How does Vacaville High compare to other high schools in Vacaville?

Vacaville High has a SchoolScope composite score of 60.5/100, placing it at the 76th percentile statewide. 17% of students exceed standard, with a total of 882 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Vacaville High?

17.1% of students at Vacaville High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 42.8% 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 Vacaville High?

8.4% of students at Vacaville High 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.

Vacaville High

High School

Vacaville Unified VacavilleSolano County95688

📍 100 Monte Vista Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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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

2,027 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

40%

Teachers

91 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

93.7%

AP Exam Prepared

62.6%

A-G Completion

60.2%

College-Going Rate

66.1%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+34.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

15.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 84 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic41.1%

White39.4%

Asian2.7%

Black4.0%

Other12.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Vacaville High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	17.1%
Met Standard	25.6%
Below Standard	57.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Vacaville High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.6% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.5%. That's near the Vacaville Unified district average of 15.9%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.9 points higher (vs 14.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 93.7% — above the state target. 60.2% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 66.1% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.4%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

17.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

42.8%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

8.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

882

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	446	25.6%	35.4%	21.1%	17.9%	61.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	436	8.7%	15.8%	27.3%	48.2%	24.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Browns Valley Elementary

Edwin Markham Elementary

36.124th pctile

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Middle

Willis Jepson Middle

No score

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High School

Vacaville High

60.576th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.