1
Enrollment
1,418
High
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEJO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 064074007861
Jesse M. Bethel High
1800 Ascot Pkwy., Vallejo, CA 94591 · (707) 556-5700 · Solano County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,418 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public high schools
- DTest 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.
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
1,097 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 354 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 379 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 348 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 337 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
29.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -15.4pp since 2014
Math
26.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.9% | 23.7% | 23.4% | 47.0% |
| Math | 12.4% | 13.8% | 22.7% | 51.1% |
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 | 29.6% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.9% | 13.3% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 12.5% |
| 2021-22 | 33.2% | 20.7% |
| 2020-21 | 50.7% | 33.3% |
| 2018-19 | 34.3% | 12.1% |
| 2017-18 | 47.8% | 15.1% |
| 2016-17 | 57.0% | 23.3% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Jesse M. Bethel High
Jesse M. Bethel High's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse M. Bethel High this school | 1,418 | 77.4% | 23.8% |
| Skyline High Oakland | 1,250 | 76.0% | 37.2% |
| Natomas High Sacramento | 1,157 | 76.0% | 24.6% |
| Luther Burbank High Sacramento | 1,535 | 74.1% | 21.3% |
| Weston Ranch High Stockton | 1,164 | 72.6% | 31.6% |
| De Anza High Richmond | 1,047 | 86.1% | 21.2% |
Matched among California high 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 Jesse M. Bethel High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #945 of 1,052 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #503 of 1,056 ▲ 314 | #6 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #1,003 of 1,056 ▲ 9 | #12 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #593 of 1,044 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,418 | #600 of 2,093 | #7 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #692 of 1,352 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #118 of 1,351 | #8 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #680 of 1,575 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #373 of 802 | #7 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,418
-141 (-9%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 1,677
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 1,418 | 67.5 | 21.0:1 | 77% (1,097) |
| 2023-24 | 1,441 | 66.8 | 21.6:1 | 79% (1,137) |
| 2022-23 | 1,481 | 68.2 | 21.7:1 | 79% (1,172) |
| 2020-21 | 1,559 | 68 | 22.9:1 | 58% (907) |
| 2017-18 | 1,620 | 65.3 | 24.8:1 | 54% (882) |
| 2015-16 | 1,696 | 71 | 23.9:1 | 54% (911) |
| 2010-11 | 1,643 | N/A | N/A | 40% (664) |
| 2000-01 | 1,677 | 74 | 22.7:1 | 12% (206) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jesse M. Bethel High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,620 to 1,418); teachers up 3% (65.3 to 67.5).
About Jesse M. Bethel High
Jesse M. Bethel High is the name of a large high school in Vallejo, California. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,418 students. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
The district, Vallejo City Unified, operates 20 schools serving 9,638 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Jesse M. Bethel High. The largest is Hispanic students, at 45%. Next come 22% Black, 21% Asian, 5% White, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Solano County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jesse M. Bethel High and a ratio of 21.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 77% of enrollment. Public schools in Solano County average 60%.
The allk12 Grade for Jesse M. Bethel High is D. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Jesse M. Bethel High is 10.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 23.8% actual, 34.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Solano County has about 451,918 residents, and the median household income is $100,401, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Solano County has 110 public schools and roughly 60,765 students.
Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jesse M. Bethel High. By average proficiency, Jesse M. Bethel High is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Jesse M. Bethel High's enrollment declined 9%, to 1,418. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.9 to 21.0 over 4 years.
Community posts for Jesse M. Bethel High can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Vallejo City Unified
- Vallejo HighHigh · 1,146 students
- Hogan MiddleMiddle · 785 students
- Joseph H. Wardlaw ElementaryElementary · 676 students
- Solano Widenmann Leadership AcademyElementary · 615 students
- Highland ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- Cave Language AcademyElementary · 505 students
Other schools in Vallejo
- Vallejo HighHigh · 1,146 students
- Caliber: ChangeMakers AcademyElementary · 975 students
- Hogan MiddleMiddle · 785 students
- Joseph H. Wardlaw ElementaryElementary · 676 students
- Solano Widenmann Leadership AcademyElementary · 615 students
- Elite PublicCombined · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary0.3 mi · 676
- Vallejo Charter1.0 mi · 350
- Cave Language Academy1.3 mi · 505
- Hogan Middle1.5 mi · 785
- Annie Pennycook Elementary1.6 mi · 364
- Highland Elementary1.6 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Jesse M. Bethel HighHow many students attend Jesse M. Bethel High?
Jesse M. Bethel High enrolls approximately 1,418 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Jesse M. Bethel High serve?
Jesse M. Bethel High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Jesse M. Bethel High?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Jesse M. Bethel High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jesse M. Bethel High?
At Jesse M. Bethel High, the student body is approximately 5% White, 45% Hispanic, 22% Black, 21% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Jesse M. Bethel High?
Jesse M. Bethel High is overseen by Vallejo City Unified in Solano County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.