Elementary Schools in Vacaville, California: 13 schools. Average score 6.3 points below the state. Here is what that number does — and doesn't — tell you.
Vacaville, California has 13 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 32.5/100 — 6.3 points below the state average of 38.9. The highest-scoring school is Browns Valley Elementary at 46/100, where 25.6% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. Vacaville schools average 16.5% exceeded standard (state: 21.4%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. Chronic absenteeism averages 16.0% (near the state average of 17.9%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
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Every school in Vacaville
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP · levels never mixed
Elementary Schools (13)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Browns Valley Elementary Vacaville Unified | 25.6% | 70th percentile · SolidScope Score 46/100 |
| 2 | Sierra Vista K-8 Vacaville Unified | 22.8% | 69th percentile · SolidScope Score 45/100 |
| 3 | Kairos Public Vacaville Unified | 22.2% | 65th percentile · SolidScope Score 43/100 |
| 4 | Cooper Elementary Vacaville Unified | 22.8% | 62nd percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100 |
| 5 | Orchard Elementary Vacaville Unified | 22.0% | 59th percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100 |
| 6 | Cambridge Elementary Travis Unified | 17.0% | 59th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100 |
| 7 | Hemlock Elementary Vacaville Unified | 14.2% | 36th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 31/100 |
| 8 | Foxboro Elementary Travis Unified | 12.4% | 31st percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 9 | Jean Callison Elementary Vacaville Unified | 14.9% | 29th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 10 | Alamo Elementary Vacaville Unified | 16.8% | 29th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 11 | Edwin Markham Elementary Vacaville Unified | 10.6% | 15th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 23/100 |
| 12 | Fairmont Charter Elementary Vacaville Unified | 6.6% | 8th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 18/100 |
| 13 | Eugene Padan Elementary Vacaville Unified | 6.8% | 2nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 14/100 |
High Schools (4)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy Vacaville Unified | 31.4% | 87th percentile · StrongScope Score 69/100 |
| 2 | Vacaville High Vacaville Unified | 17.1% | 64th percentile · SolidScope Score 58/100 |
| 3 | Will C. Wood High Vacaville Unified | 10.5% | 48th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 52/100 |
| 4 | Ernest Kimme Charter Academy Vacaville Unified | 0.7% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 12/100 |
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Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Elementary school archetypes in Vacaville
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Private Schools in Vacaville
Private schools don't participate in California's standardized testing (CAASPP) and cannot be scored or ranked. Showing enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and affiliation where available.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how school zones and enrollment boundaries affect access. Full methodology