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Vacaville Unified Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

12,708

Students per teacher

22.1

Grades

K to 12

Area

104 sq mi

State

Vacaville Unified is a public school district in California, based in Solano County (Vacaville). SchoolGrade grades 17 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Vacaville Unified on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Vacaville Unified

Average SchoolGrade

C+

Meeting or exceeding expectations

44%

Exceeding

13%

Avg actual scores

33.8%

Avg projected

35.4%

16 of 17 schools in Vacaville Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:

A: 1B: 5C: 5D: 5

Best schools in Vacaville Unified

Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California

The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

A Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
B+ Browns Valley Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
B Cooper Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
B Orchard Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
B Vacaville High (High school, exceeds expectations)
B- Sierra Vista K 8 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
C+ Alamo Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
C+ Hemlock Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
C+ Jean Callison Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
C+ Willis Jepson Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)

Every school in Vacaville Unified

Where Vacaville Unified schools are

Cities and towns served (1)

Vacaville (17)

About this district

State: Best schools in California
County: Solano County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 12,708 students with 575 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,212 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 0640590
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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Questions about Vacaville Unified

How many schools are in Vacaville Unified?

SchoolGrade grades 17 public schools in Vacaville Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Vacaville Unified serve?

The largest by graded schools: Vacaville.

How good are the schools in Vacaville Unified?

Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 33.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35.4%. 44% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Vacaville Unified?

12,708 students were enrolled in Vacaville Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Vacaville Unified?

Vacaville Unified is in California, based in Solano County, with its district office in Vacaville. Its boundary covers about 104 sq mi.