How does Annie Pennycook Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Vallejo?

Annie Pennycook Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 29.6/100, placing it at the 9th percentile statewide. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 760 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Annie Pennycook Elementary?

8.5% of students at Annie Pennycook Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 18.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Annie Pennycook Elementary improving or declining?

Annie Pennycook Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 11.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Annie Pennycook Elementary?

29.6% of students at Annie Pennycook Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Annie Pennycook Elementary

Vallejo City Unified Vallejo Solano County 94591

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

760 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

380 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

80%

Teachers

16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 45.0%

White 7.9%

Asian 2.1%

Black 22.6%

Other 22.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Annie Pennycook Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.5%
Met Standard	10.1%
Below Standard	81.5%

Exceeded

8.5%

Met

10.1%

Below

81.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Annie Pennycook Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.5% of students exceeded standard while 10.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Vallejo City Unified district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 11.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 29.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.