Total enrollment
9,638
-1,426 (-13%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Vallejo City Unified
California · 9,638 students · 1 city
Vallejo City Unified in California runs 20 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 9,638 students (an average of 482 per school).
4-year change in Vallejo City Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Vallejo City Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #490 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,638 | #154 of 587 | #960 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 20 | #107 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #435 of 587 | #8,812 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 78.7% | #166 of 587 | #1,317 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #145 of 530 | #1,138 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 Vallejo City Unified
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Cave Language Academy at 42.0% proficient to Highland Elementary at 9.1%, a gap of 32.9 points. That is the 197th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 20 district schools that reported both years went from 11,638 to 9,638 students (down 17%) and from 447 to 424 full-time teachers (down 5%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse M. Bethel High | Vallejo | High | 09-12 | 1,418 |
| Vallejo High | Vallejo | High | 09-12 | 1,146 |
| Hogan Middle | Vallejo | Middle | 06-08 | 785 |
| Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-06 | 676 |
| Solano Widenmann Leadership Academy | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-08 | 615 |
| Highland Elementary | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-06 | 510 |
| Cave Language Academy | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-08 | 505 |
| Glen Cove Elementary | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-05 | 441 |
| Dan Mini Elementary | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-05 | 433 |
| Steffan Manor Elementary | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-05 | 433 |
| Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-08 | 423 |
| Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-08 | 365 |
| Annie Pennycook Elementary | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-06 | 364 |
| Grace Patterson Elementary | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-06 | 353 |
| Vallejo Charter | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-08 | 350 |
| Johnston Cooper Elementary | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-05 | 335 |
| Federal Terrace Elementary | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-06 | 228 |
| John Finney High (Continuation) | Vallejo | High | 09-12 | 141 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Vallejo | Elementary | KG-05 | 70 |
| Vallejo Adult Transition | Vallejo | High | 12-12 | 47 |
About Vallejo City Unified
Vallejo City Unified is a sparse California school district running 20 schools with combined enrollment near 9,638.
For a sense of the school types, Vallejo City Unified spans 15 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Vallejo City Unified is about 482, lower than the California average of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Vallejo City Unified has shrank 13% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 11,064 students to 9,638.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Vallejo City Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.