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Da Vinci Charter Academy

1400 East Eighth Street, Davis, CA 95616View on map

  • Public
  • Davis
  • 75 seniors
  • 561 students

Da Vinci Charter Academy is a public high school in Davis (Davis Joint Unified) with 75 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 32 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 79% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

26 of 32 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

35%

26 of 75 seniors

County median 17%

Seniors who applied to UC

43%

32 of 75 seniors

County median 22%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 12 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 20 applicants, fall 2025

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Da Vinci Charter Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Diego6 pts lower

    19%

    3 of 16 admitted

    This school19%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa Barbara9 pts lower

    24%

    5 of 21 admitted

    This school24%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.01)

  • DavisAbout the same

    40%

    10 of 25 admitted

    This school40%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts higher

    79%

    19 of 24 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Riverside13 pts higher

    100%

    11 of 11 admitted

    This school100%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    13 of 13 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report20 applied

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report14 applied

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report12 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Da Vinci Charter Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo4 pts higher

    33%

    7 of 21 admitted

    This school33%Overall30%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    94%

    16 of 17 admitted

    This school94%Overall94%

  • Chico5 pts lower

    88%

    15 of 17 admitted

    This school88%Overall94%

  • Humboldt5 pts lower

    94%

    16 of 17 admitted

    This school94%Overall99%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (87 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

80%

70 of 87 graduates

UC or CSU

29%

25 graduates

Community college

40%

35 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1011%
CSU1517%
CA private college22%
Out of state89%
Community college3540%
Not enrolled1720%
Enrolled in college7080%
Total87100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

4

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

5

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

28%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

20 of 71 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

29%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

21 of 72 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 67%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 46%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 41%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 30%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 26%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 79%County median 45%

Across California

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