Benicia · Solano County

Schools in Benicia

Benicia’s 4 public elementary schools all sit between the 67th and the 86th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 4 schools

from 67th to 86th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Matthew Turner Elementary: 86th percentile, Strong
  • Joe Henderson Elementary: 84th percentile, Strong
  • Robert Semple Elementary: 71st percentile, Solid
  • Mary Farmar Elementary: 67th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
2Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 77th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Benicia Middle: 77th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

High · 1 school

at 74th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Benicia High: 74th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Benicia

7 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Benicia score highest?

Matthew Turner Elementary is highest, at the 86th percentile.

That’s higher than 86 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Benicia

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

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Context

The average Benicia elementary school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Benicia stand?

Benicia Middle is at the 77th percentile.

That’s higher than 77 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Benicia.

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

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Benicia stand?

Benicia High is at the 74th percentile.

That’s higher than 74 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Benicia.

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

1 high school not ranked statewide
  • Liberty HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools

1 private school has a Benicia address. It doesn’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score it. See it in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Benicia rank highest?

Elementary: Matthew Turner Elementary, 86th percentile (Strong). Middle: Benicia Middle, 77th percentile (Strong). High: Benicia High, 74th percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Benicia decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Benicia good?

Benicia’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 67th to the 86th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong and 2 Solid. Benicia has one public middle school we score, Benicia Middle, at the 77th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. Benicia has one public high school we score, Benicia High, at the 74th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Benicia compare with California?

The average Benicia elementary school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Benicia address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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