Schools in Vacaville · Vacaville Unified School District
Vacaville’s public schools beat 68% of California districts
The public schools Vacaville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs CA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 25% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
21.9
CA 21.6
Schools
25
14,931 students
The School Grade
How Vacaville compares
B Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (519)Better than 61%
Lower confidence. Built on 0 tested students and a graduating class of 954. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of California only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Vacaville.
9 schools teach K in Vacaville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edwin Markham Elementary, Browns Valley Elementary, Jean Callison Elementary and Eugene Padan Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 1st grade in Vacaville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edwin Markham Elementary, Browns Valley Elementary, Jean Callison Elementary and Eugene Padan Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 2nd grade in Vacaville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edwin Markham Elementary, Browns Valley Elementary, Jean Callison Elementary and Eugene Padan Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 3rd grade in Vacaville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edwin Markham Elementary, Browns Valley Elementary, Jean Callison Elementary and Eugene Padan Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 4th grade in Vacaville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edwin Markham Elementary, Browns Valley Elementary, Jean Callison Elementary and Eugene Padan Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 5th grade in Vacaville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edwin Markham Elementary, Browns Valley Elementary, Jean Callison Elementary and Eugene Padan Elementary and more.
10 schools teach 6th grade in Vacaville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edwin Markham Elementary, Browns Valley Elementary, Jean Callison Elementary and Eugene Padan Elementary and more.
The path, start to finish
K–89 schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address
12Vaca Pena MiddleVacaville Unified School District
Parts of Vacaville are served by Travis Unified School District, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District and Dixon Unified School District.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school in Vacaville
25 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Edwin Markham Elementary
882 students24:1Rate it →
Browns Valley Elementary
806 students22:1Rate it →
Jean Callison Elementary
762 students24:1Rate it →
Eugene Padan Elementary
751 students25:1Rate it →
Cambridge Elementary
738 studentsRate it →
Foxboro Elementary
717 studentsRate it →
Alamo Elementary
714 students25:1Rate it →
Cooper Elementary
710 students22:1Rate it →
Sierra Vista K-8
611 students23:1Rate it →
Orchard Elementary
437 students22:1Rate it →
Hemlock Elementary
413 students22:1Rate it →
Shelley Dally Early Learning Village
Rate it →
Middle
High
Private & other
Fairmont Charter Elementary
586 students23:1Rate it →
Notre Dame School
313 studentsRate it →
Bethany Lutheran Elementary School
141 studentsRate it →
Above & Beyond Kindergarten
120 studentsRate it →
The Academy of 21St Century Learning
80 studentsRate it →
Vacaville High
2,044 students21:1Rate it →
Will C. Wood High
1,671 students21:1Rate it →
Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy
474 students20:1Rate it →
Ernest Kimme Charter Academy
194 students18:1Rate it →
Shereene Wilkerson Academy of Excellence
6 students5:1Rate it →
Kairos Public
A−786 studentsRate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Vacaville
There’s no college in Vacaville, but 13 are within 30 miles. The closest is Solano Community College in Fairfield, 11.9 miles away.
Solano Community CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Fairfield
11.9 mi5,728 students
University of California-DavisUniversity or college · Public · Davis
17.2 mi39,356 students
Napa Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · Napa
17.6 mi2,593 students
Woodland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Woodland
24.4 mi1,696 students
California State University Maritime AcademyUniversity or college · Public · Vallejo
24.6 mi761 students
Touro University CaliforniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Vallejo
24.8 mi966 students
Los Medanos CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pittsburg
25 mi5,265 students
California Northstate UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Elk Grove
26.6 mi847 students
Diablo Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pleasant Hill
27.5 mi10,850 students
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill CampusCommunity college · For-profit · Pleasant Hill
27.9 mi432 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Vacaville. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 3 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.