Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Vallejo’s public schools score below 73% of California districts on tests and graduation
17% of students in Vallejo’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Vallejo, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 87% 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.
Vallejo’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 588 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Vallejo’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 87% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $23,824 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then five middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 13% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy, Mare Island Technology Academy, MIT Griffin Academy Middle, MIT Academy, Elite Public, Griffin Academy High, Vallejo Charter, St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School (private), St. Basil's (private), St. Catherine of Siena School (private), St. Vincent Ferrer School (private), Mustard Seed Preschool and Kindergarten (private) and Special Touch Learning & Training Academy #1 (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 Vallejo’s grade
C: better than 27% of California school districts, #772 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Vallejo, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Vallejo · depends on your address
Jesse M. Bethel High
Grades 9–12 · 1,418 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Vallejo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,146 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Vallejo · depends on your address
Jesse M. Bethel High
Grades 9–12 · 1,418 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Vallejo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,146 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Vallejo · depends on your address
Jesse M. Bethel High
Grades 9–12 · 1,418 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Vallejo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,146 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Vallejo · depends on your address
Jesse M. Bethel High
Grades 9–12 · 1,418 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Vallejo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,146 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Vallejo’s public schools are run by Vallejo City Unified School District. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Vallejo vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Vallejo’s borders.
Every school in Vallejo
32 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).
Questions about Vallejo’s schools
Are Vallejo’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Vallejo children attend score below 73% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #772 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Vallejo in?
Vallejo City Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 9,638 students in 20 schools (2024–25).
Where do Vallejo kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Jesse M. Bethel High and Vallejo High.
What is Vallejo’s graduation rate?
79% of the class of 2023 in Vallejo City Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Vallejo spend per student?
$23,824 in Vallejo City Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Vallejo?
Yes: St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 321 students), St. Basil's (Catholic, grades PK–8, 307 students), St. Catherine of Siena School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 296 students), St. Vincent Ferrer School (Catholic, grades K–8, 188 students), Mustard Seed Preschool and Kindergarten (religious, grades PK–K, 18 students) and Special Touch Learning & Training Academy #1 (nonsectarian, grades PK–4, 14 students). Vallejo also has 7 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Vallejo families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Vallejo → 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.