Browns Valley Elementary

As a big elementary campus in Vacaville, California, Browns Valley Elementary teaches 806 students from grades K through 6, overseen by Vacaville Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Browns Valley Elementary sits 73% above that benchmark.

Vacaville Unified runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 12,690 students. Browns Valley Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Browns Valley Elementary records that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian, 4% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Solano County's rate of about 60%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Browns Valley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.9%.

In the surrounding community, Solano County reports that median household earnings sit near $100,401, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Solano County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,765 students), of which Browns Valley Elementary is one.

Edwin Markham Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Browns Valley Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 854 students in 2018 compared to 806 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.