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Will C. Wood High

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Will C. Wood High ranks 1300 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 40% of California high schools

Summary

Will C. Wood High is a large public high school serving about 1,670 students in grades 9-12 within the Vacaville Unified district, which has seen a notable decline in its statewide academic ranking in recent years.

While the school maintains a strong 92% graduation rate and has made excellent progress in reducing chronic student absences, its academic performance, especially in mathematics, is a significant concern. Only about 16% of students are proficient in math, which is much lower than the district average and far below nearby schools like Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy (39%) and even its district counterpart, Vacaville High (25%). This math challenge appears to be a district-wide issue, but it is most pronounced at Will C. Wood. The school's performance has dropped from a 4-star to a 2-star rating, showing the most dramatic negative trend when compared to other local high schools.

Interestingly, the school's higher per-student spending has not led to better academic outcomes compared to peers, suggesting how resources are used is critical. Support for different student groups has been inconsistent, with some performing relatively well while others struggle. Compared to a high-performing school like Vanden High in the neighboring Travis Unified district, Will C. Wood's results are lower despite some similar demographics, indicating room for improvement in instructional approaches and resource allocation.

1,671

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,330

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

998 Marshall Rd.
Vacaville, CA 95687-5735

(707) 453-6900

District: Vacaville Unified

Feeder schools for Will C. Wood High:

Elementary:	Cooper Elementary
	Eugene Padan Elementary
	Fairmont Charter Elementary
	Jean Callison Elementary
High:	Vaca Pena Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

White:

24.1%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,300^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High 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	38.5	1300 of 2162	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	987 of 2159	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	1004 of 2170	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	977 of 2123	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	956 of 2133	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	623 of 2017	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.3	475 of 2021	76.5%	★★★★☆
2016	76.2	441 of 2039	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	74.0	471 of 1994	76.4%	★★★★☆
2013	53.6	689 of 2426	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	53.3	709 of 2354	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	550 of 2367	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	54.7	631 of 2281	72.3%	★★★★☆
2009	58.2	518 of 2238	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	58.6	496 of 2117	76.6%	★★★★☆
2007	61.8	418 of 2063	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	71.7	249 of 1968	87.3%	★★★★☆
2005	67.3	290 of 1901	84.7%	★★★★☆
2004	69.1	206 of 1653	87.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	380 of 523	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	409 of 517	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	279 of 521	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	152 of 522	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	206 of 592	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	180 of 582	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	430 of 585	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	413 of 573	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	350 of 581	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	466 of 582	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	672 of 1161	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	588 of 1117	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	425 of 1052	59.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	396 of 1085	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	350 of 1064	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	459 of 941	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1151 of 1906	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	783 of 1915	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	729 of 1915	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	888 of 1858	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	750 of 1833	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	603 of 1760	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1340 of 1900	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.5	1034 of 1902	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	906 of 1917	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	945 of 1861	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1078 of 1814	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.6	445 of 1742	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1235 of 2013	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	1011 of 2026	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	1106 of 2030	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	992 of 1943	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1215 of 1937	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.8	610 of 1862	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1254 of 1942	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	998 of 1948	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1114 of 1963	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	939 of 1916	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	804 of 1880	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	613 of 1834	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.9	87 of 168	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	516 of 577	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	453 of 574	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	500 of 541	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	457 of 515	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	360 of 422	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	290 of 366	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1027 of 1252	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	624 of 1216	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1105 of 1197	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	815 of 1155	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	734 of 1173	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	803 of 1193	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	821 of 1204	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	665 of 1222	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	640 of 1173	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+9 vs school

Military Connected (2022)48th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 4, 2011

My daughter is in her second year of high school at Will C. Wood. Her teachers are dedicated to the success of their students. Being challenged in XL coursework keeps my daughter interested and gives her satisfaction in her accomplishments. Teachers get to know their students through classes and the many extra curricular activities they supervise. Very well-rounded educational experience with excellent choir, music, & theater electives in addition to standard California high school offerings. Close Quote

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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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
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%)	38.5	1300^th of 2162 public high schools	39.9%		50.5	987^th of 2159 public high schools	54.3%	313		18.2	7.1	17.8			48.6	48.6			15.6	15.6	$15,330	$1,363	$13,967
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%)	11.9	1921^st of 2162 public high schools	11.1%		19	1720^th of 2159 public high schools	20.3%	201		8.7	9.1	8.8			10.1	10.1			0.0	0.0	$19,801	$1,448	$18,353
Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	100 McClellan St.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-7300	474	24	19.4	34.2%	188 (39.7%)	33 (7.0%)	137 (28.9%)	43 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	65 (13.7%)	86.1	282^nd of 2162 public high schools	87.0%		83.9	346^th of 2159 public high schools	84.0%	64		48.3		47.9			84.8	84.8			39.3	39.3	$17,225	$1,097	$16,128
Shereene Wilkerson Academy of Excellence	Public	7-12	343 Brown St.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 469-2306	6	1	5.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (33.3%)								(n/a)													$55,237	$2,154	$53,083
Vacaville High	Public	9-12	100 Monte Vista Ave.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6011	2,044	96	21.2	45.4%	813 (39.8%)	78 (3.8%)	849 (41.5%)	94 (4.6%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	192 (9.4%)	58.6	860^th of 2162 public high schools	60.2%		56.7	844^th of 2159 public high schools	60.9%	16		29.6	16.7	29.2			61.0	61.0			24.5	24.5	$14,417	$1,345	$13,072
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)	19.6			19.6	41.4	28.1		34.9	20.6	11.8		16.3	$16,406	$1,751	$14,655
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%)	68	636^th of 2162 public high schools	70.6%		67.4	605^th of 2159 public high schools	72.0%	31		38.6	25.0	38.2			63.4	63.4			28.0	28.0	$13,888	$1,672	$12,216
Travis Community Day	Public	7-12	2785 De Ronde Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-8265	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	24.4	1607^th of 2162 public high schools	25.7%		15.6	1802^nd of 2159 public high schools	16.5%	195		18.4		20.5			24.3	24.3			10.5	10.5	$23,650	$2,671	$20,979
Solano County Community	Public	7-12	Golden Hills Education Ctr.	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%)	8.1	2114^th of 2162 public high schools	2.2%					(n/a)				13.3			6.3	3.6			0.0	3.5	$34,159	$5,552	$28,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Will C. Wood High

What schools feed into Will C. Wood High?

Will C. Wood High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cooper Elementary
Elementary : Eugene Padan Elementary
Elementary : Fairmont Charter Elementary
Elementary : Jean Callison Elementary
High : Vaca Pena Middle

What is the racial makeup of Will C. Wood High?

Students at Will C. Wood High are 45% Hispanic, 24% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Will C. Wood High in?

Vacaville Unified

Is Will C. Wood High a good school?

Will C. Wood High ranks 1300^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Will C. Wood High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,671 students attended Will C. Wood High.

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