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Enrollment
675
High
DISTRICT 844 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VACAVILLE UNIFIED·NCES 064059009002
Vaca Pena Middle
200 Keith Way, Vacaville, CA 95687 · (707) 453-6270 · Solano County
GRADES 06–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
439 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 7 | 345 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 330 | 49% |
Student demographics
71%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
34.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.1pp since 2014
Math
16.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -15.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.3% | 26.5% | 31.8% | 33.3% |
| Math | 4.7% | 11.6% | 26.1% | 57.6% |
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 | 34.9% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 16.3% |
| 2022-23 | 29.1% | 20.5% |
| 2021-22 | 35.6% | 18.2% |
| 2018-19 | 43.0% | 27.5% |
| 2017-18 | 47.8% | 30.9% |
| 2016-17 | 46.6% | 32.1% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Vaca Pena Middle
Vaca Pena Middle's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaca Pena Middle this school | 675 | 65.0% | 23.9% |
| San Juan High Citrus Heights | 559 | 68.7% | 20.5% |
| CHAMPS - Charter HS of Arts-Multimedia & Performing Van Nuys | 424 | 59.9% | N/A |
| Leroy Greene Academy Sacramento | 755 | 63.0% | 35.1% |
| Pasadena High Pasadena | 1,303 | 67.6% | 41.3% |
| Umoja International Academy Sacramento | 412 | 68.0% | 30.1% |
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 Vaca Pena Middle ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #943 of 1,052 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #797 of 1,056 ▼ 75 | #10 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #959 of 1,056 ▲ 29 | #10 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #299 of 1,044 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #902 of 2,093 | #12 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #618 of 1,352 | #5 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #94 of 1,351 | #6 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #954 of 1,575 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #459 of 802 | #8 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
675
-43 (-6%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,041
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 675 | 33 | 20.5:1 | 65% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 34 | 19.2:1 | 56% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 689 | 34.7 | 19.9:1 | 53% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 34 | 21.1:1 | 48% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 32.8 | 22.9:1 | 50% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 41 | 20.4:1 | 48% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 916 | N/A | N/A | 47% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 1,156 | 51 | 22.7:1 | 21% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 1,041 | 46 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vaca Pena Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (751 to 675); teachers up 1% (32.8 to 33).
About Vaca Pena Middle
Vaca Pena Middle is a high school in Vacaville, California, reachable at (707) 453-6270. Enrollment totals 675 students across grades 6 through 12.
Vacaville Unified has 17 schools and 12,690 students, and Vaca Pena Middle is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 46% of enrollment at Vaca Pena Middle, more than any other group. Other students are 22% White, 12% multiracial, 9% Black, and 8% Asian. By comparison, Solano County residents are about 30% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Vaca Pena Middle scores 71%.
Its staff includes 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 20.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 2.3 students per teacher. Roughly 65% of students at Vaca Pena Middle can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations places Vaca Pena Middle in the bottom 10% of California schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 17.5 points below it (23.9% actual, 41.4% predicted).
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 people live in poverty. There are 110 public schools in the county, enrolling about 60,765, Vaca Pena Middle among them.
Vaca Pena Middle is about 0.6 miles from Jean Callison Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Vaca Pena Middle is behind the 40.8% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
Vaca Pena Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 43 students, from 718 to 675.
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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
Nearby schools
- Jean Callison Elementary0.6 mi · 762
- Cooper Elementary0.7 mi · 710
- Sierra Vista K-80.8 mi · 611
- Fairmont Charter Elementary0.9 mi · 586
- Cambridge Elementary1.1 mi · 738
- Will C. Wood High1.4 mi · 1,671
Frequently asked questions
About Vaca Pena MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Vaca Pena Middle?
Vaca Pena Middle enrolls approximately 675 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Vaca Pena Middle serve?
Vaca Pena Middle serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Vaca Pena Middle?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Vaca Pena Middle.
What is the student diversity at Vaca Pena Middle?
Student demographics at Vaca Pena Middle are roughly 22% White, 46% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Vaca Pena Middle?
Vaca Pena Middle is overseen by Vacaville Unified in Solano County.
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