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Davis Senior High School - School Accountability Report Card (SARC) here
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Davis Senior High School Profile here (pdf) or scroll down below

Address & Map -top-

Davis Senior High School
315 W. 14th Street
Davis, CA 95616,
Phone: 530.757.5400
Fax: 530.757.5492

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Community -top-

Davis Senior High School is located in a university town about 14 miles west of Sacramento, the state capital. The population is approximately 66,000.

School -top-

Davis Senior High School is a 3-year public comprehensive high school with a reputation for academic excellence and an emphasis on preparation for college. It is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Enrollment -top-

                        2017-18 Total:          1749

                             10th grade:           608

                             11th grade:           572

                             12th grade:           569

Faculty -top-

The faculty consists of 84 certificated staff members (full and part-time), 5 administrators (full-time), 6 counselors (full and part-time), 2 Crisis Managers (part-time), 2 psychologists (full and part-time), 1 nurse (part-time) and 1 librarian (full-time).

Academic Information -top-

Grades: Letter grades of A, B, C, D, F are given, with D being the lowest passing grade. “Pass/Fail” grades may be given in Physical Education classes and Robotics Engineering. College preparatory courses show a “P” on the transcript. AP and Honors courses are given one extra point in calculating Total GPA and College GPA. Grades are calculated on a 4.0 scale.

Grade Point Averages: State GPA is unweighted and based on courses grades 10 - 12 excluding P.E. Total GPA is based on all subjects taken in grades 9 – 12 and is weighted. College GPA is calculated on college preparatory courses in grades 10 – 12 and is weighted.

• The academic year is made up of two 18-week semesters. Students may take up to seven courses each semester. A limited summer school for remediation is available.

• Transcripts and graduation requirements include courses taken in grade 9 at junior high schools.

Curriculum Information -top-

Advanced Placement Courses:  Offered in Studio Art: 2-D, Studio Art: 3-D, Studio Art: Drawing, Art History, English Literature & Composition, Music Theory, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Human Geography, French Language, Japanese Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Literature, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology. Honors courses include: Essentials of Music, American Literature, English 10, Physics, Chemistry, French 4, Spanish 4, Chinese 4 and Japanese 4. Totals: 22 AP; 9 Honors courses.

Accelerated Courses: Students may take high school level mathematics and foreign language courses prior to grade 9. Students may concurrently enroll in college-level courses at local colleges, community colleges and/or online college programs.

English as a Second Language: ELD 1A/1B, ELD 2A/2B, ELD 3/4 courses are offered to students with limited English proficiency.

Special Education Courses: Students with special learning needs are provided with academic support through Learning Center and inclusion programs.

Graduation Requirements -top-

CLASS RANK: DSHS does not rank.-top-

AP/HONORS COURSES: DSHS does not recommend taking more than the following loads:    2 – 10^th     3 – 11^th     3 – 12^th 

The Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Committee met in 2012 to implement a recommended number of AP/Honors classes each year as stated in our school profile. The Board of Education approved this along with providing a directive to select Most Demanding for students taking 8 yearlong or more AP/Honors courses.

Testing Program Results -top-

SAT (Scholastic Assessment Tests) Program Means

Class of 2018 -- Mean Score 1240
83% Met Both Benchmarks
92% Met ERW
86% Met Math
5% Met none

       ACT Program Means
         English   Math   Read  Science  Composite

2014   26.9    27.8    27.3    26.2       27.2

2015   27.1   28.0     27.8    26.8       27.6
2016   27.1   27.6     27.8    26.2       27.3
2017   28      27.8     28       26.7       27.8

Tests taken: 2014 (162) 2015 (239)  2016 (225)  2017 (238)

PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Tests)/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test

Advanced Placement Tests

Athletics

Member CIF Sac-Joaquin Section

Member Delta Valley Conference

Only school to win 140 Sac-Joaquin Section Titles
870 students participate in 1 or more of 35 sport programs

Class of 2018 Reported Post-Secondary Plans -top-

Four Year College

Two Year College