Vallejo’s public schools score below 52% of California districts
The public schools Vallejo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
What Vallejo’s schools are like
Average for California, but last among its neighbors
Statewide, Vallejo sits near the middle. Locally it’s a different story: every town that borders it scores higher. Benicia (A−) is the strongest, followed by Hercules (A−). Compare ↓
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Vallejo’s schools beat 48% of districts. Among the 576 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 33%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
Fewer students graduate on time
76% of students graduate on time, 12 points below the state’s 88%, #691 in California.
Families have options beyond the district
32 schools serve Vallejo, including 7 public charter schools and 6 private schools. Charters are free and open by application, so district results aren’t the only choice. Every school ↓
Which school depends on your street
With 14 elementary, five middle and two high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Vallejo compares
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 Vallejo.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Vallejo vs. its neighbors
Vallejo’s schools rank 3rd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among California districts.
Every school in Vallejo
32 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Vallejo families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges in Vallejo
2 colleges in Vallejo, and 40 more within 30 miles.
- Admission
- Open
- Net price
- —
- Graduate
- —
- Admission
- 95%
- Net price
- $20,555
- Graduate
- 60%
Straight-line distance from the center of Vallejo. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 35 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.