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Enrollment
1,631
High
DISTRICT 849 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRAVIS UNIFIED·NCES 063963006600
Vanden High
2951 Markeley Ln., Fairfield, CA 94533 · (707) 437-7333 · Solano County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
670 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 9 | 415 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 430 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 367 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 419 | 26% |
Student demographics
80%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · 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
63.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.6pp since 2014
Math
28.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.5% | 34.9% | 23.6% | 13.0% |
| Math | 9.8% | 18.2% | 29.8% | 42.2% |
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 | 63.4% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 27.9% |
| 2022-23 | 52.4% | 31.5% |
| 2021-22 | 72.3% | 29.8% |
| 2018-19 | 67.6% | 34.6% |
| 2017-18 | 72.0% | 39.9% |
| 2016-17 | 76.9% | 33.3% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Vanden High
Vanden High's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanden High this school | 1,631 | 41.1% | 43.8% |
| El Cerrito High El Cerrito | 1,460 | 39.0% | 39.4% |
| Angelo Rodriguez High Fairfield | 2,111 | 37.9% | 53.2% |
| Encinal Junior/Senior High Alameda | 1,280 | 47.3% | 47.7% |
| Laguna Creek High Elk Grove | 2,142 | 51.9% | 41.1% |
| Freedom High Oakley | 2,460 | 39.3% | 34.0% |
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 Vanden High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #432 of 1,052 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #473 of 1,056 ▼ 62 | #5 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #390 of 1,056 ▲ 123 | #3 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.3pp | #119 of 1,044 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,631 | #493 of 2,093 | #5 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #1,181 of 1,352 | #14 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.7% | #2 of 1,351 | #1 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #1,270 of 1,575 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #575 of 802 | #10 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
1,631
-47 (-3%) vs 2020
+114% since 1990-91, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 1,631 | 66 | 24.7:1 | 41% (670) |
| 2023-24 | 1,619 | 69.9 | 23.2:1 | 41% (660) |
| 2022-23 | 1,640 | 69.2 | 23.7:1 | 40% (657) |
| 2020-21 | 1,678 | 71 | 23.6:1 | 24% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 1,744 | 76.7 | 22.7:1 | 25% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 1,655 | 69 | 24.0:1 | 25% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 1,622 | N/A | N/A | 14% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 1,327 | 67 | 19.8:1 | 10% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 762 | 36 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vanden High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,744 to 1,631); teachers down 14% (76.7 to 66).
About Vanden High
Vanden High, a large high school, is located in Fairfield, California. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,631 students. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
Travis Unified is made up of 8 schools with 5,392 students in all.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Vanden High, with 27% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Asian, 19% White, 17% Black, and 16% multiracial. The county population is about 30% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Vanden High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 80%.
The school reports 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 24.7 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 41% of students. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Solano County is 60%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Vanden High is 11.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.8%. Predicted: 55.5%.
Solano County has these Census figures: median household income is about $100,401, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Solano County number 110 and enroll about 60,765.
The next-closest public school is Travis Education Center, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Vanden High. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Vanden High ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Vanden High went from 1,678 students to 1,631. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.6:1 to 24.7:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Vanden High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Travis Unified
- Golden West MiddleMiddle · 746 students
- Cambridge ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Foxboro ElementaryElementary · 717 students
- Center ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Scandia ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Travis ElementaryElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Fairfield
- Angelo Rodriguez HighHigh · 2,111 students
- Armijo HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Fairfield HighHigh · 1,605 students
- Grange MiddleMiddle · 944 students
- Green Valley MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- K. I. Jones ElementaryElementary · 760 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Education Center0.2 mi · 67
- Golden West Middle0.4 mi · 746
- Center Elementary0.4 mi · 640
- Travis Elementary0.9 mi · 421
- Scandia Elementary1.0 mi · 432
- Solano County Special Education2.3 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Vanden HighHow large is Vanden High?
Vanden High enrolls approximately 1,631 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Vanden High serve?
Vanden High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Vanden High?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at Vanden High.
How diverse is Vanden High?
Vanden High reports a student body of 19% White, 27% Hispanic, 17% Black, 19% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Vanden High in?
Vanden High is part of Travis Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.