Orchard Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary school in Vacaville, California, Orchard Elementary works with 437 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Vacaville Unified.

Within Vacaville Unified, which oversees 17 schools and 12,690 students, Orchard Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Orchard Elementary lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Solano County as a whole is about 39% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at Orchard Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Solano County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Orchard Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.7%; this one delivers 52.3%.

Around the school, Solano County reports that the typical household earns roughly $100,401 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Solano County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,765 students), Orchard Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hemlock Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Orchard Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 40.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orchard Elementary has grew 21%, going from 362 students in 2018 to 437 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Orchard Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.