How does Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy compare to other high schools in Vacaville?

Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 68.4/100, placing it at the 89th percentile statewide. 31% of students exceed standard, with a total of 235 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy?

31.4% of students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 62.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy?

10.5% of students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy 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.

Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

High School

Vacaville Unified VacavilleSolano County95688Charter School

📍 100 McClellan Street

Charter school — publicly funded but independently operated. Enrollment is open to all students regardless of neighborhood, typically through a lottery process. Charter schools have more flexibility in curriculum and operations but must meet state academic standards.

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

💪

Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

474 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

31%

Teachers

24 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

99.0%

AP Exam Prepared

58.8%

A-G Completion

64.9%

College-Going Rate

69.5%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+18.1 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic26.2%

White41.1%

Asian2.1%

Black6.8%

Other23.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	31.4%
Met Standard	30.6%
Below Standard	38.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

31.4% of students exceeded standard while 30.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 15.9 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 15.5 points above the Vacaville Unified district average of 15.9%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 22.0 points higher (vs 9.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 99.0% — above the state target. 64.9% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 69.5% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.5%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

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Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

31.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

62.0%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

10.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

235

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	118	46.6%	38.1%	9.3%	5.9%	84.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	117	16.2%	23.1%	22.2%	38.5%	39.3%

Estimated K-12 PathEstimate

Elementary

Edwin Markham Elementary

36.1

→

Middle

Willis Jepson Middle

No score

→

High

Buckingham Collegiate Cha…

68.4

This school

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.