School district · Solano County

Vallejo City Unified schools

Vallejo City Unified’s 11 public elementary schools run from the bottom 1% to the 39th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 11 schools

from bottom 1% to 39th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy: 39th percentile, Developing
  • Cave Language Academy: 37th percentile, Developing
  • Dan Mini Elementary: 31st percentile, Developing
  • Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary: 27th percentile, Developing
  • Glen Cove Elementary: 21st percentile, Needs Support
  • Vallejo Charter: 12th percentile, Needs Support
  • Grace Patterson Elementary: 8th percentile, Needs Support
  • Steffan Manor Elementary: 5th percentile, Needs Support
  • Federal Terrace Elementary: 2nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Solano Widenmann Leadership Academy: 2nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Johnston Cooper Elementary: bottom 1%, Needs Support
7Needs Support
4Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 7 schools

from 4th to 54th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Cave Language Academy: 54th percentile, Solid
  • Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy: 54th percentile, Solid
  • MIT Griffin Academy Middle: 16th percentile, Needs Support
  • Vallejo Charter: 12th percentile, Needs Support
  • Mare Island Technology Academy: 10th percentile, Needs Support
  • Solano Widenmann Leadership Academy: 5th percentile, Needs Support
  • Hogan Middle: 4th percentile, Needs Support
5Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
0Strong

High · 4 schools

from 2nd to 46th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • MIT Academy: 46th percentile, Developing
  • Griffin Academy High: 15th percentile, Needs Support
  • Jesse M. Bethel High: 10th percentile, Needs Support
  • Vallejo High: 2nd percentile, Needs Support
3Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 4 of the 18 ranked schools teach two levels, so they appear in more than one picture.

  • 18 ranked schools
  • 6 of 18 are charter schools
  • 2 schools not ranked statewide

Schools around Vallejo City Unified

20 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 Vallejo City Unified score highest?

Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy is highest, at the 39th percentile.

That’s higher than 39 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Vallejo City Unified

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

Show the other 8 elementary schools
Context

The average elementary school in Vallejo City Unified had 29 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

Which middle schools in Vallejo City Unified score highest?

Cave Language Academy and Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy are highest, both at the 54th percentile.

That’s higher than 54 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Vallejo City Unified

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

Show the other 4 middle schools
Context

The average middle school in Vallejo City Unified had 27 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Vallejo City Unified score highest?

MIT Academy is highest, at the 46th percentile.

That’s higher than 46 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Vallejo City Unified

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

Show the other 1 high school
Context

The average high school in Vallejo City Unified had 43 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

2 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools and special education centers enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

The district

Where does Vallejo City Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

Vallejo City Unified spent $27,521 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

The typical California district spent $20,491. About 63 cents of every Vallejo City Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.

Spending by function

Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.

Share by function, 2024–25

  • Instruction63%
  • Instruction support9%
  • Student services9%
  • Administration8%
  • Buildings & maintenance11%

Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.

What the district plans

$54.0 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 56 funded actions in 6 goals. That’s 27% of its $197.0 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 257 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

The money is spread out. No action gets more than 12%, and the three largest, Staffing For Choice Schools, Secondary Electives, Specialized Programs, and Reduction of Combination Classes; Staff Recruitment, Hiring and Retention; and Professional Learning for Teaching and Learning (Technical Assistance Action), take 30% between them. The plan itself puts 64% of it toward staff.

Reading, math and catch-up help

4 of the plan’s 56 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading, catch-up help or English learners
  • Reading $20,000
  • Catch-up help $335,000
  • English learners $40,000

Largest of these

  • Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for Academics (LREBG Action)$285,000
  • High Dosage Tutoring (John Finney)$50,000
  • Targeted Services for Long Term English Learners (LTEL)$40,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students

It plans $49.1 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $45.5 million and estimates it spent $38.6 million, $6.9 million (15%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $6.9 million under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $2.3 million (5%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Staff Recruitment, Hiring and Retention, which went from $1.5 million to $5.9 million.

Largest cuts

  • Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for Academics (LREBG Action)−⁠$2.6 million
  • Bridge Programs for Incoming Middle and High School Students−⁠$568,562
  • College and Career Readiness−⁠$496,880

Largest increases

  • Staff Recruitment, Hiring and Retention+⁠$4.3 million
  • Implementation of VCUSD Strategic Plan and Local Control Accountability Plan Actions+⁠$1.6 million
  • Facilities Improvements+⁠$988,137

New in the 2026–27 plan

  • Professional Learning for Teaching and Learning (Technical Assistance Action)$3.6 million
  • District Instructional Leadership (Technical Assistance Action)$2.2 million
  • Site Instructional Leadership (Technical Assistance Action)$1.9 million

Ask: What did Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for Academics (LREBG Action) pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $2.6 million less?

What its goals measure

Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 126%27%up 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 119%20%up 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 236 in 10034 in 1002 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 26.1%5.7%down 0.4 pts

Goals 5 and 6 track named schools and Goals 3 and 4 track other measures, so they aren’t shown here.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Staffing For Choice Schools, Secondary Electives, Specialized Programs, and Reduction of Combination Classes · $6,571,379
  • Staff Recruitment, Hiring and Retention · $5,894,133
  • Professional Learning for Teaching and Learning (Technical Assistance Action) · $3,595,000
The full plan6 goals, 49 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($54.0 million).

Where does the money go?

49% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

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G2
G3
G4

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Vibrant Culture of Teaching and Learning (VCUSD Strategic Plan Pillar 3) - Through a vibrant culture of…$26.7 million49% of action budgets

“Vibrant Culture of Teaching and Learning (VCUSD Strategic Plan Pillar 3) - Through a vibrant culture of teaching and learning grounded in equitable opportunities and equitable outcomes, Vallejo City Unified School District will ensure teachers provide highly effective classroom instruction aligned to the VCUSD Instructional Priorities so that all students demonstrate the ability to read at grade level by third grade and master of qualities outlined in the VCUSD Portrait of a Graduate. These skills will be indicated in site level plans and data outcomes assessing implementation of instructional priorities, academic growth, course access, participation and completion” p. 27 ↗

18 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $26.0 million (+⁠$639,685)

Largest funded actions

  1. Staffing For Choice Schools, Secondary Electives, Specialized Programs, and Reduction of Combination Classes$6.6 millionaction 1.11 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Professional Learning for Teaching and Learning (Technical Assistance Action)$3.6 millionaction 1.7 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. 21st Century Technology Environments$2.9 millionaction 1.10 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Curriculum Enrichment Programs$2.2 millionaction 1.9 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. District Instructional Leadership (Technical Assistance Action)$2.2 millionaction 1.5 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $776,000 is state funding counted toward those services

13 more funded actions in this goal

  • Implementation of VCUSD Strategic Plan and Local Control Accountability Plan Actions · action 1.18 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.8 million is state funding counted toward those services$2.0 million
  • Site Instructional Leadership (Technical Assistance Action) · action 1.6 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.9 million
  • Common Core Aligned Curriculum and Instruction · action 1.1 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.5 million
  • Early Childhood Education Enhancement · action 1.12 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.9 million
  • Alternative Schools Support · action 1.13 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.9 million
  • College and Career Readiness · action 1.14 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $748,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.9 million
  • Bridge Programs for Incoming Middle and High School Students · action 1.17 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
  • Student Outcome Data Analysis (Technical Assistance Action) · action 1.8 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $150,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.3 million
  • College Preparatory Program · action 1.15 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
  • Services for Multilingual Learners (ML) · action 1.3 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $64,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
  • TK-12 Visual and Performing Arts Programs · action 1.4 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • Structured Early Literacy Program · action 1.2 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $10,000 is state funding counted toward those servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Native American Student Support · action 1.16 · p. 203 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Implementation of VCUSD Strategic Plan and Local Control Accountability Plan Actions+⁠$1.6 million$0.4 million → $2.0 million · p. 203 ↗
  2. Early Childhood Education Enhancement+⁠$880,000$20,000 → $900,000 · p. 203 ↗
  3. Bridge Programs for Incoming Middle and High School Students−⁠$568,562$933,562 → $365,000 · p. 203 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Staffing For Choice Schools, Secondary Electives, Specialized Programs, and Reduction of Combination Classes · $6.4 million → $6.6 million · p. 203 ↗+⁠$0.2 million
  • Professional Learning for Teaching and Learning (Technical Assistance Action) · $3.6 million · p. 202 ↗new or renamed
  • 21st Century Technology Environments · $2.9 million → $2.9 million · p. 203 ↗−⁠$47,105
  • Curriculum Enrichment Programs · $2.3 million → $2.2 million · p. 203 ↗−⁠$36,170
  • District Instructional Leadership (Technical Assistance Action) · $2.2 million · p. 202 ↗new or renamed
  • Site Instructional Leadership (Technical Assistance Action) · $1.9 million · p. 202 ↗new or renamed
  • Common Core Aligned Curriculum and Instruction · $1.5 million → $1.5 million · p. 202 ↗−⁠$0.1 million
  • Alternative Schools Support · $681,698 → $875,000 · p. 203 ↗+⁠$193,302
  • College and Career Readiness · $1.4 million → $0.9 million · p. 203 ↗−⁠$0.5 million
  • Student Outcome Data Analysis (Technical Assistance Action) · $270,000 · p. 202 ↗new or renamed
  • College Preparatory Program · $230,000 → $265,000 · p. 203 ↗+⁠$35,000
  • Services for Multilingual Learners (ML) · $433,951 → $168,000 · p. 202 ↗−⁠$265,951
  • TK-12 Visual and Performing Arts Programs · $331,438 → $100,000 · p. 202 ↗−⁠$231,438
  • Structured Early Literacy Program · $10,000 → $20,000 · p. 202 ↗+⁠$10,000
  • Native American Student Support · $4,000 → $4,000 · p. 203 ↗unchanged

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 17 measures · 1 quoted

  • % of graduates meeting UC/CSU requirements B) p. 38 ↗
    Baseline
    26% of graduates met UC/CSU requirements Report Year 2022-2023
    Target for year 3
    36% of graduates met UC/CSU requirements Report Year 2025- 2026

16 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2Safe and Supportive Learning Environments (VCUSD Strategic Plan Pillar 2) - Vallejo City Unified School…$17.3 million32% of action budgets

“Safe and Supportive Learning Environments (VCUSD Strategic Plan Pillar 2) - Vallejo City Unified School District will provide equitable, responsive strategies to ensure safe and supportive learning environments for all students and staff as indicated in data outcomes assessing daily attendance, culture and climate, facilities, safety, wellness, staffing, additional services for targeted student groups, student enrichment activities, and student attendance” p. 65 ↗

11 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $12.1 million (+⁠$5.3 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Staff Recruitment, Hiring and Retention$5.9 millionaction 2.7 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Student Supervision and Safety$3.2 millionaction 2.4 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Facilities Improvements$2.2 millionaction 2.9 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Student Wellness and Mental Health$2.0 millionaction 2.3 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Student Engagement and Recognition$1.1 millionaction 2.6 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

6 more funded actions in this goal

  • Professional Learning: Effective Learning Environments · action 2.11 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.1 million
  • Attendance Awareness and Improvement Program · action 2.5 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.9 million
  • New Teacher Supports (formerly Teacher Induction Program and Mentoring) · action 2.8 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
  • Enhanced Transportation Services · action 2.10 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • Positive School Culture and Climate · action 2.1 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • Social Emotional Learning · action 2.2 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Staff Recruitment, Hiring and Retention+⁠$4.3 million$1.5 million → $5.9 million · p. 204 ↗
  2. Facilities Improvements+⁠$1.0 million$1.2 million → $2.2 million · p. 204 ↗
  3. Student Wellness and Mental Health−⁠$0.3 million$2.3 million → $2.0 million · p. 204 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Student Supervision and Safety · $3.1 million → $3.2 million · p. 204 ↗+⁠$0.1 million
  • Student Engagement and Recognition · $1.1 million → $1.1 million · p. 204 ↗−⁠$5,711
  • Professional Learning: Effective Learning Environments · $0.9 million → $1.1 million · p. 204 ↗+⁠$0.2 million
  • Attendance Awareness and Improvement Program · $826,117 → $940,000 · p. 204 ↗+⁠$113,883
  • New Teacher Supports (formerly Teacher Induction Program and Mentoring) · $495,836 · p. 204 ↗new or renamed
  • Enhanced Transportation Services · $228,492 → $200,000 · p. 204 ↗−⁠$28,492
  • Positive School Culture and Climate · $220,921 → $100,000 · p. 203 ↗−⁠$120,921
  • Social Emotional Learning · $60,000 → $60,000 · p. 204 ↗unchanged

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 12 measures · 2 quoted

  • % of facilities in “good” or “exemplary” conditions C) p. 66 ↗
    Baseline
    100% of facilities in “good” condition from School Year 2023- 2024
    Target for year 3
    100% of facilities in “good” condition School Year 2026- 2027
  • % Expulsion Rate B) p. 71 ↗
    Baseline
    0.0% Expulsion Rate Report Year 2022-2023
    Target for year 3
    0% Expulsion Rate Report Year 2024- 2025

10 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3Equitable Opportunities, Equitable Outcomes (VCUSD Strategic Plan Pillar 1) - Vallejo City Unified School…$7.5 million14% of action budgets

“Equitable Opportunities, Equitable Outcomes (VCUSD Strategic Plan Pillar 1) - Vallejo City Unified School District will provide each VCUSD student with equitable opportunities including resources and support to ensure equitable outcomes and reduce disproportionality between student groups as indicated in site level plans and data outcomes assessing additional services for targeted student groups and each student’s response to interventions” p. 89 ↗

15 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $8.8 million (−⁠$1.3 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Behavior, Attendance, and Social Emotional Learning$2.8 millionaction 3.5 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Targeted Supports for Mental Health and Trauma Informed Care (LREBG Action)$1.6 millionaction 3.7 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $850,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Wraparound Supports for Chronically Absent Students$0.8 millionaction 3.8 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $10,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  4. Targeted Services for Multilingual Learners (ML)$0.8 millionaction 3.2 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Targeted Supports for Behavior (LREBG Action)$0.3 millionaction 3.6 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $150,000 is state funding counted toward those services

10 more funded actions in this goal

  • Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for Academics (LREBG Action) · action 3.1 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $235,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.3 million
  • Expecting and Parenting Student Support Program · action 3.11 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
  • Dispute and Resolution Success Liaison · action 3.12 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • Supports for Unhoused Students and Families · action 3.10 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $25,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
  • Positive Youth Justice Initiative · action 3.9 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • Targeted Services for Foster Youth · action 3.3 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Targeted Services for Long Term English Learners (LTEL) · action 3.4 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Foster Youth Parent Outreach and Engagement · action 3.13 · p. 206 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Targeted District Supports for School Climate and Student Engagement · action 3.14 · p. 206 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Targeted District Supports to Increase Graduation Rate and College and Career Preparedness · action 3.15 · p. 206 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for Academics (LREBG Action)−⁠$2.6 million$2.9 million → $0.3 million · p. 204 ↗
  2. Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Behavior, Attendance, and Social Emotional Learning+⁠$0.8 million$2.0 million → $2.8 million · p. 205 ↗
  3. Targeted Supports for Mental Health and Trauma Informed Care (LREBG Action)+⁠$0.4 million$1.3 million → $1.6 million · p. 205 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Wraparound Supports for Chronically Absent Students · $405,000 → $760,000 · p. 205 ↗+⁠$355,000
  • Targeted Services for Multilingual Learners (ML) · $835,161 → $750,000 · p. 204 ↗−⁠$85,161
  • Targeted Supports for Behavior (LREBG Action) · $450,000 → $300,000 · p. 205 ↗−⁠$150,000
  • Expecting and Parenting Student Support Program · $249,252 → $260,000 · p. 205 ↗+⁠$10,748
  • Dispute and Resolution Success Liaison · $207,988 → $210,000 · p. 205 ↗+⁠$2,012
  • Supports for Unhoused Students and Families · $194,501 → $175,000 · p. 205 ↗−⁠$19,501
  • Positive Youth Justice Initiative · $155,969 → $165,000 · p. 205 ↗+⁠$9,031
  • Targeted Services for Foster Youth · $40,000 → $40,000 · p. 205 ↗unchanged
  • Targeted Services for Long Term English Learners (LTEL) · $60,000 → $40,000 · p. 205 ↗−⁠$20,000
  • Foster Youth Parent Outreach and Engagement · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 206 ↗unchanged
  • Targeted District Supports for School Climate and Student Engagement · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 206 ↗unchanged
  • Targeted District Supports to Increase Graduation Rate and College and Career Preparedness · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 206 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 7 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 89 ↗.

Goal 4Community Centered Education (VCUSD Strategic Plan Pillar 4) - Vallejo City Unified School District will…$2.2 million4% of action budgets

“Community Centered Education (VCUSD Strategic Plan Pillar 4) - Vallejo City Unified School District will improve student outcomes through the use of community centered-education strategies to increase parent and community engagement as indicated in participation in the LCAP survey, parent groups including DELAC, CAC and opportunities to serve in leadership roles to support the district” p. 105 ↗

7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.1 million (+⁠$131,432)

Largest funded actions

  1. Non-English Speaking Parent/​Guardian Support$941,000action 4.2 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $191,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  2. Parent and Community Communication Systems$689,178action 4.6 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Family Support Center (formerly Community Schools)$380,652action 4.7 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Parent/​Family Engagement and Education$100,000action 4.1 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. VCUSD Parent Networks$60,000action 4.5 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

2 more funded actions in this goal

  • Parent Education Opportunities · action 4.4 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$35,000
  • Parent and Community Volunteer Support · action 4.3 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$10,000

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Non-English Speaking Parent/​Guardian Support+⁠$234,805$706,195 → $941,000 · p. 207 ↗
  2. Parent/​Family Engagement and Education−⁠$92,160$192,160 → $100,000 · p. 207 ↗
  3. Parent and Community Communication Systems+⁠$55,849$633,329 → $689,178 · p. 207 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Family Support Center (formerly Community Schools) · $380,652 · p. 207 ↗new or renamed
  • VCUSD Parent Networks · $80,000 → $60,000 · p. 207 ↗−⁠$20,000
  • Parent Education Opportunities · $50,000 → $35,000 · p. 207 ↗−⁠$15,000
  • Parent and Community Volunteer Support · $5,000 → $10,000 · p. 207 ↗+⁠$5,000

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 6 measures · 1 quoted

  • Parent engagement as measured by % SSC meetings that met quorum A) p. 106 ↗
    Baseline
    33.3% SSC meetings that met quorum School Year 2023-2024
    Target for year 3
    43.3% SSC meetings that met quorum School Year 2026- 2027

5 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalWithin three years, the percentage of students from John Finney High School who demonstrate preparedness for…$80,000under 1% of action budgets

“Within three years, the percentage of students from John Finney High School who demonstrate preparedness for college and/​or career on the California School Dashboard, specifically from African American, Hispanic, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged student groups, will increase by 10 percentage points” p. 114 ↗

3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $125,000 (−⁠$45,000)

Largest funded actions

  1. High Dosage Tutoring (John Finney)$50,000action 5.1 · p. 207 ↗
  2. Enhancements to College and Career programming (John Finney)$15,000action 5.2 · p. 207 ↗
  3. Content-Specific Professional Learning (John Finney)$15,000action 5.3 · p. 207 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Enhancements to College and Career programming (John Finney)−⁠$25,000$40,000 → $15,000 · p. 207 ↗
  2. Content-Specific Professional Learning (John Finney)−⁠$20,000$35,000 → $15,000 · p. 207 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • High Dosage Tutoring (John Finney) · $50,000 → $50,000 · p. 207 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 6 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 114 ↗.

Goal 6 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalWithin three years, the district will reduce the rates of suspension for all students by half, particularly…$150,000under 1% of action budgets

“Within three years, the district will reduce the rates of suspension for all students by half, particularly African American and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged students at John Finney High School by implementing actions that promote relationships and student connectedness as measured by Student Analytics and annual data reporting through DataQuest and the California Dashboard” p. 122 ↗

2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $69,384 (+⁠$80,616)

Largest funded actions

  1. Targeted Support for Students (John Finney)$140,000action 6.1 · p. 208 ↗
  2. Enhanced Student Engagement (John Finney)$10,000action 6.2 · p. 208 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Targeted Support for Students (John Finney)+⁠$85,000$55,000 → $140,000 · p. 208 ↗
  2. Enhanced Student Engagement (John Finney)−⁠$4,384$14,384 → $10,000 · p. 208 ↗

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 122 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 11,658 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 55%2. Black or African American: 19%3. Filipino: 11%4. Two or more races: 5%5. White: 5%6. Asian: 3%7. Pacific Islander: 1%8. Not reported: 1%9. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino55%
  2. Black or African American19%
  3. Filipino11%
  4. Two or more races5%
  5. White5%
  6. Asian3%
  7. Pacific Islander1%
  8. Not reported1%
  9. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.

Free or reduced-price meals

78%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 9,052 of 11,643 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The district’s state records

Is the state giving the district extra help?

The state is giving Vallejo City Unified extra help in 2026. A student group had the Dashboard’s lowest results (red) on two or more measures three years in a row.

It also qualified the year before.

Which students, on which measures

Homeless students
English and math

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 39% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (745 of 1,915 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

3 schools getting state support, 2025–26

Glen Cove Elementary (Extra targeted support) · Jesse M. Bethel High (Targeted support) · Vallejo High (Targeted support)

This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗ · School support (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Vallejo City Unified rank highest?

Elementary: Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy, 39th percentile (Developing). Middle: 2 schools at the 54th percentile (Solid): Cave Language Academy and Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy. High: MIT Academy, 46th percentile (Developing). 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 the Vallejo City Unified district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in Vallejo City Unified good?

Vallejo City Unified’s 11 public elementary schools run from the bottom 1% to the 39th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Developing and 7 Needs Support. Vallejo City Unified’s 7 public middle schools run from the 4th to the 54th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Solid and 5 Needs Support. Vallejo City Unified’s 4 public high schools run from the 2nd to the 46th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 3 Needs Support. 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 Vallejo City Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in Vallejo City Unified had 29 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. The average middle school in Vallejo City Unified had 27 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average high school in Vallejo City Unified had 43 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

How much does Vallejo City Unified spend per student?

Vallejo City Unified spent $27,521 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 63 cents of every Vallejo City Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

What is in Vallejo City Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $54.0 million into 56 funded actions in 6 goals, 27% of its $197.0 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $26.7 million, 49% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

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 governed and funded by Vallejo City Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

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.

View CDE data ↗ (opens in a new tab)How Scope Scores work →

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