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Alumni: what's one memory from Orchard Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VACAVILLE UNIFIED·NCES 064059006705
Orchard Elementary
805 North Orchard Ave., Vacaville, CA 95688 · (707) 453-6255 · Solano County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
160 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 58% larger than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
52.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
45.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.4% | 31.1% | 23.1% | 24.4% |
| Math | 20.6% | 24.4% | 31.9% | 23.1% |
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 | 52.5% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 50.9% |
| 2022-23 | 58.6% | 51.1% |
| 2021-22 | 53.8% | 47.2% |
| 2018-19 | 55.3% | 55.5% |
| 2017-18 | 66.8% | 59.9% |
| 2016-17 | 57.3% | 54.2% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Orchard Elementary
Orchard Elementary's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Elementary this school | 437 | 36.6% | 50.5% |
| Sessions Elementary San Diego | 424 | 34.9% | 66.5% |
| John B. Riebli Elementary Santa Rosa | 411 | 36.7% | 43.3% |
| George White Elementary Laguna Niguel | 378 | 36.2% | 63.9% |
| Spring Lake Charter Santa Rosa | 383 | 37.6% | 52.8% |
| Big Springs Elementary Simi Valley | 441 | 35.1% | 57.8% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Orchard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,688 of 5,151 | #10 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,929 of 5,172 ▼ 459 | #12 of 55 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,851 of 5,172 ▼ 162 | #12 of 55 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #1,314 of 5,116 | #22 of 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #3,198 of 5,915 | #42 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,847 of 5,352 | #8 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #1,777 of 5,354 | #41 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #4,483 of 5,625 | #50 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.7% | #238 of 1,139 | #6 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
437
+53 (+14%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 437 | 20.3 | 21.5:1 | 37% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 20 | 20.8:1 | 31% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 17.9 | 21.6:1 | 30% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 23% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 15.5 | 23.4:1 | 21% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 17 | 22.9:1 | 23% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | N/A | N/A | 18% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 10% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 14 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (362 to 437); teachers up 31% (15.5 to 20.3).
About Orchard Elementary
Orchard Elementary is an elementary school located in Vacaville, California, in Solano County. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 437 students.
Orchard Elementary is among 17 schools run by Vacaville Unified, which serves 12,690 students.
Of every 100 students at Orchard Elementary, about 56 are White. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 39%. The diversity index for Orchard Elementary is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 20.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 21.5:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 37%. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Solano County, the school's rate is lower.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 58.1% at Orchard Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.5%.
The school's county is Solano County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $100,401, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Solano County's 110 public schools enroll about 60,765 students and include Orchard Elementary.
About 0.9 miles separate Orchard Elementary from the closest public school, Hemlock Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Orchard Elementary's average proficiency of 50.5% compares with 41.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school grew from 384 students in 2020-21 to 437 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Orchard Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Vacaville Unified
- Vacaville HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Will C. Wood HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Willis Jepson MiddleMiddle · 954 students
- Edwin Markham ElementaryElementary · 882 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Jean Callison ElementaryElementary · 762 students
Other schools in Vacaville
- Vacaville HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Will C. Wood HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Willis Jepson MiddleMiddle · 954 students
- Edwin Markham ElementaryElementary · 882 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Kairos PublicCombined · 786 students
Other Orchard Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Orchard Elementary. Orchard Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Orchard ElementarySan Jose, CA · 740 students
- Orchard ElementaryModesto, CA · 579 students
- Orchard ElementaryRio Linda, CA · 366 students
- Orchard Elementary SchoolMobile, AL · 622 students
- Orchard ElementaryRichland, WA · 594 students
Nearby schools
- Hemlock Elementary0.9 mi · 413
- Willis Jepson Middle1.0 mi · 954
- Browns Valley Elementary1.2 mi · 806
- Vacaville High1.3 mi · 2,044
- Edwin Markham Elementary1.5 mi · 882
- Shereene Wilkerson Academy of Excellence1.6 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Orchard Elementary?
Orchard Elementary enrolls approximately 437 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Orchard Elementary serve?
Orchard Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orchard Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orchard Elementary is approximately 21.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orchard Elementary?
At Orchard Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Orchard Elementary public or private?
Orchard Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vacaville Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.