Will C. Wood High

Will C. Wood High operates as an expansive senior high in Vacaville, California, part of Vacaville Unified. Current enrollment sits at 1,671 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 99% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 17 schools in Vacaville Unified (12,690 students total), Will C. Wood High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Will C. Wood High lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 24% White, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian, 8% Black. By comparison, Solano County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Will C. Wood High has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at Will C. Wood High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Will C. Wood High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.1%; this one delivers 35.9%.

Across the wider county, Solano County reports that the typical household earns roughly $100,401 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Will C. Wood High is one of 110 public schools in Solano County (combined enrollment of about 60,765 students).

Fairmont Charter Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Will C. Wood High. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Will C. Wood High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,667 students in 2018 compared to 1,671 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 38% to 24%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.