Pena Adobe · Photo: Brian Irwin · CC BY-SA 3.0Vacaville’s public schools outscore 61% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Vacaville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 29% of Vacaville’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Vacaville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 529 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Vacaville’s, its schools beat 53%, lower than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,806 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Kairos Public, Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy, Fairmont Charter Elementary, Ernest Kimme Charter Academy, Notre Dame School (private), Bethany Lutheran Elementary School (private), Above & Beyond Kindergarten (private) and The Academy of 21St Century Learning (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Vacaville’s grade
B: better than 61% of California school districts, #358 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Vacaville, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Vacaville · depends on your address
Willis Jepson Middle
Grades 7–8 · 954 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Vaca Pena Middle
Grades 6–12 · 675 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Sierra Vista K-8
Grades K–8 · 611 students · 23:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Vacaville · depends on your address
Willis Jepson Middle
Grades 7–8 · 954 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Vaca Pena Middle
Grades 6–12 · 675 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Sierra Vista K-8
Grades K–8 · 611 students · 23:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Vacaville · depends on your address
Vacaville High
Grades 9–12 · 2,044 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Will C. Wood High
Grades 9–12 · 1,671 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Vaca Pena Middle
Grades 6–12 · 675 students · 20:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Vacaville · depends on your address
Vacaville High
Grades 9–12 · 2,044 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Will C. Wood High
Grades 9–12 · 1,671 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Vaca Pena Middle
Grades 6–12 · 675 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Vacaville’s public schools are run by Vacaville Unified School District. Parts of Vacaville (11%, 2% and 2% of its land) are served by Travis Unified, Fairfield-Suisun Unified and Dixon Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Vacaville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Vacaville’s borders.
Every school in Vacaville
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Shereene Wilkerson Academy of Excellence and Shelley Dally Early Learning Village).
Questions about Vacaville’s schools
Are Vacaville’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Vacaville children attend outscore 61% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #358 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Vacaville in?
Vacaville Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 12,690 students in 17 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Vacaville are served by Travis Unified, Fairfield-Suisun Unified and Dixon Unified.
Where do Vacaville kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Vacaville High, Will C. Wood High and Vaca Pena Middle.
What is Vacaville’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Vacaville Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Vacaville spend per student?
$15,806 in Vacaville Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Vacaville?
Yes: Notre Dame School (Catholic, grades K–8, 313 students), Bethany Lutheran Elementary School (religious, grades K–8, 141 students), Above & Beyond Kindergarten (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 120 students) and The Academy of 21St Century Learning (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 80 students). Vacaville also has 4 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Vacaville families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Vacaville → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.