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Dan Mini Elementary

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Dan Mini Elementary ranks 4281 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dan Mini Elementary is a public elementary school in Vallejo, California, serving 447 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Vallejo City Unified School District, which is ranked 1375 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Dan Mini Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with consistently low scores on Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.71% of Dan Mini students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25.81% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 44.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 79.42% of Dan Mini students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Dan Mini Elementary's overall performance is low, the school performs relatively well for its African American students, ranking 46th out of 569 California elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with disabilities, is significantly lower than the state average. Compared to nearby schools in the Vallejo City Unified School District, Dan Mini Elementary generally performs better than Highland Elementary and Lincoln Elementary, but worse than Johnston Cooper Elementary and Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy. However, when compared to schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District, such as Canyon Oaks Elementary, Donaldson Way Elementary, and Napa Junction Elementary, Dan Mini Elementary's performance is significantly lower.

433

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,632

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1530 Lorenzo Dr.
Vallejo, CA 94589-1614

(707) 556-8570

District: Vallejo City Unified

Students who attend Dan Mini Elementary usually attend:

High:

Vallejo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

Asian:

14.3%

African American:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg21%

California avg41%

4,281^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	26.4	4281 of 5857	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	4257 of 5869	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3924 of 5859	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	4237 of 5883	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4396 of 5789	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	4068 of 5662	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	4433 of 5692	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	4079 of 5614	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.7	3651 of 5611	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.6	2958 of 5530	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.9	4097 of 5390	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.6	3265 of 5377	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.9	3784 of 5314	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.7	3323 of 5193	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.6	4302 of 5113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.1	4292 of 5113	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.6	3547 of 4818	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.3	3810 of 4822	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.1	3698 of 4809	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	46 of 569	91.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	55.3	834 of 2585	67.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	1130 of 3162	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	1541 of 3245	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	1305 of 3311	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	1910 of 3275	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2013 of 3246	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	4512 of 5597	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4390 of 5612	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3803 of 5609	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4590 of 5635	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4234 of 5492	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4121 of 5413	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	3703 of 5107	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3790 of 5107	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3311 of 5087	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3872 of 5084	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	3984 of 4963	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4177 of 4830	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3425 of 5460	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3809 of 5517	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	3085 of 5363	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3413 of 5264	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3758 of 5173	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3973 of 5084	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3645 of 5628	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3749 of 5643	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3737 of 5638	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3457 of 5663	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4137 of 5510	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3728 of 5431	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	2546 of 2847	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)92nd percentile+65 vs school

Disabled (2019)68th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science22%-11 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 (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dan Mini Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 Lorenzo Dr.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8570	433	18	24.0	77.4%	16 (3.7%)	45 (10.4%)	267 (61.7%)	62 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	36 (8.3%)	26.4	4281^st of 5857 public elementary schools	26.9%		26.5	4257^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.5%	24	21.9		21.9	26.6	6.9	55.4				28.7	32.8	12.3	26.2				23.4	93.3		97.3	96.0	97.3	97.3	$20,632	$3,440	$17,192
Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy	Public	K-8	146 Rainier Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8550	365	14	25.7	78.4%	16 (4.4%)	61 (16.7%)	226 (61.9%)	33 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.6%)	8.1	5735^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%		17.8	5050^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	685	5.3	3.3	4.6	6.0	13.5	21.4	7.4	36.7	26.7	17.8	9.6	16.2	10.5	7.1	33.3	3.3	12.8							$23,612	$3,892	$19,720
Solano Widenmann Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	1025 Corcoran Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8740	615	31	20.1	83.3%	16 (2.6%)	128 (20.8%)	342 (55.6%)	85 (13.8%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.8%)	29 (4.7%)	11.7	5524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%		14.2	5378^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.4%	146	11.1	4.6	6.7	13.3	9.1	27.8	26.7	21.5	15.5	20.2	6.5	11.4	5.6	10.9	13.0	3.6	8.8	93.6					93.6	$27,476	$3,324	$24,152
Canyon Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Silver Oak Trail	American Canyon	94503	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 265-2363	696	26	26.3	63.5%	44 (6.3%)	43 (6.2%)	269 (38.6%)	255 (36.6%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (10.8%)	60.4	2046^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		65.2	1807^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.2%	239	39.1		39.1	42.6	52.8	54.0				50.1	53.2	50.4	35.2				45.9							$15,601	$1,586	$14,015
Donaldson Way Elementary	Public	K-5	430 Donaldson Way	American Canyon	94503	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 644-4486	528	20	26.4	65.5%	103 (19.5%)	23 (4.4%)	236 (44.7%)	101 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (11.7%)	54.5	2336^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.1%		52.7	2419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	83	38.4		38.4	43.0	42.7	53.5				46.7	46.2	45.4	35.4				42.0	95.0						$15,863	$1,760	$14,103
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	$23,855	$3,508	$20,347
Federal Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	415 Daniels Ave.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8460	228	10	23.9	83.8%	10 (4.4%)	63 (27.6%)	108 (47.4%)	38 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	19.3	4890^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		19.8	4884^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.8%	6	9.7		9.7	8.0	26.7	18.8	39.4			24.2	0.0	26.7	12.9	30.3			18.5	83.7	87.8	93.9	91.8	85.7	91.8	$25,318	$4,141	$21,177
Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	500 Oregon St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 563-9827	975	47	20.6	76.8%	32 (3.3%)	228 (23.4%)	563 (57.7%)	86 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (6.5%)	28.9	4063^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		32	3787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.5%	276	29.4	23.8	26.7	18.6	30.2	33.0	42.9	47.1	43.0	35.8	25.0	31.3	25.0	23.3	27.5	27.0	26.5	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	$15,746	$817	$14,929
Napa Junction Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Eucalyptus Dr.	American Canyon	94503	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3461	531	21	25.2	69.9%	48 (9.0%)	35 (6.6%)	301 (56.7%)	99 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.0%)	45.6	2849^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.4%		43.8	2936^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	87	29.0		29.0	42.3	46.0	50.0				46.4	38.5	43.7	23.0				34.3							$15,779	$1,749	$14,030
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			$20,906	$3,094	$17,812

Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Mini Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dan Mini Elementary?

Students at Dan Mini Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Dan Mini Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Dan Mini Elementary.

What district is Dan Mini Elementary in?

Vallejo City Unified

What schools do graduates of Dan Mini Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dan Mini Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Vallejo High

Is Dan Mini Elementary a good school?

Dan Mini Elementary ranks 4281^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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