Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary

Located at 1698 Oakwood Ave., in Vallejo, California, Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus that serves 676 students (grades K through 6), part of Vallejo City Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 45% bigger than typical.

Across the 20 schools in Vallejo City Unified (9,638 students total), Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 27% Asian, 24% Black, 12% multiracial, 7% White. Compared to Solano County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 28.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 66% of students at Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Solano County indicate median household income runs about $100,401, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Solano County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,765 students), Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jesse M. Bethel High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 20.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 734 students in 2018 compared to 676 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked down from 40% to 27% over that span.

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