How does Eugene Padan Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Vacaville?

Eugene Padan Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 29.6/100, placing it at the 9th percentile statewide. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,562 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Eugene Padan Elementary?

6.1% of students at Eugene Padan Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 21.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Eugene Padan Elementary improving or declining?

Eugene Padan Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Eugene Padan Elementary?

27.0% of students at Eugene Padan 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.

Eugene Padan Elementary

Vacaville Unified Vacaville Solano County 95687

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,562 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

761 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

64%

Teachers

31 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 51.1%

White 22.2%

Asian 2.5%

Black 10.4%

Other 13.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Eugene Padan Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.1%
Met Standard	15.5%
Below Standard	78.5%

Exceeded

6.1%

Met

15.5%

Below

78.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Eugene Padan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.1% of students exceeded standard while 15.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.4 points below the Vacaville Unified district average of 15.5%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.5% exceeded — 8.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.