Public school · Vacaville Unified · Vacaville, California

Vacaville High — Rating & test scores

Vacaville · 9–12 · 2,044 students (2024–25)

100 Monte Vista Avenue, 95688vhs.vacavilleusd.org ↗(707) 453-6011

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The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

Vacaville Highhigher than 51 of the 100 California dots

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In 2024–25, 94% of the class graduated in four years (492 of 525); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 525
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

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215 of 2,050 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 24 in 100 at the average Vacaville Unified high school. 4.7% of students (99 of 2,086) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Sources

Sentence 1: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 2,050. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Vacaville Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.
Sentence 2: CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,086. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Vacaville Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Vacaville Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Vacaville High a good high school?

Vacaville High scores higher than 51 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 51st percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English (reading and writing) by 27 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 53% of low-income students in grade 11 at Vacaville High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

2 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

66% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 59% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 32% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 455 in English, 451 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 455 tested

Advanced: 29%
Proficient: 30%
Below the standard: 41%

This school59%

California57%

Vacaville Unified57%

59% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 451 tested

Advanced: 11%
Proficient: 21%
Below the standard: 68%

This school32%

California32%

Vacaville Unified25%

32% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 27 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 61% to 59% and math from 25% to 32%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202561%446 tested

→

202659%455 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202525%436 tested

→

202632%451 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	29%	30%	24%	17%	455
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Vacaville Unified	27%	30%	24%	19%	1,032
Math, grade 11 · This school	11%	21%	25%	43%	451
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Vacaville Unified	9%	16%	24%	51%	1,025

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202659%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202632%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 73% in 2017 to 59% in 2026. In math, it went from 44% in 2017 to 32% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	73% 426 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	64% 416 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	69% 412 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	47% 397 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	54% 494 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	50% 469 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	61% 446 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	59% 455 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	44% 421 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	41% 410 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	40% 410 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	23% 392 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	29% 492 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	24% 469 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	25% 436 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	32% 451 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Vacaville High’s results?

The state took Vacaville High out of extra targeted support; Vacaville Unified’s board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

It came off the list for 2025–26; it was on it in 2024–25.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

The state is giving Vacaville Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Vacaville Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Vacaville Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
Read Vacaville Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

94% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 55% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 66% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

94%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 492 of 525 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

55%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 289 of 525 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

60%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 296 of 492 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

66% enrolled in college within 12 months · 410 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓21 · 5%
California State University CSU detail ↓54 · 13%
California community college159 · 39%
In-state private11 · 3%
Out-of-state, 4-year22 · 5%
Out-of-state, 2-year4 · 1%
Not enrolled139 · 34%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

Math & Computer Science4
Sciences4
English2
History & Social Science6
World Languages & Cultures2
Arts1
AP Capstone2

Every approved AP course21 courses in 7 subjects

Math & Computer Science 4

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science A
Statistics

Sciences 4

Biology
Chemistry
Physics 1
Physics C: Mechanics

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 6

Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Psychology
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History
World History: Modern

World Languages & Cultures 2

Spanish Language and Culture
Spanish Literature and Culture

Arts 1

2-D Art and Design

AP Capstone 2

Research
Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

2 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 492 of 525 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure): 2024–25 · 289 of 525 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list: 2024–25 · 296 of 492 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 79
Admitted: 61
Enrolled: 32

By campus · fall 2025

UC DavisApplied 67 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 17
UC BerkeleyApplied 44 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 4
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 41 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 3
UCLAApplied 39 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 4
UC San DiegoApplied 34 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
UC IrvineApplied 31 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa CruzApplied 27 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 3
UC MercedApplied 24 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 3
UC RiversideApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

Fall 2025Applied 79 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 32
Fall 2024Applied 96 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 24
Fall 2023Applied 79 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 21
Fall 2022Applied 97 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 26
Fall 2021Applied 76 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 23
Fall 2020Applied 64 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 25
Fall 2019Applied 52 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 23
Fall 2018Applied 78 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 21
Fall 2017Applied 71 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 26
Fall 2016Applied 88 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 40

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 170
Admitted: 166
Enrolled: 61

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

Sacramento StateApplied 464 · Admitted 447 · Enrolled 110
San Diego StateApplied 315 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 13
Chico StateApplied 268 · Admitted 253 · Enrolled 36
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 238 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 23
Cal State Long BeachApplied 237 · Admitted 103 · Enrolled 13
Sonoma StateApplied 188 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled 21
San José StateApplied 158 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 17
San Francisco StateApplied 123 · Admitted 112 · Enrolled 9
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 101 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 13
Cal State San MarcosApplied 87 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled 16
Cal State FullertonApplied 74 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 66 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State East BayApplied 60 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 59 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 8
Fresno StateApplied 50 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 29 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 23 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State LAApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
Stanislaus StateApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 13 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
CSU BakersfieldApplied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

Fall 2025Applied 170 · Admitted 166 · Enrolled 61
Fall 2024Applied 178 · Admitted 173 · Enrolled 70
Fall 2023Applied 143 · Admitted 139 · Enrolled 59
Fall 2022Applied 142 · Admitted 134 · Enrolled 55
Fall 2021Applied 133 · Admitted 127 · Enrolled 55

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

10 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Vacaville Unified high school, 24 in 100 were. 4.7% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 215 of 2,050 students counted for it; suspension: 99 of 2,086 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Vacaville Unified high school 5.3%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

10 in 100This school

24 in 100At the average Vacaville Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

215 of 2,050 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

4.7%

of students were suspended at least once (99 of 2,086). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Vacaville High

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Teach here? Tell us Vacaville Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Source

Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Vacaville HighSame group, California

White177 tested65%Same group, California 68%
Two or more races42 tested64%Same group, California 67%
Low-income220 tested53%Same group, California 49%
Hispanic or Latino199 tested52%Same group, California 49%
Students with disabilities42 tested17%Same group, California 19%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 2% to 38%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino42%
White40%
Two or more races9%
Black or African American3%
Filipino3%
Asian2%
Not reported<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Unallocated share<1%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

41% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 27 of 66 English learners41%

Vacaville Unified · 391 of 79949%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

45%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 928 of 2,044. California: 63%.

102teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

3%in their first year, 2024–25

86%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Vacaville Unified	vs California
Low-income · 220 tested in English, 218 in math
English	53%	+449%	+449%
Math	23%	+815%	023%
Hispanic or Latino · 199 tested in English, 198 in math
English	52%	+349%	+349%
Math	24%	+717%	+321%
White · 177 tested in English, 176 in math
English	65%	+164%	−368%
Math	38%	+533%	−644%
Two or more races · 42 tested in English, 40 in math
English	64%	+460%	−367%
Math	35%	+629%	−843%
Students with disabilities · 42 tested in English, 43 in math
English	17%	017%	−219%
Math	2%	−13%	−68%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Vacaville Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Asian and Black or African American students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	42%
White	40%
Two or more races	9%
Black or African American	3%
Filipino	3%
Asian	2%
Not reported	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 86% of teaching positions, 76.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 89.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Vacaville High, and how do I get in?

Elementary
Alamo Elementary
34th · Developing · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
Middle
Willis Jepson Middle
45th · Developing · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
High · this school
Vacaville High
Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Alamo Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
34th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Hemlock Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
42nd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Edwin Markham Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
32nd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Browns Valley Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
61st percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Orchard Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
41st percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
95% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

Willis Jepson Middle
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
45th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Vacaville Unified which school serves your address.

School website: vhs.vacavilleusd.org ↗Office: (707) 453-6011Administrator: Adam Wight

Location and visiting

Get directions

100 Monte Vista Avenue, Vacaville 95688

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Vacaville Unified.

Questions for your visit

What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 4.7% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (99 of 2,086 students); average California high school: 2.9%
What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 68% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (451 students tested); California: 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (707) 453-6011100 Monte Vista Avenue, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy0.5 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
84thStrongScope Score 71
Ernest Kimme Charter Academy0.8 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
bottom 1%Needs SupportScope Score 12
Will C. Wood High1.3 mi
31stDevelopingScope Score 50

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #723 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 4 in Vacaville Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	94%	58	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	17%	51	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	55%	57	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	43%	55	18%
Chronically absent	8 in 100	67	5%
Suspension rate	4.5% (95 of 2,125)	46	5%
English learners: top level	20%	57	5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	56	51	#723	California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	9 in 100	4.4% (89 of 2,015)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	9 in 100	6.2% (130 of 2,108)
2024–25	8 in 100	4.5% (95 of 2,125)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	455	29%	30%	24%	17%	59%	57%	+2

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	451	11%	21%	25%	43%	32%	32%	0

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	455	29%	59%
2026 · Math	451	11%	32%
2025 · English	446	26%	61%
2025 · Math	436	9%	25%
2024 · English	469	17%	50%
2024 · Math	469	9%	24%
2023 · English	494	23%	54%
2023 · Math	492	12%	29%
2022 · English	397	18%	47%
2022 · Math	392	8%	23%
2019 · English	412	35%	69%
2019 · Math	410	18%	40%
2018 · English	416	30%	64%
2018 · Math	410	17%	41%
2017 · English	426	35%	73%
2017 · Math	421	12%	44%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	446	61%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	436	25%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	469	50%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	469	24%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	494	54%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	492	29%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	397	47%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	392	23%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	412	69%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	410	40%
2018 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 11 · English	416	64%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	410	41%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	426	73%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	421	44%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	459	6%	26%	59%	8%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California

Group · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	220	53%	+4	+4
Hispanic or Latino	199	52%	+3	+3
White	177	65%	+1	−3

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 8 in 100 → 2025–26 · 10 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.5% (95 of 2,125) → 2025–26 · 4.7% (99 of 2,086) · +0.2 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	10 in 100	10 in 100	0 in 100
Male	8 in 100	11 in 100	+3 in 100
Asian	2 in 100	9 in 100	+7 in 100
Black or African American	12 in 100	21 in 100	+9 in 100
Filipino	3 in 100	8 in 100	+5 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	10 in 100	12 in 100	+2 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native	7 in 100	—	—
Two or more races	10 in 100	8 in 100	−2 in 100
White	9 in 100	8 in 100	−1 in 100
Students with disabilities	20 in 100	22 in 100	+2 in 100
English learners	10 in 100	19 in 100	+9 in 100
Homeless	37 in 100	—	—
Military families	7 in 100	13 in 100	+6 in 100
Low-income	14 in 100	14 in 100	0 in 100
All students	9 in 100	10 in 100	+1 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 55% · numerator 289 students classified Prepared · denominator 525 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 63% · AP-pathway numerator 181 · denominator 289 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 289 of 525 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate

94%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

63%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings

Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)

60%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

66%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	79	61	32	3.98	4.05	4.14
2024	96	69	24	3.88	3.98	4.13
2023	79	50	21	3.89	4.08	4.14
2022	97	64	26	3.92	3.99	4.04
2021	76	41	23	3.95	4.13	4.13
2020	64	43	25	4.04	4.08	4.14
2019	52	30	23	3.93	4.04	4.10
2018	78	37	21	3.81	4.04	4.14
2017	71	37	26	3.91	4.09	4.11
2016	88	62	40	3.95	4.11	4.06

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	44	9	4
Berkeley	2024	52	3	under 3
Berkeley	2023	36	under 3	under 3
Berkeley	2022	46	7	under 3
Berkeley	2021	39	9	3
Davis	2025	67	31	17
Davis	2024	80	34	12
Davis	2023	54	20	10
Davis	2022	60	21	8
Davis	2021	55	19	8
Irvine	2025	31	under 3	under 3
Irvine	2024	51	10	under 3
Irvine	2023	37	3	under 3
Irvine	2022	40	7	under 3
Irvine	2021	32	5	under 3
Los Angeles	2025	39	7	4
Los Angeles	2024	41	4	3
Los Angeles	2023	30	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2022	54	6	5
Los Angeles	2021	39	4	3
Merced	2025	24	23	3
Merced	2024	22	22	under 3
Merced	2023	14	13	under 3
Merced	2022	21	20	4
Riverside	2025	19	19	under 3
Riverside	2024	17	12	under 3
Riverside	2023	10	7	under 3
Riverside	2022	16	12	under 3
San Diego	2025	34	10	under 3
San Diego	2024	45	5	under 3
San Diego	2023	30	4	under 3
San Diego	2022	43	8	under 3
San Diego	2021	35	4	under 3
Santa Barbara	2025	41	14	under 3
Santa Barbara	2024	55	19	4
Santa Barbara	2023	33	14	6
Santa Barbara	2022	45	15	3
Santa Barbara	2021	35	14	3
Santa Cruz	2025	27	24	under 3
Santa Cruz	2024	43	27	under 3
Santa Cruz	2023	28	17	3
Santa Cruz	2022	34	14	under 3
Santa Cruz	2021	22	16	3
Universitywide	2025	79	61	32
Universitywide	2024	96	69	24
Universitywide	2023	79	50	21
Universitywide	2022	97	64	26
Universitywide	2021	76	41	23

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations

Subject	Authorization recorded for
2-D Art and Design	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science A	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Macroeconomics	this school
Microeconomics	this school
Physics 1	this school
Physics C: Mechanics	this school
Psychology	this school
Research	this school
Seminar	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Spanish Literature and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school
World History: Modern	this school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	18
AP enrollment (male/female)	699
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 2 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	12
Physics sections	2
Chemistry sections	14
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	2,024

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	21	5%
California State University	54	13%
California community college	159	39%
In-state private	11	3%
Out-of-state, 4-year	22	5%
Out-of-state, 2-year	4	1%
Not enrolled	139	34%

410 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 66% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,908 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 12,447 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$258 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,044

Central federal expenditures attributed here$917 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,044

District current expense · FY 2024–25$15,748 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 60%Instruction support 11%Student services 13%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$102,905,029	60.04%	60%
Instruction support	$18,180,115	10.61%	11%
Student services	$22,169,656	12.94%	13%
Administration	$11,551,888	6.74%	7%
Buildings & maintenance	$15,640,470	9.13%	9%
Total	$171,388,091	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $171,388,091 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$12,908 per pupil

2020$11,278 per pupil

2019$11,479 per pupil

2018$10,517 per pupil

2017$9,935 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders1.2%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95688 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95688 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$118,186
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	34%
ZIP-area population	40,201
Median age	39.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95688 →

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