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Travis Education Center: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Travis Education Center posts 17% meeting the standard and 5.4% exceeding it, against 35% and 15.5% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

2775 DeRonde Drive, 94533 (opens in new tab)·Travis Unified·Fairfield·Grades 9-12·67 students·60% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(707) 437-8265·Website
Continuation school — a small alternative high school designed for students at risk of not graduating. Focuses on credit recovery and flexible scheduling. Test scores and college-readiness rates are not directly comparable to comprehensive high schools.
Scope Score
34
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,283 statewide

Travis Education Center scores 34 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 26th percentile of 1,739 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

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CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “17% proficient” and call it done. Travis Education Center deserves a closer read. The school sits in Fairfield, where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
17%
State 35%
Graduate
89%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
0%
State 36%

Of 100 students here: 17 are proficient by 11th grade → 89 graduate → 0 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 6 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
89.4%
State 87.6%
1.8pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
5.4%
State 15.5%
10.1pp below state avg
College readiness
0.0%
State 35.5%
AP exam pass rate below state avg
Met or exceeded
17.4%
State 34.6%
17.2pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
49.7%
State 32.1%
17.6pp above state avg
Suspension rate
4.5%
State 4.0%
0.5pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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High School
Travis Education Center
34/100
This school

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

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Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic46.3%
White17.9%
Asian1.5%
Black14.9%
Other19.4%
GenderFemale 35.8%Male 62.7%Non-binary 1.5%
Resources & Access
Enrollment
67
1,383 below CA avg (~1,450)
Free/Reduced Lunch
60%
4pp below CA avg (64%)
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
4 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$25,759
District avg: $11,683 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
Teacher Salary Range
$62,119 – $119,070
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Travis Education Center in Fairfield, 25.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Travis Education Center trails its district average for low-income students by 13.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (8.0% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 24 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Absenteeism · Disabilities+12.8pp
62.5% vs 49.7% overall · n=16
Suspension · Disabilities+14.3pp
18.8% vs 4.5% overall · n=16

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income25 tested
ELA 25.0%·Math 8.0%· -13.7pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 61%Support 36%Other 2%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$87K
$2K above CA median
Median Home Value
$542K
$117K below CA median
Bachelor's+
20%
15pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
18.0 years avg experience
5 teachers
Teacher Credentials
37% fully credentialed

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
89.4%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 52th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
5.4%
↓ vs CA 15.5% · 40th pctile
College readiness · 20%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 35.5% · 29th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
17.4%
↓ vs CA 34.6% · 38th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
49.7%
↓ vs CA 32.1% · 36th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
4.5%
↓ vs CA 4.0% · 48th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 113711%14%24%51%24%−23
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11380%11%8%82%11%−13
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11390%21%64%15%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged2425.0%−14−13
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Travis Education Center ←—345.4%17.4%—4.5%
Vanden High0.5 mi6019.2%45.7%—2.7%
California average—4715.5%34.6%—4.0%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
89.4%
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
A-G Completion
2.4%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
15.4%
Scope Score history
28%34%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #1252 → #1349 → #1494 → #1446 → #1283
What we can't show
  • — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 13 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,739 high schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Frequently asked questions

Is Travis Education Center a good high school?
Travis Education Center has a Scope Score of 34 out of 100, placing it in the 26th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,283 statewide. 5.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 10.1 percentage points below the California average of 15.5%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for high schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Travis Education Center's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 17.4% of students at Travis Education Center met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 5.4% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 12.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 5.4% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 75 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Travis Education Center rank in California?
Travis Education Center ranks #1,283 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 26th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Travis Education Center?
49.7% of students at Travis Education Center are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 32.1%. The suspension rate is 4.5%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Travis Education Center compare to other schools in Fairfield?
Travis Education Center scores 34/100 (26th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 67 students. Use the schools in Fairfield page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Travis Education Center serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Travis Education Center in Fairfield, 25.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Travis Education Center trails its district average for low-income students by 13.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (8.0% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 24 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
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