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Vanden High

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Vanden High ranks 486 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 77% of California high schools

Summary

Vanden High is a public school serving grades 9–12 and 1,631 students in Fairfield, within Travis Unified. It combines a 97% graduation rate in 2025–2026 with a 1% dropout rate, but chronic absenteeism is a concern: 22% of students were chronically absent, 4 percentage points above the state and 6 above the district. The most important caution for families is that strong graduation outcomes coexist with absenteeism that is higher than both comparison rates.

Vanden’s strongest results are in English and science, while math remains its clearest academic weakness. In 2025–2026, 71% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 49% in science, and 34% in math. ELA was 21 points above the state and 20 above Travis Unified; science was 13 points above the state and 9 above the district. Math was 4 points below the state and 1 below the district. Compared with nearby grades 9–12 schools, Vanden was just below Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy in ELA (70.7% versus 71%), but scored above Will C. Wood High, Armijo High, Buckingham and Fairfield High in math and science.

Results have improved notably in ELA and science: since 2022–2023, proficiency rose 18 points in ELA and 12 in science. Math also rebounded in the latest year, rising from 28% to 34%; its gap below the state narrowed from 9 points to 4, though it remains below state proficiency. SchoolDigger ranks Vanden 486th of 2,137 California schools, at the 77th percentile with four stars for 2025–2026; its overall percentile rose from 71 the year before. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves Special Education Students is much lower, at the 22nd percentile, compared with 77th overall; that subgroup ranking shifted from the 5th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 66th in 2024–2025. Vanden’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 24.7, the highest reported among nearby schools, and 41% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year.

1,631

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,607

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2951 Markeley Ln.
Fairfield, CA 94533-6513

(707) 437-7333

District: Travis Unified

Feeder schools for Vanden High:

Elementary:	Cambridge Elementary
	Center Elementary
	Foxboro Elementary
	Scandia Elementary
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	Travis Elementary
Middle:	Golden West Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

27.3%

Asian:

19.3%

White:

18.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 63rd percentile in 2019 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg43%

California avg42%

486^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Travis Unified

732^nd of 1,530Travis Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	486 of 2135	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	636 of 2162	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	605 of 2159	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	608 of 2170	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	440 of 2123	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	798 of 2133	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.4	363 of 2017	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	458 of 2021	77.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	307 of 2039	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	350 of 1994	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	240 of 2426	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	75.6	209 of 2354	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	72.3	263 of 2367	88.9%	★★★★☆
2010	68.3	324 of 2281	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	175 of 2238	92.2%	★★★★★
2008	69.1	287 of 2117	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	68.1	299 of 2063	85.5%	★★★★☆
2006	67.0	334 of 1968	83.0%	★★★★☆
2005	70.4	247 of 1901	87.0%	★★★★☆
2004	76.7	99 of 1653	94.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	266 of 492	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	244 of 523	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	243 of 517	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	227 of 521	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.1	102 of 522	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	178 of 592	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	80 of 582	86.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	156 of 575	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	187 of 585	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.6	487 of 573	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	393 of 591	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	376 of 581	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	342 of 582	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	427 of 581	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.2	410 of 1161	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	560 of 1117	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.9	135 of 1052	87.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.2	9 of 1044	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	376 of 1864	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	572 of 1906	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	494 of 1915	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	614 of 1915	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	403 of 1858	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	328 of 1833	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	361 of 1760	79.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	475 of 1880	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	612 of 1900	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	498 of 1902	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	502 of 1917	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	504 of 1861	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	300 of 1814	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	182 of 1742	89.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	597 of 1997	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	63.3	681 of 2013	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	651 of 2026	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	524 of 2030	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	287 of 1943	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	456 of 1937	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	299 of 1862	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	518 of 1930	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	634 of 1942	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	697 of 1948	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	540 of 1963	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	445 of 1916	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	694 of 1880	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.0	347 of 1834	81.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	57.2	74 of 190	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.3	27 of 168	83.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	308 of 588	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.4	474 of 577	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	431 of 574	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	440 of 541	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	310 of 515	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	271 of 422	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	189 of 366	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	967 of 1235	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.1	429 of 1252	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.3	1157 of 1216	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	825 of 1197	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	343 of 1130	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.2	392 of 1155	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	474 of 1173	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	501 of 1193	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	383 of 1204	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	452 of 1222	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	446 of 1173	62.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2022)99th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2023)61st percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+21 vs state

Science48%+13 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vanden High	Public	9-12	2951 Markeley Ln.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-7333	1,631	66	24.7	41.1%	309 (18.9%)	273 (16.7%)	446 (27.3%)	314 (19.3%)	6 (0.4%)	14 (0.9%)	260 (15.9%)	76.4	486^th of 2135 public high schools	77.2%		68	636^th of 2162 public high schools	70.6%	150			49.0	33.3	48.5					70.7	70.7					34.0	34.0	$14,607	$313	$14,294
Travis Education Center	Public	9-12	2775 DeRonde Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-8265	67	5	13.5	59.7%	12 (17.9%)	10 (14.9%)	31 (46.3%)	4 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	7 (10.4%)	10.5	1923^rd of 2135 public high schools	9.9%		24.4	1607^th of 2162 public high schools	25.7%	316			10.7		10.7					11.1	11.1					0.0	0.0	$25,759	$262	$25,497
Solano County Community	Public	7-12	2460 Clay Bank Rd. (Building 1)	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Solano County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 399-4840	79	5	16.3	48.1%	14 (17.7%)	16 (20.3%)	38 (48.1%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.1%)	26.8	1551^st of 2135 public high schools	27.4%		8.1	2114^th of 2162 public high schools	2.2%	563					8.3					6.9	5.0					25.0	18.0	$41,960	$7,520	$34,440
Fairfield High	Public	9-12	205 East Atlantic Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 438-3000	1,605	68	23.7	81.3%	125 (7.8%)	275 (17.1%)	899 (56.0%)	166 (10.3%)	4 (0.2%)	17 (1.1%)	118 (7.4%)	31	1464^th of 2135 public high schools	31.4%		35.1	1378^th of 2162 public high schools	36.3%	86			20.2	18.2	20.1					40.4	40.4					13.2	13.2	$15,514	$563	$14,951
Sem Yeto Continuation High	Public	10-12	205 East Atlantic Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 438-3170	311	17	18.5	89.4%	25 (8.0%)	61 (19.6%)	188 (60.5%)	14 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	15 (4.8%)	11.2	1879^th of 2135 public high schools	12.0%		12.2	1901^st of 2162 public high schools	12.1%	22			5.4		5.3					12.8	12.8					6.0	6.0	$19,448	$1,133	$18,315
Public Safety Academy	Public	5-12	230 Atlantic Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-3933	745	30	24.6	52.6%	125 (16.8%)	57 (7.7%)	314 (42.1%)	159 (21.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	75 (10.1%)	94.8	101^st of 2135 public high schools	95.3%		98.4	28^th of 2162 public high schools	98.7%	73	57.5	50.0	59.6		54.4	66.0	79.2	79.5	76.8	94.2	77.8	57.5	69.2	63.9	66.9	59.6	64.3	$15,452	$563	$14,889
Will C. Wood High	Public	9-12	998 Marshall Rd.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6900	1,671	81	20.5	57.8%	403 (24.1%)	139 (8.3%)	756 (45.2%)	150 (9.0%)	6 (0.4%)	18 (1.1%)	194 (11.6%)	51.9	998^th of 2135 public high schools	53.3%		38.5	1300^th of 2162 public high schools	39.9%	302			30.8	18.2	30.5					58.9	58.9					20.7	20.7	$15,277	$1,301	$13,976
Armijo High	Public	9-12	824 Washington St.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 422-7500	1,844	88	20.9	81.3%	137 (7.4%)	243 (13.2%)	1,079 (58.5%)	226 (12.3%)	4 (0.2%)	24 (1.3%)	123 (6.7%)	42	1218^th of 2135 public high schools	43.0%		28.6	1512^th of 2162 public high schools	30.1%	294			30.6	0.0	29.6					43.2	43.2					18.9	18.9	$15,798	$673	$15,125
Vaca Pena Middle	Public	6-12	200 Keith Way	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6270	675	33	20.4	65.0%	149 (22.1%)	64 (9.5%)	310 (45.9%)	53 (7.9%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.1%)	80 (11.9%)								(n/a)		23.2			23.2			43.4	35.5		39.4			22.3	16.2		19.2	$17,507	$1,502	$16,005
Ernest Kimme Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	194 Bella Vista Rd	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 469-2305	194	11	17.8	63.4%	47 (24.2%)	14 (7.2%)	107 (55.2%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.8%)	10.9	1897^th of 2135 public high schools	11.1%		11.9	1921^st of 2162 public high schools	11.1%	24			10.3		9.1					11.8	11.8					1.5	1.5	$19,637	$2,161	$17,476

Frequently Asked Questions about Vanden High

How many students attend Vanden High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,631 students attended Vanden High.

What schools feed into Vanden High?

Vanden High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cambridge Elementary
Elementary : Center Elementary
Elementary : Foxboro Elementary
Elementary : Scandia Elementary
Elementary : Travis Elementary
Middle : Golden West Middle

What district is Vanden High in?

Travis Unified

What is the racial makeup of Vanden High?

Students at Vanden High are 27% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 19% White, 17% African American, 16% Two or more races.

Is Vanden High a good school?

Vanden High ranks 486^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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