Alamo Elementary

Alamo Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary-level community in Vacaville, California, part of Vacaville Unified. The school instructs 714 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 54% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Alamo Elementary is one of 17 schools operated by Vacaville Unified, a district that caters to 12,690 students overall.

On demographics, Alamo Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 37% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Alamo Elementary reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Alamo Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Alamo Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.3%, the actual is 47.5%, a residual of +1.2 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Solano County put the typical household earns roughly $100,401 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Solano County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,765 students), of which Alamo Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Kairos Public, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alamo Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

Alamo Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alamo Elementary has showed little movement, going from 704 students in 2018 to 714 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

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