Vacaville Unified: Vacaville Unified schools score 4.9 points below the state average. The trajectory from grade 3 to 5 falls 7.5 points.
Vacaville Unified has 15 ranked schools across elementary and high levels with an average Scope Score of 40.0/100 — 4.9 points below the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy at 63/100, where 31.4% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $12,908 per student (below the state average of $14,815). Chronic absenteeism averages 18.2%, near the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
| Level | Avg Score | Schools | Exceeded | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Developing 38.6/100 | 11 | 16.8% | 16.3% |
| High | Developing 43.9/100 | 4 | 14.9% | 23.5% |
Vacaville Unified's high schools average 43.9/100 — within 0.2 points of the state average.
K–12 pipeline
The typical school path in Vacaville Unified, top-scoring shown first.
District Analysis
Vacaville Unified has 15 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 40.0/100 — 4.9 points below the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Strongest level: Vacaville Unified's high schools lead the district with an average Scope Score of 43.9.
District-wide elementary growth averages -7.5pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 52.3 points — showing significant variation between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 18.2%, 0.3pp near the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 3.3%, near the state average of 1.6%.
Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy leads the district at 63 with 31.4% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in Vacaville Unified
Hidden gems: 2 schools in Vacaville Unified are classified as On the Rise (2) — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Vacaville Unified spends $12,908 per student in current expenditures — $1,907 below the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
Every school in Vacaville Unified
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (11)
Vacaville Unified has 11 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 38.6 — 6.3 points below the state average of 44.8.
Growth averages -7.5pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Browns Valley Elementary with a Scope Score of 51 and 25.6% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Browns Valley Elementary Vacaville Unified Building Momentum | 25.6% | Solid 51/100 |
| 2 | Sierra Vista K-8 Vacaville Unified Building Momentum | 22.8% | Developing 50/100 |
| 3 | Kairos Public Vacaville Unified Culture First | 22.2% | Developing 48/100 |
| 4 | Cooper Elementary Vacaville Unified Building Momentum | 22.8% | Developing 47/100 |
| 5 | Orchard Elementary Vacaville Unified On the Rise | 22.0% | Developing 45/100 |
| 6 | Hemlock Elementary Vacaville Unified On the Rise | 14.2% | Developing 37/100 |
| 7 | Jean Callison Elementary Vacaville Unified Building Momentum | 14.9% | Developing 35/100 |
| 8 | Alamo Elementary Vacaville Unified Culture First | 16.8% | Developing 35/100 |
| 9 | Edwin Markham Elementary Vacaville Unified Building Momentum | 10.6% | Developing 30/100 |
| 10 | Fairmont Charter Elementary Vacaville Unified Building Momentum | 6.6% | Needs Support 25/100 |
| 11 | Eugene Padan Elementary Vacaville Unified Building Momentum | 6.8% | Needs Support 21/100 |
High Schools (4)
Vacaville Unified has 4 ranked high schools averaging a Scope Score of 43.9 — within 0.2 points of the state average of 43.7.
The highest-scoring high school is Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy with a Scope Score of 63 and 31.4% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy Vacaville Unified Strong All-Around | 31.4% | Solid 63/100 |
| 2 | Vacaville High Vacaville Unified Building Momentum | 17.1% | Solid 53/100 |
| 3 | Will C. Wood High Vacaville Unified Building Momentum | 10.5% | Developing 48/100 |
| 4 | Ernest Kimme Charter Academy Vacaville Unified Building Momentum | 0.7% | Needs Support 11/100 |
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.
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 resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology