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Vallejo High
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CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Vallejo High
Vallejo High is one of the middle-of-the-pack secondary schools in Vallejo, California, one of the schools within Vallejo City Unified, with 1,146 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 37% bigger than the state mean of about 838.
Vallejo City Unified comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 9,638 students; Vallejo High is among them.
Demographically, Vallejo High logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%; the rest reads as 22% Black, 11% Asian, 4% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Vallejo High has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 84% of students at Vallejo High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Solano County's rate of about 60%.
After controlling for student poverty, Vallejo High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.9%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Solano County indicate median household income runs about $100,401, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Solano County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,765 students), of which Vallejo High is one.
John Finney High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vallejo High.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Vallejo High's enrollment has declined 33% since 2018, when it stood at 1,700 (now 1,146). Hispanic enrollment moved from 47% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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