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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Browns Valley Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
806
Elementary
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VACAVILLE UNIFIED·NCES 064059010329
Browns Valley Elementary
333 Wretham Dr., Vacaville, CA 95688 · (707) 453-6205 · Solano County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL806 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
347 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 147 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (120).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.4pp since 2014
Math
51.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.4% | 32.0% | 19.6% | 21.0% |
| Math | 24.9% | 26.6% | 27.0% | 21.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 51.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 47.5% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 46.4% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
| 2018-19 | 58.2% | 43.3% |
| 2017-18 | 54.3% | 46.9% |
| 2016-17 | 46.9% | 45.1% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Browns Valley Elementary
Browns Valley Elementary's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Valley Elementary this school | 806 | 43.1% | 54.2% |
| La Mesa Monterey | 689 | 45.3% | 53.6% |
| Creekview Ranch Roseville | 838 | 45.9% | 57.0% |
| Rio Seco Elementary Santee | 913 | 42.5% | 60.7% |
| Harbour View Elementary Huntington Beach | 677 | 41.2% | 60.0% |
| Hidden Valley Elementary Martinez | 831 | 44.4% | 52.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Browns Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,445 of 5,151 | #8 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #1,493 of 5,172 ▲ 170 | #8 of 55 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #1,372 of 5,172 ▼ 18 | #7 of 55 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #2,517 of 5,116 | #17 of 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 806 | #373 of 5,915 | #3 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,506 of 5,352 | #14 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #900 of 5,354 | #28 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #4,212 of 5,625 | #49 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #3,255 of 3,837 | #32 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
806
+41 (+5%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 999
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 24.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 806 | 36 | 22.4:1 | 43% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 31 | 23.8:1 | 38% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 30.1 | 24.8:1 | 31% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 765 | 31 | 24.7:1 | 20% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 854 | 35.5 | 24.1:1 | 26% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 900 | 36 | 25.0:1 | 24% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 955 | N/A | N/A | 18% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 999 | 55 | 18.2:1 | 9% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Browns Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (854 to 806); teachers up 1% (35.5 to 36).
About Browns Valley Elementary
Browns Valley Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Vacaville, California. It educates 806 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 73% larger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Vacaville Unified has 17 schools and 12,690 students, and Browns Valley Elementary is one of those schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Browns Valley Elementary. The largest is White students, at 48%. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 4% Black. Census figures show Solano County is about 39% White. Browns Valley Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 36 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 22.4:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 60% average among public schools in Solano County.
Browns Valley Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Browns Valley Elementary is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 54.2%. Predicted: 54.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Solano County show that the median household income is $100,401, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Browns Valley Elementary is one of 110 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Edwin Markham Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Browns Valley Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 54.2% versus a 40.7% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Browns Valley Elementary's enrollment climbed from 765 in 2020-21 to 806 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 24.7:1 to 22.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Solano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
451,918
Census ACS
Median income
$100,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
60,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vacaville Unified
- Vacaville HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Will C. Wood HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Willis Jepson MiddleMiddle · 954 students
- Edwin Markham ElementaryElementary · 882 students
- Jean Callison ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Eugene Padan ElementaryElementary · 751 students
Other schools in Vacaville
- Vacaville HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Will C. Wood HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Willis Jepson MiddleMiddle · 954 students
- Edwin Markham ElementaryElementary · 882 students
- Kairos PublicCombined · 786 students
- Jean Callison ElementaryElementary · 762 students
Other Browns Valley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Browns Valley Elementary. Browns Valley Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Browns Valley ElementaryNapa, CA · 651 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryBrowns Valley, CA · 126 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryBROWNS VALLEY, MN · 128 students
Nearby schools
- Edwin Markham Elementary0.9 mi · 882
- Shereene Wilkerson Academy of Excellence1.2 mi · 6
- Orchard Elementary1.2 mi · 437
- Hemlock Elementary1.6 mi · 413
- Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy1.7 mi · 474
- Vacaville High1.7 mi · 2,044
Frequently asked questions
About Browns Valley ElementaryHow large is Browns Valley Elementary?
Browns Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 806 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Browns Valley Elementary serve?
Browns Valley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Browns Valley Elementary?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at Browns Valley Elementary.
How diverse is Browns Valley Elementary?
Browns Valley Elementary reports a student body of 48% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Browns Valley Elementary?
Browns Valley Elementary is overseen by Vacaville Unified in Solano County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.