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Best Schools in Vacaville, CA
Vacaville, CA has 41 public schools (10 high, 6 middle, 23 elementary) serving 28,875 students. On average they score 35% on state proficiency tests against a projected 38%, so schools in Vacaville don't meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Vacaville, CA
The top high schools in Vacaville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy
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Vacaville Unified • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 455 Students
2. Angelo Rodriguez High
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Fairfield-suisun Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2081 Students
3. Vanden High
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Travis Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1640 Students
4. Vacaville High
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Vacaville Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1994 Students
5. Dixon High
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Dixon Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1013 Students
6. Winters High
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Winters Joint Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 469 Students
7. Vintage High
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Napa Valley Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1753 Students
8. Will C. Wood High
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Vacaville Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1670 Students
9. Ernest Kimme Charter Academy
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Vacaville Unified • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 358 Students
10. Shereene Wilkerson Academy Of Excellence
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Vacaville Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 7 Students
Best Middle Schools in Vacaville, CA
The top middle schools in Vacaville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Golden West Middle
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Travis Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 723 Students
2. Willis Jepson Middle
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Vacaville Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 925 Students
3. Vaca Pena Middle
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Vacaville Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 689 Students
4. John Knight Middle
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Dixon Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 633 Students
5. Silverado Middle
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Napa Valley Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 868 Students
6. Winters Middle
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Winters Joint Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 339 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Vacaville, CA
The top elementary schools in Vacaville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Vichy Elementary
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Napa Valley Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 297 Students
2. Browns Valley Elementary
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Vacaville Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 745 Students
3. Kairos Public
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Kairos Public School Vacaville Academy District • Charter • Grades KG - 10 • 645 Students
4. Suisun Valley Elementary
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Fairfield-suisun Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 490 Students
5. Orchard Elementary
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Vacaville Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 386 Students
6. Cooper Elementary
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Vacaville Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 720 Students
7. Sierra Vista K-8
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Vacaville Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 614 Students
8. Cambridge Elementary
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Travis Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 743 Students
9. Alamo Elementary
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Vacaville Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 689 Students
10. Hemlock Elementary
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Vacaville Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 439 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Vacaville, CA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Vacaville, CA has a total population of 108,286 with 24% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 92%, and 29% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Vacaville, CA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Vacaville, CA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
24.66 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
3.73 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
20.93 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Vacaville, CA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Vacaville, CA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Vacaville, CA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Vacaville, CA
How many schools are in Vacaville, CA?
Vacaville, CA has 41 public schools: 10 high schools, 6 middle schools and 23 elementary schools, serving 28,875 students in total.
How do schools in Vacaville perform on state tests?
On average, 41 schools in Vacaville score 35% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 38%, so on average schools in Vacaville don't meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Vacaville?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 29%
- Projected: 32%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 34%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 30%
- Projected: 29%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 33%
- Projected: 33%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 32%
- Projected: 31%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 36%
- Projected: 36%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 30%
- Projected: 32%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 47%
- Projected: 43%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 36%
- Projected: 37%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 34%
- Projected: 39%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
Every school in Vacaville
19 of 20 schools in Vacaville carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 7C: 6D: 5
All 20 public schools we grade in Vacaville. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (2)
Middle and junior high schools (2)
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- Alamo Elementary
- Browns Valley Elementary
- Cambridge Elementary
- Cooper Elementary
- Edwin Markham Elementary
- Eugene Padan Elementary
- Fairmont Charter Elementary
- Foxboro Elementary
- Hemlock Elementary
- Jean Callison Elementary
- Orchard Elementary
Other schools and academies (5)
- Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy
- Ernest Kimme Charter Academy
- Kairos Public
- Shereene Wilkerson Academy Of Excellence
- Sierra Vista K 8
Private schools (5)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.