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Browns Valley Elementary

Q: Is Browns Valley Elementary a good school?

Browns Valley Elementary ranks 1358 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Browns Valley Elementary is a high-performing K-6 public school serving 806 students in the Vacaville Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top schools in the area with a 4-star rating.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, where student proficiency in English, Math, and Science is significantly higher than both the district and state averages. It shows particular strength in supporting all students, achieving excellent results for students in special education and ranking highly for Hispanic students statewide. Notably, the school accomplishes this with lower per-student spending than several nearby schools like Fairmont Charter Elementary and Hemlock Elementary. A key highlight is its science program, where proficiency is nearly double the Vacaville Unified average.

Browns Valley's consistent improvement is a hallmark, especially when compared to other local schools. For example, the very close Edwin Markham Elementary ranks much lower, demonstrating that neighborhood factors alone don't determine success. The school also outperforms others with similar student demographics, such as Cooper Elementary and Orchard Elementary. Its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, now below average, aligns with its academic gains, making it a leading and effective school within its district.

806

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,970

Per pupil spending ?

43.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 Wretham Dr.
Vacaville, CA 95688-9290

(707) 453-6205

District: Vacaville Unified

Students who attend Browns Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Willis Jepson Middle
High:	Vacaville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.5%

Hispanic:

26.7%

Two or more races:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,358^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	75.2	1358 of 5857	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	1613 of 5869	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	1524 of 5859	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	1528 of 5883	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	1996 of 5789	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	1980 of 5662	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	2104 of 5692	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.1	2535 of 5614	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.0	1614 of 5611	71.2%	★★★★☆
2013	67.9	1682 of 5530	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.8	2056 of 5390	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.1	1900 of 5377	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.4	1705 of 5314	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.1	1200 of 5193	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	78.0	1060 of 5113	79.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.9	1287 of 5113	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	74.6	1153 of 4818	76.1%	★★★★☆
2005	70.0	1333 of 4822	72.4%	★★★★☆
2004	77.8	993 of 4809	79.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.1	515 of 2227	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	35.5	1517 of 2585	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1515 of 2128	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	1355 of 5597	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	1571 of 5612	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	1569 of 5609	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	1526 of 5635	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	1696 of 5492	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	1794 of 5413	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	938 of 5107	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	1233 of 5107	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	1130 of 5087	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	941 of 5084	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	2415 of 4963	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	2017 of 4830	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	1586 of 5460	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	1147 of 5517	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	1529 of 5363	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	1656 of 5264	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	2582 of 5173	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	2900 of 5084	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	1322 of 5628	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	1576 of 5643	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	1446 of 5638	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	1444 of 5663	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	2236 of 5510	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	2007 of 5431	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.5	38 of 118	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	28 of 140	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	48 of 130	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.8	375 of 670	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	534 of 669	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	394 of 610	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	317 of 445	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	262 of 339	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	388 of 2847	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	678 of 2635	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	371 of 2420	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	1305 of 2598	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	1391 of 2651	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	1297 of 2661	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	1461 of 2726	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1802 of 2834	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	1684 of 2737	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2024)68th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)44th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+11 vs state

Science52%+20 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

What a difference a year makes! We finally have a principal that works for teachers, students and families! We are beyond capacity (900 students) so not sure what will happen to all of the new housing families in our area. Please go to VUSD and demand transfers of students from other areas stop. Transfers need to go back to geographically assigned school and overflow must be considered at smaller schools like Orchard. 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	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
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
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
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
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
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 Browns Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Browns Valley Elementary?

Students at Browns Valley Elementary are 48% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Browns Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Browns Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willis Jepson Middle
High : Vacaville High

What district is Browns Valley Elementary in?

Vacaville Unified

Is Browns Valley Elementary a good school?

Browns Valley Elementary ranks 1358^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Browns Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 806 students attended Browns Valley Elementary.

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