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Edwin Markham Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Edwin Markham Elementary is a large K-6 public school serving 882 students in the Vacaville Unified School District, but it faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of California elementary schools.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are well below both district and state averages, with less than a third of students meeting standards in core subjects. The school serves a high-need population, with over two-thirds of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%, which is higher than the district average. A striking comparison can be made with nearby Browns Valley Elementary, located less than a mile away, which ranks in the 77th percentile statewide with proficiency rates more than double those of Edwin Markham, highlighting a significant performance gap within the same community.

The data suggests the school could benefit from targeted strategies to improve student attendance and academic support. While the school's per-student spending is below some district peers, higher-spending schools with similar demographics, like Fairmont Charter Elementary, also face challenges, indicating that resources alone are not a simple solution. Examining practices at higher-performing schools with comparable needs, such as Alamo Elementary, may provide a path forward for improvement.

882

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,969

Per pupil spending ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Markham Ave.
Vacaville, CA 95688-2312

(707) 453-6230

District: Vacaville Unified

Students who attend Edwin Markham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Willis Jepson Middle
High:	Vacaville High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

White:

11.1%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

California avg41%

4,640^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Vacaville Unified

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	22.4	4640 of 5857	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	5010 of 5869	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4657 of 5859	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4250 of 5883	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3567 of 5789	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3831 of 5662	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	3819 of 5692	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.8	3785 of 5614	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.3	3524 of 5611	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.5	4370 of 5530	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.4	4874 of 5390	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	4891 of 5377	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.3	4437 of 5314	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	4256 of 5193	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	3527 of 5113	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.2	4203 of 5113	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.6	3263 of 4818	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.5	3515 of 4822	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	4150 of 4809	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	446 of 569	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	455 of 593	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	521 of 661	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	1611 of 2227	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1880 of 2585	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	2634 of 3162	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	2452 of 3245	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	2659 of 3311	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	2117 of 3275	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	1437 of 3246	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	4242 of 5597	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4712 of 5612	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4449 of 5609	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	4112 of 5635	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3701 of 5492	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3702 of 5413	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	4229 of 5107	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4389 of 5107	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4100 of 5087	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3916 of 5084	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	2848 of 4963	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3307 of 4830	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4788 of 5460	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4946 of 5517	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4646 of 5363	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4143 of 5264	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3121 of 5173	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3697 of 5084	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	4619 of 5628	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4885 of 5643	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4516 of 5638	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4066 of 5663	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	3201 of 5510	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3690 of 5431	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	2146 of 2847	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1528 of 2635	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1538 of 2420	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1888 of 2598	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2168 of 2651	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	2159 of 2661	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	2124 of 2726	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1739 of 2834	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	1173 of 2737	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edwin Markham Elementary	Public	K-6	101 Markham Ave.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6230	882	37	23.8	68.6%	98 (11.1%)	59 (6.7%)	620 (70.3%)	39 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (6.8%)	22.4	4640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%		18.2	5010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.6%	370	23.9		23.9	31.7	26.4	33.6	21.7			28.3	36.4	19.2	17.9	12.6			21.6	97.4						$16,969	$15,524	$1,445
Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	333 Wretham Dr.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6205	806	36	22.3	43.1%	383 (47.5%)	34 (4.2%)	215 (26.7%)	72 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	98 (12.2%)	75.2	1358^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		69.6	1613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.5%	255	52.2		52.2	58.0	54.3	62.3	62.2			59.4	52.5	55.9	46.1	52.3			51.4	83.7	94.2	95.4	96.5	95.4	96.5	$19,970	$18,768	$1,202
Hemlock Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Hemlock St.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6245	413	19	21.6	58.4%	191 (46.2%)	13 (3.1%)	142 (34.4%)	27 (6.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	43.7	2971^st of 5857 public elementary schools	49.3%		42.9	2999^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.9%	28	36.4		36.4	24.5	53.3	48.8	43.4			42.9	32.7	41.7	24.4	27.8			32.2							$23,201	$21,132	$2,069
Orchard Elementary	Public	K-6	805 North Orchard Ave.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6255	437	20	21.5	36.6%	245 (56.1%)	4 (0.9%)	108 (24.7%)	24 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.8%)	60.8	2022^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		67.4	1706^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.9%	316	32.9		32.9	45.6	53.7	54.3	56.1			52.5	42.1	44.4	41.4	52.6			45.0							$20,786	$19,408	$1,378
Alamo Elementary	Public	K-6	500 South Orchard Ave.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6200	714	29	24.6	55.7%	309 (43.3%)	27 (3.8%)	263 (36.8%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	67 (9.4%)	49.1	2642^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		60.4	2051^st of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	591	29.4		29.4	42.3	49.0	44.9	54.4			47.7	47.2	38.4	23.7	35.7			35.9							$18,421	$17,346	$1,075
Fairmont Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1355 Marshall Rd.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6240	586	26	22.5	69.8%	109 (18.6%)	46 (7.8%)	294 (50.2%)	50 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	83 (14.2%)	18.6	4949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%		22.5	4633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	316	13.7		13.7	26.4	28.8	21.9	29.2			26.6	20.0	31.5	11.0	16.7			19.8	94.4			96.8		97.6	$25,221	$23,616	$1,605
Cooper Elementary	Public	K-6	750 Christine Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6210	710	32	22.1	52.1%	251 (35.4%)	46 (6.5%)	223 (31.4%)	74 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	111 (15.6%)	63.3	1910^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.4%		53.7	2359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.8%	449	26.5		26.5	53.4	53.0	49.0	61.5			54.6	60.6	48.0	34.7	45.1			47.2	93.6	98.2		97.3			$18,595	$16,992	$1,603
Eugene Padan Elementary	Public	K-6	200 Padan School Rd.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6235	751	31	24.6	71.8%	159 (21.2%)	69 (9.2%)	382 (50.9%)	43 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	90 (12.0%)	16.4	5156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		17.6	5064^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.7%	92	13.8		13.8	25.5	24.3	29.0	23.3			25.5	27.7	17.0	13.0	12.2			17.7							$16,790	$15,192	$1,598
Sierra Vista K-8	Public	K-8	301 Bel Air Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6260	611	27	22.5	48.1%	270 (44.2%)	32 (5.2%)	196 (32.1%)	42 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.3%)	63.7	1892^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		63.5	1901^st of 5869 public elementary schools	67.6%	9	33.3	27.4	29.5	66.7	65.6	48.3	46.2	57.0	61.7	57.7	72.6	55.7	26.7	36.9	31.8	25.2	38.1							$17,467	$16,514	$953
Jean Callison Elementary	Public	K-6	6261 Vanden Rd.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6250	762	32	23.7	55.0%	222 (29.1%)	51 (6.7%)	303 (39.8%)	85 (11.2%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	91 (11.9%)	40.8	3168^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		47.8	2678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.4%	490	31.0		31.0	46.2	39.8	38.6	46.4			42.7	40.5	26.4	26.1	25.4			30.8							$18,616	$17,372	$1,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Edwin Markham Elementary

What district is Edwin Markham Elementary in?

Vacaville Unified

What is the racial makeup of Edwin Markham Elementary?

Students at Edwin Markham Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Edwin Markham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 882 students attended Edwin Markham Elementary.

Is Edwin Markham Elementary a good school?

Edwin Markham Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.8% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Edwin Markham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edwin Markham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willis Jepson Middle
High : Vacaville High

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