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Willis Jepson Middle

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Willis Jepson Middle ranks 1383 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 50% of California middle schools

Summary

Willis Jepson Middle is a public school for grades 7 and 8 in the suburban Vacaville Unified district, serving about 950 students roughly 50 miles from San Francisco.

Jepson is an average-performing school statewide, with a key strength being excellent student attendance that is significantly better than the state average and most nearby schools like Silverado Middle and Crystal Middle. However, its academic performance has been declining in recent years, with particular challenges in mathematics and science. The school serves a student population with a moderate level of economic need, falling between higher-poverty schools like Grange Middle and more affluent ones like Green Valley Middle.

Notably, despite strong attendance, academic results are not keeping pace, especially for English Learners and students in special education, who are significantly underperforming. Compared to a similar school like Golden West Middle, which serves a comparable population, Jepson has room for improvement. The school spends a mid-range amount per student but faces urgent needs to strengthen instruction in core subjects and support for vulnerable student groups to reverse its declining performance trajectory.

954

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,000

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

580 Elder St.
Vacaville, CA 95688-2531

(707) 453-6280

District: Vacaville Unified

Students who attend Willis Jepson Middle usually attend:

High:

Vacaville High

Feeder schools for Willis Jepson Middle:

Elementary:	Alamo Elementary
	Browns Valley Elementary
	Edwin Markham Elementary
	Hemlock Elementary
	More...
	Orchard Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.9%

White:

37.7%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,383^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

805^th of 1,543Vacaville 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
2025	43.5	1383 of 2761	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	1391 of 2783	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	1220 of 2781	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	1095 of 2740	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	1000 of 2715	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	880 of 2480	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.5	767 of 2508	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.0	816 of 2497	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.4	771 of 2477	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.8	1026 of 2379	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.9	1221 of 2259	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.1	985 of 2236	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.5	1077 of 2179	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.6	1040 of 2063	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.5	775 of 2005	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.5	824 of 1999	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.9	879 of 1804	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.0	627 of 1777	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.7	751 of 1769	57.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	363 of 609	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	296 of 627	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	211 of 613	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	191 of 637	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	250 of 643	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	319 of 600	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	498 of 739	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.6	660 of 745	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	823 of 1531	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	740 of 1491	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	620 of 1369	54.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	1396 of 1478	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1301 of 1521	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1451 of 1540	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1204 of 1442	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	628 of 1364	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1290 of 2533	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1387 of 2551	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	1245 of 2531	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	1131 of 2509	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	1000 of 2380	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	897 of 2262	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1454 of 2395	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1663 of 2388	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1296 of 2374	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	1016 of 2359	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	1171 of 2213	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	1141 of 2072	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1524 of 2542	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1443 of 2579	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	1030 of 2531	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	970 of 2458	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	1533 of 2369	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1325 of 2230	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1296 of 2534	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1228 of 2552	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	1012 of 2538	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	903 of 2527	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	881 of 2407	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	796 of 2273	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.3	13 of 94	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	28 of 86	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	112 of 192	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	124 of 193	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	584 of 726	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	492 of 701	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	471 of 677	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	531 of 665	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	440 of 554	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	336 of 462	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1408 of 1566	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	905 of 1552	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	703 of 1531	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	998 of 1520	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	977 of 1537	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	907 of 1543	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	778 of 1555	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	746 of 1602	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	637 of 1496	57.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2024)86th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2024)42nd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-40 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, August 20, 2023

This school let them dress any way they want .
It's like the kids are in control of the school or something.
It's like there are so scared to say anything to the kids because they think us parent or parents going to be mad what they say to the kids it all depends on how you say it to our kids then yea we will get hella mad at you. Close Quote

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Willis Jepson Middle	Public	7-8	580 Elder St.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6280	954	46	20.8	51.5%	360 (37.7%)	35 (3.7%)	400 (41.9%)	54 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	97 (10.2%)	43.5	1383^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.9%		42.1	1391^st of 2783 public middle schools	50.0%	8									20.9	20.9		52.5	44.2	48.4		30.6	23.4	27.0	$15,000	$1,229	$13,771
Golden West Middle	Public	7-8	2651 De Ronde Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-8240	746	32	23.0	46.6%	164 (22.0%)	110 (14.7%)	225 (30.2%)	124 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	117 (15.7%)	55.3	1021^st of 2761 public middle schools	63.0%		56.1	991^st of 2783 public middle schools	64.4%	30									27.8	27.8		55.1	46.4	50.7		42.4	30.7	36.5	$14,704	$1,934	$12,770
Grange Middle	Public	6-8	1975 Blossom Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 438-1900	944	42	22.5	86.5%	47 (5.0%)	127 (13.5%)	608 (64.4%)	71 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	83 (8.8%)	13.1	2515^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.9%		18.6	2316^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.8%	199									11.4	11.4	16.2	27.0	19.3	20.7	6.8	13.6	13.3	11.3	$16,282	$2,012	$14,270
Matt Garcia Career and College Academy	Public	6-8	1100 Harry Price Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 424-9400	204	9	21.8	81.4%	11 (5.4%)	17 (8.3%)	155 (76.0%)	7 (3.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)								(n/a)
Crystal Middle	Public	6-8	400 Whispering Bay Ln.	Suisun City	94585	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 435-5800	774	34	22.7	78.0%	73 (9.4%)	141 (18.2%)	373 (48.2%)	100 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	74 (9.6%)	19.5	2246^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.7%		26.3	1982^nd of 2783 public middle schools	28.8%	264									19.4	19.4	25.7	29.5	29.8	28.5	12.2	14.8	13.9	13.7	$16,167	$1,560	$14,607
Winters Middle	Public	6-8	425 Anderson Ave.	Winters	95694	Yolo County	Winters Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 795-6130	367	19	19.8	60.5%	98 (26.7%)	5 (1.4%)	246 (67.0%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	21.3	2175^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.2%		22	2173^rd of 2783 public middle schools	21.9%	2	0.0	3.9	20.0	26.9	0.0	3.9	0.0	3.9	18.7	18.7	31.8	28.0	18.1	26.4	17.8	24.0	13.3	18.3	$17,718	$1,737	$15,981
John Knight Middle	Public	6-8	455 East A St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6350	634	26	24.3	69.4%	149 (23.5%)	18 (2.8%)	403 (63.6%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.4%)	24.1	2050^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%		31.6	1746^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.3%	304									19.6	19.6	19.1	30.5	31.5	27.0	18.6	17.7	28.2	21.4	$12,730	$1,269	$11,461
Silverado Middle	Public	6-8	1133 Coombsville Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3688	673	36	18.8	79.9%	128 (19.0%)	5 (0.7%)	506 (75.2%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	24.5	2035^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.3%		20.5	2242^nd of 2783 public middle schools	19.4%	207									17.3	17.3	36.7	25.9	38.5	33.8	18.5	13.4	18.2	16.6	$16,187	$1,642	$14,545
Green Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1350 Gold Hill Rd.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 646-7000	903	39	23.0	32.0%	183 (20.3%)	78 (8.6%)	225 (24.9%)	274 (30.3%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	135 (15.0%)	80.9	459^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.4%		75	589^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.8%	130									52.3	52.3	67.6	57.7	72.6	65.7	51.9	41.4	55.6	49.4	$14,619	$1,275	$13,344
Mayacamas Countywide Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	983 Napa St.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Mayacamas Countywide Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 320-6394	127	6	20.3	44.1%	43 (33.9%)	1 (0.8%)	80 (63.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Willis Jepson Middle

What high school do graduates of Willis Jepson Middle attend?

Students who attend Willis Jepson Middle usually go on to attend Vacaville High

What district is Willis Jepson Middle in?

Vacaville Unified

How many students attend Willis Jepson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 954 students attended Willis Jepson Middle.

Is Willis Jepson Middle a good school?

Willis Jepson Middle ranks 1383^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Willis Jepson Middle?

Students at Willis Jepson Middle are 42% Hispanic, 38% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% African American.

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