Public school · Davis Joint Unified · Davis, California

Fairfield Elementary

Davis · K–3 · 48 students (2024–25)

26960 County Road 96, 95616fairfield.djusd.net ↗(530) 757-5370

Fairfield Elementary is a public school for grades K–3. We don't have a 2026 Scope Score for it.

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92% of the 12 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English (reading and writing); 67% did in math. In grade 3, spring 2025, 92% of the 12 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English, against 44% across California. In math, 67% did, against 46% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

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Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2025 Students: all students tested in grade 3: 12 Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 3 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 405,924 in English, 409,168 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Davis Joint Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grade 3, spring 2025, 67% exceeded the standard in English and 50% in math. 8% scored below the standard in English and 33% in math. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

4 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (2 of 46), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 46 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

92% of the 12 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English; 67% did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 3, spring 2025

In grade 3, spring 2025, 92% of the 12 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English, against 44% across California. In math, 67% did, against 46% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2025
Students
all students tested in grade 3: 12
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 405,924 in English, 409,168 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
Exceeded standardMet standardBelow the standard

English

Grade 3 · spring 2025 · 12 tested

Exceeded
67%
Met
25%
Below the standard
8%
This school92%
California44%

92% met or exceeded in grade 3.

Math

Grade 3 · spring 2025 · 12 tested

Exceeded
50%
Met
17%
Below the standard
33%
This school67%
California46%

67% met or exceeded in grade 3.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

Have results changed?

There’s no spring 2024 result to compare with spring 2025: fewer than 11 students tested here that year, so CDE withheld it.

Ask: How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Exceeded, Met, Nearly met and Not met, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2025
StudentsExceededMetNearly metNot metTested
English, grade 3 · This school67%25%8%0%12
English, grade 3 · California24%20%23%33%405,924
Math, grade 3 · This school50%17%25%8%12
Math, grade 3 · California21%25%22%32%409,168

Below the standard combines the state’s two lowest test levels, Nearly met and Not met. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

English and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.

Results since 20192 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2019–2025.

English met or exceeded, grade 3
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20192022202592%44%
Math met or exceeded, grade 3
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20192022202567%46%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 3, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 75% in 2019 to 92% in 2025. In math, it went from 83% in 2019 to 67% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 3
YearThis schoolCalifornia
2016—
Withheld by CDE		—
201975%
12 tested		49%
442,660 tested
2022—
Withheld by CDE		—
2023—
Withheld by CDE		—
2024—
Withheld by CDE		—
202592%
12 tested		44%
405,924 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grade 3
YearThis schoolCalifornia
2016—
Withheld by CDE		—
201983%
12 tested		50%
444,866 tested
2022—
Withheld by CDE		—
2023—
Withheld by CDE		—
2024—
Withheld by CDE		—
202567%
12 tested		46%
409,168 tested

CDE withholds a year’s results when fewer than 11 students tested, as it did here in 2016, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

What you can do

Who can act on Fairfield’s results?

Davis Joint Unified’s board decides Fairfield’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Fairfield in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Davis Joint Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Davis Joint Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Davis Joint Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Davis Joint Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

4 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 46 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 2 of 46 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 46 students enrolled during the year

Chronically absent, 2025–26

4 in 100This school

2 of 46 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 46

students were suspended at least once.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Fairfield

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here: 70%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 70%Unallocated share: 30%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White70%
  2. Hispanic or Latino—
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share30%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

19%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 9 of 48. California: 63%.

2teachers, 2024–25

10 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

100%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
White70%
Hispanic or Latino—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 100% of teaching positions, 2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Davis Joint Unified which school serves your address.

School website: fairfield.djusd.net ↗Office: (530) 757-5370Administrator: Helen Spangler

Location and visiting

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26960 County Road 96, Davis 95616

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Davis Joint Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  3. Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?
  4. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (530) 757-537026960 County Road 96, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 3 · ELA · 20269suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · ELA · 20269suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 3 · Math · 20269suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · Math · 20269suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

CDE CAASPP 2026: 2 individual grade–subject records; 2 records with a positive known tested count.

0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 2 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 3 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 39suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 39suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English9——
2026 · Math9——
2025 · English1267%92%
2025 · Math1250%67%
2024 · English10——
2024 · Math10——
2023 · English8——
2023 · Math8——
2022 · English7——
2022 · Math7——
2019 · English1258%75%
2019 · Math1250%83%
2018 · English———
2018 · Math———
2017 · English———
2017 · Math———

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English1292%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math1267%
2024 · Grade 3 · English10—
2024 · Grade 3 · Math10—
2023 · Grade 3 · English8—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math8—
2022 · Grade 3 · English7—
2022 · Grade 3 · Math7—
2019 · Grade 3 · English1275%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math1283%
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 8 in 100 → 2025–26 · 4 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 48 → 2025–26 · 0 of 46 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female14 in 1000 in 100
Male8 in 10010 in 100
White11 in 1003 in 100
All students11 in 1004 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,513 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 8,229 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

Central federal expenditures attributed here$930 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 48

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,563 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 58%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$73,379,88158.11%58%
Instruction support$15,030,57911.90%12%
Student services$13,388,71310.60%11%
Administration$10,377,4218.22%8%
Buildings & maintenance$11,911,9279.43%9%
Other$2,188,7751.73%2%
Total$126,277,295100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $126,277,295 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,513 per pupil
2020$12,722 per pupil
2019$12,987 per pupil
2018$12,299 per pupil
2017$11,369 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95616 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95616 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$74,359
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)78%
ZIP-area population53,630
Median age23.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 95616 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.

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