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Cave Language Academy

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Cave Language Academy ranks 2185 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cave Language Academy is a standout K-8 public school serving 505 students in Vallejo, part of the Vallejo City Unified district, where it consistently achieves academic results that meet or beat state averages despite the broader district's challenges.

The school truly excels in two key areas: strong student attendance and effective support for all learners. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 16.4% is less than half that of most nearby schools like Johnston Cooper Elementary (38.7%) and Lincoln Elementary (53.6%), and it performs exceptionally well for students from low-income families and English learners. In core subjects, its proficiency rates—48.55% in English and 39% in math—are significantly higher than the district averages and compare favorably to the state, setting it apart from other local schools such as Glen Cove Elementary and Vallejo Charter.

Perhaps most impressive is that Cave delivers these strong outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than many neighboring schools with poorer results. While it faces challenges, particularly in middle school grades and science scores, its decade-long journey of improvement from a low to a stable 3-star rating shows a sustained, successful model that works well for its community.

505

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,107

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

770 Tregaskis Ave.
Vallejo, CA 94591-4804

(707) 556-8410

District: Vallejo City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

White:

6.3%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2011 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2011

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Vallejo City Unified

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg21%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,185^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,424^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 12 pts since 2018

From top 40% (2018) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	2185 of 5857	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	2438 of 5869	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	2138 of 5859	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	2452 of 5883	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	3787 of 5789	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	3492 of 5662	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	2776 of 5692	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.3	3311 of 5614	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.7	3656 of 5611	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.2	4323 of 5377	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.6	4557 of 5314	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	3905 of 5193	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	4617 of 5113	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	3454 of 5113	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.7	3674 of 4818	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.0	3694 of 4822	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.7	3732 of 4809	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	911 of 3162	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	316 of 3245	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.8	364 of 3311	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	19.2	3220 of 3275	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	71.8	499 of 3246	84.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	2724 of 5597	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	2495 of 5612	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	2177 of 5609	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	2140 of 5635	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	4279 of 5492	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	4056 of 5413	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	1242 of 5107	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	1496 of 5107	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	1285 of 5087	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	1516 of 5084	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	30.9	3634 of 4963	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3750 of 4830	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	1225 of 5460	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	1482 of 5517	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	1163 of 5363	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	1483 of 5264	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	31.3	3771 of 5173	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	3367 of 5084	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	1577 of 5628	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	2218 of 5643	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	1869 of 5638	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	2876 of 5663	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	2868 of 5510	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	2690 of 5431	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1424 of 2761	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	1116 of 2783	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	1289 of 2781	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	1142 of 2740	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	1562 of 2715	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	986 of 2480	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	1130 of 2533	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	947 of 2551	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	1338 of 2531	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1512 of 2509	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1501 of 2380	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1112 of 2262	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	910 of 2395	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	660 of 2388	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	930 of 2374	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	1027 of 2359	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	1252 of 2213	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	839 of 2072	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	855 of 2542	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	729 of 2579	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	959 of 2531	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	1432 of 2458	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1699 of 2369	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1151 of 2230	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1328 of 2534	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1411 of 2552	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1358 of 2407	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.3	765 of 2273	66.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science28%-5 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
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							$20,107	$2,693	$17,414
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							$25,925	$2,588	$23,337
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						$25,236	$2,931	$22,305
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
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		$20,182	$2,664	$17,518
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		$22,495	$2,554	$19,941
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
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
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	$27,956	$5,522	$22,434
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		$20,539	$2,583	$17,956

Frequently Asked Questions about Cave Language Academy

How many students attend Cave Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Cave Language Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Cave Language Academy?

Students at Cave Language Academy are 82% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Cave Language Academy in?

Vallejo City Unified

Is Cave Language Academy a good school?

Cave Language Academy ranks 2185^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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