Total enrollment
12,690
+280 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Vacaville Unified
California · 12,690 students · 1 city
Public-school families inside Vacaville Unified pick from 18 schools serving the district's roughly 12,690 K-12 students (11 elementary, 1 middle, and 6 high).
4-year change in Vacaville Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Vacaville Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #298 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,690 | #115 of 587 | #693 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 17 | #126 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #321 of 587 | #8,676 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 54.3% | #361 of 587 | #3,554 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #66 of 530 | #455 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Vacaville Unified
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy at 58.6% proficient to Ernest Kimme Charter Academy at 11.6%, a gap of 47.0 points. That is the 93rd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 12,451 to 12,684 students (up 2%) and from 536 to 581 full-time teachers (up 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacaville High | Vacaville | High | 09-12 | 2,044 |
| Will C. Wood High | Vacaville | High | 09-12 | 1,671 |
| Willis Jepson Middle | Vacaville | Middle | 07-08 | 954 |
| Edwin Markham Elementary | Vacaville | Elementary | KG-06 | 882 |
| Browns Valley Elementary | Vacaville | Elementary | KG-06 | 806 |
| Jean Callison Elementary | Vacaville | Elementary | KG-06 | 762 |
| Eugene Padan Elementary | Vacaville | Elementary | KG-06 | 751 |
| Alamo Elementary | Vacaville | Elementary | KG-06 | 714 |
| Cooper Elementary | Vacaville | Elementary | KG-06 | 710 |
| Vaca Pena Middle | Vacaville | High | 06-12 | 675 |
| Sierra Vista K-8 | Vacaville | Elementary | KG-08 | 611 |
| Fairmont Charter Elementary | Vacaville | Elementary | KG-06 | 586 |
| Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy | Vacaville | High | 09-12 | 474 |
| Orchard Elementary | Vacaville | Elementary | KG-06 | 437 |
| Hemlock Elementary | Vacaville | Elementary | KG-06 | 413 |
| Ernest Kimme Charter Academy | Vacaville | High | 09-12 | 194 |
| Shereene Wilkerson Academy of Excellence | Vacaville | High | 07-12 | 6 |
| Shelley Dally Early Learning Village | Vacaville | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Vacaville Unified
Vacaville Unified runs 18 public schools across California, collectively enrolling roughly 12,690 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Vacaville Unified is made up of 11 elementary, 1 middle, and 6 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Vacaville Unified runs about 705 students per school, 22% above the state mean of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Vacaville Unified has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,410 students to 12,690. The school count climbed from 16 to 17 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Vacaville Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.