklin Middle School
	Lewis & Clark Middle School
	Washington Middle School
	Wilson Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.3

Number of students: 2,218

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

White:

7.9%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Davis High School ranks worse than 73% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Yakima School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.24. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Davis High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.8%), White (7.9%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Davis High School is 18.3. 5 high schools in the Yakima School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Davis High School employs 120.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Davis High School is $16,552. 5 high schools in the Yakima School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Davis High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Davis High School 319^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Davis High School in the ranking list.)

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Yakima School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Yakima School District 230^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Davis High School

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Rank History for all students at Davis High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	17.57	331^st	390	15.1%
2005	21.17	327^th	394	17.0%
2006	16.31	337^th	395	14.7%
2007	18.51	334^th	399	16.3%
2008	31.26	303^rd	396	23.5%
2009	19.54	339^th	402	15.7%
2010	23.80	343^rd	423	18.9%
2011	30.14	319^th	440	27.5%
2012	33.13	319^th	450	29.1%
2013	29.36	347^th	454	23.6%
2015	22.14	285^th	341	16.4%
2016	27.61	250^th	306	18.3%
2017	26.45	243^rd	301	19.3%
2018	25.79	257^th	315	18.4%
2019	20.53	351^st	417	15.8%
2021	13.93	416^th	455	8.6%
2022	23.08	340^th	434	21.7%
2023	26.34	327^th	442	26.0%
2024	29.24	319^th	437	27.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Davis High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	35.85	108^th	163	33.7%
2021	37.95	123^rd	195	36.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Davis High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.12	51^st	65	21.5%
2019	7.49	69^th	69	0.0%
2021	13.96	101^st	102	1.0%
2022	10.84	70^th	70	0.0%
2023	17.91	39^th	44	11.4%
2024	21.40	54^th	68	20.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Davis High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.91	181^st	227	20.3%
2019	26.29	276^th	344	19.8%
2021	18.61	355^th	392	9.4%
2022	27.95	284^th	370	23.2%
2023	32.64	261^st	362	27.9%
2024	37.42	228^th	356	36.0%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Davis High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.64	11^th	20	45.0%
2019	51.05	10^th	25	60.0%
2021	37.15	22^nd	35	37.1%
2022	37.00	21^st	31	32.3%
2023	55.98	12^th	28	57.1%
2024	66.55	5^th	27	81.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Davis High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.56	196^th	243	19.3%
2019	21.54	296^th	358	17.3%
2021	11.07	369^th	390	5.4%
2022	17.50	322^nd	368	12.5%
2023	17.65	307^th	357	14.0%
2024	20.90	287^th	347	17.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Davis High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	17.20	227^th	254	10.6%
2019	16.18	316^th	355	11.0%
2021	16.45	351^st	395	11.1%
2022	24.16	284^th	363	21.8%
2023	28.51	266^th	358	25.7%
2024	31.06	254^th	362	29.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Davis High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.47	118^th	156	24.4%
2019	29.80	178^th	241	26.1%
2021	24.66	228^th	278	18.0%
2022	33.44	177^th	261	32.2%
2023	36.66	155^th	249	37.8%
2024	45.58	126^th	248	49.2%

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Rank History for White students at Davis High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	73.87	52^nd	222	76.6%
2019	59.96	141^st	382	63.1%
2021	37.05	260^th	413	37.0%
2022	55.72	167^th	390	57.2%
2023	66.07	111^th	379	70.7%
2024	49.77	179^th	374	52.1%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, November 21, 2014

So glad I had my daughter enroll here from West Valley, amazing staff and kids! They do everything they can to help the kids succeed, I absolutely love this school and will have the rest of my kids go here when they are old enough because it is just an awesome place with great teachers, coaches, counselors, and just an overall great school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Davis High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1088	85	32	357	80	n/a	n/a	0	1642
1989	1131	99	37	393	57	n/a	n/a	0	1717
1990	1044	95	25	426	48	n/a	n/a	0	1638
1991	967	85	39	446	51	n/a	n/a	0	1588
1992	1016	95	35	528	51	n/a	n/a	0	1725
1993	999	86	28	568	48	n/a	n/a	0	1729
1994	969	80	30	529	54	n/a	n/a	0	1662
1995	907	93	29	617	35	n/a	n/a	0	1681
1996	907	93	29	617	35	n/a	n/a	0	1681
1997	929	93	31	728	34	n/a	n/a	0	1815
1998	880	82	36	726	43	n/a	n/a	0	1767
1999	786	77	32	657	44	n/a	n/a	0	1596
2000	724	78	28	733	33	n/a	n/a	0	1596
2001	678	66	32	807	36	n/a	n/a	0	1619
2002	662	60	24	877	45	n/a	n/a	0	1668
2003	662	60	24	877	45	n/a	n/a	0	1668
2004	647	87	20	899	48	n/a	n/a	0	1701
2005	611	78	19	927	53	n/a	n/a	0	1688
2006	539	97	25	1036	52	n/a	n/a	0	1749
2007	482	81	24	1111	50	n/a	n/a	0	1748
2008	442	85	30	1286	56	n/a	n/a	0	1899
2009	424	80	30	1342	51	n/a	n/a	0	1927
2010	381	72	34	1359	47	n/a	n/a	0	1893
2011	284	38	25	1638	24	1	43	0	2053
2012	275	34	23	1674	16	0	54	0	2076
2013	265	24	16	1710	17	1	58	0	2091
2014	235	26	12	1735	11	0	58	0	2077
2015	240	32	12	1739	10	0	66	0	2099
2016	246	30	13	1793	15	0	67	0	2164
2017	245	22	13	1911	13	0	69	0	2273
2018	262	20	16	2024	14	1	73	0	2410
2019	261	15	15	2080	17	2	58	0	2448
2020	253	11	15	2105	14	2	59	0	2459
2021	258	12	10	2193	23	1	54	0	2551
2022	252	11	12	2256	22	1	57	2	2613
2023	210	12	10	2046	12	0	39	1	2330
2024	176	11	11	1970	11	1	36	2	2218

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 Davis High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1642	76.0	21.6	0
1989	1717	80.0	21.4	n/a
1990	1638	81.9	20.0	0
1991	1588	79.0	20.1	n/a
1992	1725	79.8	21.6	n/a
1993	1729	82.4	21.0	n/a
1994	1662	78.4	21.2	n/a
1995	1681	77.1	21.8	n/a
1996	1681	77.1	21.8	n/a
1997	1815	81.8	22.2	n/a
1998	1767	80.5	22.0	n/a
1999	1596	71.5	22.3	n/a
2000	1596	70.5	22.6	n/a
2001	1619	75.9	21.3	n/a
2002	1668	79.5	21.0	49.9
2003	1668	79.5	21.0	49.9
2004	1701	79.0	21.5	57.6
2005	1688	79.2	21.3	62.1
2006	1749	78.5	22.3	67.7
2007	1748	82.5	21.2	69.9
2008	1899	85.2	22.3	69.5
2009	1927	85.2	22.6	73.6
2010	1893	94.6	20.0	75.2
2011	2053	94.9	21.6	73.2
2012	2076	97.9	21.1	81.3
2013	2091	100.3	20.8	84
2014	2077	n/a	n/a	83.4
2015	2099	98.0	21.4	81.9
2016	2164	104.0	20.8	81.6
2017	2273	105.5	21.5	71.4
2018	2410	108.6	22.1	68.2
2019	2448	114.6	21.3	71
2020	2459	121.1	20.2	77.8
2021	2551	121.5	20.9	75.2
2022	2613	124.4	20.9	79.2
2023	2330	123.4	18.8	82.6
2024	2218	120.7	18.3	85.8

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 Davis High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1642	76.0	21.6	0
1989	1717	80.0	21.4	n/a
1990	1638	81.9	20.0	0
1991	1588	79.0	20.1	n/a
1992	1725	79.8	21.6	n/a
1993	1729	82.4	21.0	n/a
1994	1662	78.4	21.2	n/a
1995	1681	77.1	21.8	n/a
1996	1681	77.1	21.8	n/a
1997	1815	81.8	22.2	n/a
1998	1767	80.5	22.0	n/a
1999	1596	71.5	22.3	n/a
2000	1596	70.5	22.6	n/a
2001	1619	75.9	21.3	n/a
2002	1668	79.5	21.0	49.9
2003	1668	79.5	21.0	49.9
2004	1701	79.0	21.5	57.6
2005	1688	79.2	21.3	62.1
2006	1749	78.5	22.3	67.7
2007	1748	82.5	21.2	69.9
2008	1899	85.2	22.3	69.5
2009	1927	85.2	22.6	73.6
2010	1893	94.6	20.0	75.2
2011	2053	94.9	21.6	73.2
2012	2076	97.9	21.1	81.3
2013	2091	100.3	20.8	84
2014	2077	n/a	n/a	83.4
2015	2099	98.0	21.4	81.9
2016	2164	104.0	20.8	81.6
2017	2273	105.5	21.5	71.4
2018	2410	108.6	22.1	68.2
2019	2448	114.6	21.3	71
2020	2459	121.1	20.2	77.8
2021	2551	121.5	20.9	75.2
2022	2613	124.4	20.9	79.2
2023	2330	123.4	18.8	82.6
2024	2218	120.7	18.3	85.8

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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