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Eugene Padan Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Eugene Padan Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 751 students in the Vacaville Unified district, currently facing significant academic challenges with state rankings in the bottom 12th percentile.

The school's academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science are substantially below both the district and state averages, and it struggles with a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 27%, nearly double the district average. Compared to nearby schools like Orchard Elementary and Sierra Vista K-8, which have much higher proficiency and lower absenteeism, Eugene Padan also has a higher concentration of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, a higher student-teacher ratio, and lower per-student funding.

While the school has shown some historical strength in supporting English Language Learners, its overall performance has declined sharply in recent years, a trend not seen in other district schools like Alamo Elementary or Cooper Elementary. Its challenges are similar to those of the geographically close Fairmont Charter Elementary, suggesting possible shared community factors.

751

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,026

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Padan School Rd.
Vacaville, CA 95687-5444

(707) 453-6235

District: Vacaville Unified

Students who attend Eugene Padan Elementary usually attend:

High:	Vaca Pena Middle
	Will C. Wood High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

White:

21.2%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg35%

California avg41%

5,156^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	16.4	5156 of 5857	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	5064 of 5869	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4782 of 5859	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	4538 of 5883	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3832 of 5789	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	3909 of 5662	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.8	4279 of 5692	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	4020 of 5614	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.0	3778 of 5611	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.7	3403 of 5530	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.2	3316 of 5390	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.3	3516 of 5377	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.8	3068 of 5314	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.6	2392 of 5193	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.2	2526 of 5113	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.4	3144 of 5113	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.3	2809 of 4818	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.4	2324 of 4822	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.2	2633 of 4809	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	554 of 569	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	510 of 593	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	416 of 661	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.4	1101 of 2227	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	1135 of 2585	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	1211 of 2128	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	1916 of 3162	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	2806 of 3245	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	2578 of 3311	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	2749 of 3275	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	1554 of 3246	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	5018 of 5597	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4928 of 5612	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4506 of 5609	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4247 of 5635	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3805 of 5492	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3625 of 5413	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4487 of 5107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4406 of 5107	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4487 of 5087	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4199 of 5084	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	3141 of 4963	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3314 of 4830	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	4969 of 5460	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4995 of 5517	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4956 of 5363	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4302 of 5264	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	3303 of 5173	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3369 of 5084	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4871 of 5628	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4757 of 5643	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4642 of 5638	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4493 of 5663	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3559 of 5510	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	3999 of 5431	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	693 of 718	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	651 of 669	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	2039 of 2847	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	2109 of 2635	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	2105 of 2420	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	2424 of 2598	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2396 of 2651	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	2406 of 2661	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2328 of 2726	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	2382 of 2834	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	2376 of 2737	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science14%-19 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$14,026	$1,752	$12,274
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	$16,865	$1,849	$15,016
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						$14,724	$1,199	$13,525
Foxboro Elementary	Public	K-6	600 Morning Glory Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 447-7883	717	34	20.9	47.4%	222 (31.0%)	47 (6.6%)	247 (34.4%)	66 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (18.5%)	35.4	3546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		42	3069^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	477	37.1		37.1	25.2	36.2	44.2	35.9			35.1	27.5	37.1	29.2	25.2			29.8						$16,196	$1,835	$14,361
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						$14,637	$1,136	$13,501
Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Cambridge Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 446-9494	738	33	22.2	46.1%	167 (22.6%)	55 (7.5%)	263 (35.6%)	120 (16.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	126 (17.1%)	51.5	2526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%		54.9	2293^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.9%	233	38.5		38.5	45.1	44.3	46.9	50.5			46.6	38.7	38.5	35.4	38.1			37.8	98.4			98.4		$14,181	$1,683	$12,498
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						$17,623	$2,498	$15,125
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					$13,750	$1,798	$11,952
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						$14,465	$1,364	$13,101
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			$15,205	$1,706	$13,499

Frequently Asked Questions about Eugene Padan Elementary

What schools do graduates of Eugene Padan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eugene Padan Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Vaca Pena Middle
High : Will C. Wood High

What district is Eugene Padan Elementary in?

Vacaville Unified

How many students attend Eugene Padan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 751 students attended Eugene Padan Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Eugene Padan Elementary?

Students at Eugene Padan Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 21% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% African American, 6% Asian.

Is Eugene Padan Elementary a good school?

Eugene Padan Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of California elementary schools.

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