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If you could change one rule at Cambridge Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
738
Elementary
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRAVIS UNIFIED·NCES 063963008998
Cambridge Elementary
100 Cambridge Dr., Vacaville, CA 95687 · (707) 446-9494 · Solano County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
22.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
340 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 132 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 32% larger than its 6th grade class (100).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · 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
46.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.6pp since 2014
Math
37.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.2% | 26.4% | 22.7% | 30.7% |
| Math | 14.0% | 23.8% | 31.8% | 30.5% |
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 | 46.6% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 39.3% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 36.8% |
| 2021-22 | 47.1% | 39.5% |
| 2018-19 | 49.2% | 45.3% |
| 2017-18 | 47.8% | 39.4% |
| 2016-17 | 48.0% | 34.7% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Cambridge Elementary
Cambridge Elementary's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Elementary this school | 738 | 46.1% | 42.9% |
| K. I. Jones Elementary Fairfield | 760 | 47.2% | 58.3% |
| Lake Mathews Elementary Riverside | 733 | 45.0% | 57.3% |
| Brentwood Elementary Brentwood | 811 | 45.6% | 48.1% |
| Mary Casey Black Elementary Brentwood | 680 | 47.1% | 39.8% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary Riverside | 767 | 48.9% | 62.6% |
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 Cambridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #2,236 of 5,151 | #16 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #2,465 of 5,172 ▼ 215 | #16 of 55 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #2,312 of 5,172 ▼ 223 | #17 of 55 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #1,477 of 5,116 | #26 of 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #592 of 5,915 | #9 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,359 of 5,352 | #13 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.1% | #59 of 5,354 | #7 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #4,077 of 5,625 | #47 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.4% | #101 of 1,139 | #3 of 21 |
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
738
+76 (+11%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 738 | 33.2 | 22.2:1 | 46% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 34.3 | 22.2:1 | 42% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 31.3 | 23.8:1 | 41% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 28 | 23.6:1 | 28% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 23 | 23.7:1 | 37% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 22 | 26.0:1 | 42% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | N/A | N/A | 28% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 16% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 23 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (545 to 738); teachers up 44% (23 to 33.2).
About Cambridge Elementary
In Vacaville, California, Cambridge Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. Its enrollment is 738 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
A total of 8 schools make up Travis Unified, with 5,392 students enrolled.
Hispanic students account for 36% of enrollment at Cambridge Elementary, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 23% White, 17% multiracial, 16% Asian, and 7% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cambridge Elementary scores 76%.
Cambridge Elementary lists 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 22.2 students per teacher. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 46% of students at Cambridge Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Solano County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.
Among California public elementary schools, Cambridge Elementary outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Cambridge Elementary is 9.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.9% actual, 52.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
The school is in Solano County, where median household income comes to about $100,401, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Solano County counts 110 public schools with about 60,765 students.
Cambridge Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Sierra Vista K-8, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Cambridge Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Cambridge Elementary ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.9% against a local average of 33.7%.
Cambridge Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 738 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 662. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 23.6:1 in 2020-21 to 22.2:1 in 2024-25.
The Cambridge Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Travis Unified
- Vanden HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Golden West MiddleMiddle · 746 students
- Foxboro ElementaryElementary · 717 students
- Center ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Scandia ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Travis ElementaryElementary · 421 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
- Browns Valley ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Kairos PublicCombined · 786 students
Other Cambridge Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Cambridge Elementary. Cambridge Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 11.
- Cambridge ElementaryConcord, CA · 469 students
- Cambridge ElementaryOrange, CA · 415 students
- Cambridge Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 806 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.BELTON, MO · 501 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAMBRIDGE, NY · 435 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra Vista K-80.5 mi · 611
- Jean Callison Elementary0.8 mi · 762
- Foxboro Elementary0.9 mi · 717
- Vaca Pena Middle1.1 mi · 675
- Fairmont Charter Elementary1.3 mi · 586
- Cooper Elementary1.7 mi · 710
Frequently asked questions
About Cambridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cambridge Elementary?
Cambridge Elementary enrolls approximately 738 students in grades KG-06.
Is Cambridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cambridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Cambridge Elementary have?
Cambridge Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Cambridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Cambridge Elementary are roughly 23% White, 36% Hispanic, 7% Black, 16% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Cambridge Elementary in?
Cambridge Elementary is part of Travis Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.