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Annie Pennycook Elementary

Q: Is Annie Pennycook Elementary a good school?

Annie Pennycook Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.1% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Annie Pennycook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Annie Pennycook Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Annie Pennycook Elementary?

Students at Annie Pennycook Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 21% African American, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Annie Pennycook Elementary attend?

Students who attend Annie Pennycook Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hogan Middle High : Jesse M. Bethel High

Public Grades K-6

5442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Annie Pennycook Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 364 students in the Vallejo City Unified district, situated in a high-need community where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English and Math well below state averages and a statewide ranking that has declined over the past decade to the bottom 7-9% of California elementary schools. While per-student spending has increased substantially and the student-teacher ratio has improved to 21-to-1, these resource gains have not yet translated into improved test scores. A notable bright spot is a significant reduction in chronic student absenteeism, which has fallen from over 50% to under 30% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Annie Pennycook's performance is in the middle of the local range; it outperforms the lowest-achieving schools like Highland Elementary but trails higher-performing schools such as Cave Language Academy and Glen Cove Elementary, which serve similar student populations. Performance varies considerably by grade and student group, with particular struggles in 5th-grade math and for students in special education.

364

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3620 Fernwood Dr.
Vallejo, CA 94591-6648

(707) 556-8590

District: Vallejo City Unified

Students who attend Annie Pennycook Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hogan Middle
High:	Jesse M. Bethel High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.8%

African American:

20.9%

Asian:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,442^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Vallejo City Unified

1367^th of 1,543Vallejo City 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	12.7	5442 of 5857	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	5331 of 5869	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5317 of 5859	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4179 of 5883	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4858 of 5789	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3878 of 5662	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	3578 of 5692	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.8	4110 of 5614	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	4690 of 5611	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.9	3262 of 5530	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.5	2922 of 5390	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.7	2493 of 5377	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.0	2983 of 5314	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.0	2186 of 5193	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.0	3134 of 5113	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.6	3187 of 5113	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.3	2868 of 4818	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.6	2974 of 4822	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.6	2476 of 4809	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	466 of 569	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	458 of 593	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	425 of 661	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	283 of 663	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	406 of 747	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	356 of 700	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	15.7	2574 of 2585	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.5	2907 of 3245	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	4929 of 5597	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4905 of 5612	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5011 of 5609	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3553 of 5635	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4520 of 5492	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	3859 of 5413	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	4852 of 5107	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	4782 of 5107	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4565 of 5087	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3917 of 5084	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4315 of 4963	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3112 of 4830	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	5078 of 5460	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5034 of 5517	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5069 of 5363	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4381 of 5264	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4435 of 5173	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	3136 of 5084	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	5414 of 5628	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	5236 of 5643	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	5047 of 5638	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4400 of 5663	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	4666 of 5510	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3654 of 5431	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2747 of 2847	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2595 of 2635	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	2024 of 2420	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)<1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science8%-25 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 (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Annie Pennycook Elementary	Public	K-6	3620 Fernwood Dr.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8590	364	17	21.1	79.4%	22 (6.0%)	76 (20.9%)	174 (47.8%)	51 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	34 (9.3%)	12.7	5442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		14.7	5331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	111	7.6		7.6	24.6	28.6	15.2				22.6	19.7	17.5	6.1				14.2	95.5		97.0	95.5
Vallejo Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2833 Tennessee St.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8620	350	15	23.2	72.3%	27 (7.7%)	76 (21.7%)	176 (50.3%)	45 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.6%)	12.1	5499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.1	5680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	181	15.4	20.3	18.4	10.7	24.5	15.4	19.6	25.4	32.8	22.9	10.7	18.4	7.7	13.7	13.6	19.0	14.4
Steffan Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	815 Cedar St.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8640	433	14	30.8	80.6%	18 (4.2%)	48 (11.1%)	303 (70.0%)	24 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	30 (6.9%)	19.6	4863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.0%		16.2	5201^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	338	18.6		18.6	29.2	27.4	25.7				27.5	31.9	16.1	11.4				20.1	96.3
Cave Language Academy	Public	K-8	770 Tregaskis Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8410	505	20	25.5	66.1%	32 (6.3%)	29 (5.7%)	413 (81.8%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	57.7	2185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		52.3	2438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.5%	253	37.0	13.3	27.6	45.8	46.3	65.2	48.6	42.9	36.7	48.6	56.3	40.7	32.6	34.3	39.3	23.3	39.0
Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary	Public	K-6	1698 Oakwood Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8730	676	24	28.1	66.0%	46 (6.8%)	165 (24.4%)	191 (28.3%)	182 (26.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	78 (11.5%)	36.2	3466^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		35	3523^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.0%	57	30.7		30.7	42.9	25.0	48.5	37.7			38.9	31.9	21.6	32.7	23.4			27.7	98.1			98.1
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	1309 Ensign Ave.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8500	510	19	26.7	86.9%	29 (5.7%)	94 (18.4%)	334 (65.5%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.3%)	6.8	5786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.2%		7.2	5803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	17	8.8		8.8	8.0	12.3	13.8	14.3			12.0	6.5	5.5	10.0	5.3			7.0	96.6		96.6
Glen Cove Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Glen Cove Pkwy.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8491	441	18	23.8	68.5%	28 (6.3%)	73 (16.6%)	219 (49.7%)	46 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	62 (14.1%)	36.9	3418^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		47	2728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.5%	690	28.6		28.6	27.3	39.7	44.4				36.5	28.6	47.6	25.4				33.5	96.4			96.4
Grace Patterson Elementary	Public	K-6	1080 Porter St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8580	353	15	23.7	84.1%	5 (1.4%)	113 (32.0%)	200 (56.7%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	19 (5.4%)	18.2	4989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		23.3	4549^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.5%	440	4.3		4.3	27.5	14.3	29.6	38.6			27.1	26.9	10.0	10.4	26.7			18.5	97.1			97.1
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	620 Carolina St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8540	70	3	21.5	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	25 (35.7%)	30 (42.9%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	11 (15.7%)								(n/a)																		83.3	87.5	91.7	83.3	91.7
Johnston Cooper Elementary	Public	K-5	612 Del Mar Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8420	335	10	33.9	80.6%	3 (0.9%)	81 (24.2%)	179 (53.4%)	38 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (8.7%)	13.9	5351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		12.6	5509^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.1%	158	13.1		13.1	17.7	12.9	27.4				19.1	27.9	15.7	14.5				19.2	96.2		96.2	96.2	97.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Annie Pennycook Elementary

What district is Annie Pennycook Elementary in?

Vallejo City Unified

Is Annie Pennycook Elementary a good school?

Annie Pennycook Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Annie Pennycook Elementary?

Students at Annie Pennycook Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 21% African American, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Annie Pennycook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Annie Pennycook Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Annie Pennycook Elementary attend?

Students who attend Annie Pennycook Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hogan Middle
High : Jesse M. Bethel High

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