How does Suisun Valley Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Fairfield?

Suisun Valley Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.3/100, placing it at the 60th percentile statewide. 25% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,380 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Suisun Valley Elementary?

24.7% of students at Suisun Valley Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 54.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Suisun Valley Elementary improving or declining?

Suisun Valley Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 18.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Suisun Valley Elementary?

16.9% of students at Suisun Valley 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.

Suisun Valley Elementary

Fairfield-Suisun Unified Fairfield Solano County 94534

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,380 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

511 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

28:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

27%

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 31.5%

White 38.4%

Asian 5.9%

Black 5.9%

Other 18.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Suisun Valley Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	24.7%
Met Standard	29.7%
Below Standard	45.6%

Exceeded

24.7%

Met

29.7%

Below

45.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Suisun Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

24.7% of students exceeded standard while 29.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.5 points above the Fairfield-Suisun Unified district average of 13.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 18.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

24.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

54.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-18.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,380

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	53	32.1%	35.9%	18.9%	13.2%	67.9%
4th	58	39.7%	31.0%	5.2%	24.1%	70.7%
5th	58	19.0%	36.2%	19.0%	25.9%	55.2%
6th	60	18.3%	28.3%	31.7%	21.7%	46.7%
7th	62	35.5%	37.1%	14.5%	12.9%	72.6%
8th	54	14.8%	40.7%	33.3%	11.1%	55.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	53	28.3%	34.0%	26.4%	11.3%	62.3%
4th	59	27.1%	35.6%	28.8%	8.5%	62.7%
5th	58	13.8%	24.1%	39.7%	22.4%	37.9%
6th	60	10.0%	11.7%	28.3%	50.0%	21.7%
7th	61	36.1%	22.9%	21.3%	19.7%	59.0%
8th	54	22.2%	18.5%	24.1%	35.2%	40.7%

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