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Jesse M. Bethel High

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Jesse M. Bethel High ranks 1310 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 39% of California high schools

Summary

Jesse M. Bethel High is a large public high school serving about 1,400 students in grades 9-12 within the Vallejo City Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science below the state average, though it consistently outperforms the district average and its direct neighbor, Vallejo High. Its standout strength is a strong graduation rate of 88.2%, which is higher than the state average and significantly better than other high schools in its district. However, chronic absenteeism is a major concern, affecting over a third of students, which is much higher than in higher-performing nearby districts like Benicia Unified (home to Benicia High) and Napa Valley Unified (home to American Canyon High).

Compared to local charter schools like Griffin Academy High and MIT Academy, Bethel's academic scores are lower, but it graduates students at a higher rate. The school's performance has been volatile in recent years but shows recent improvement. Support varies for different student groups, with notable disparities in performance rankings among them, indicating that some students may need more targeted help than others to succeed.

1,418

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Ascot Pkwy.
Vallejo, CA 94591-8367

(707) 556-5700

District: Vallejo City Unified

Feeder schools for Jesse M. Bethel High:

Elementary:	Annie Pennycook Elementary
	Glen Cove Elementary
	Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary
	Steffan Manor Elementary
Middle:	Hogan Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.9%

African American:

21.7%

Asian:

21.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg21%

California avg41%

1,310^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	37.9	1310 of 2162	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1533 of 2159	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1431 of 2170	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	1174 of 2123	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	518 of 1290	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	1427 of 2133	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1128 of 2017	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.3	879 of 2021	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	33.9	1297 of 2039	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.4	1188 of 1994	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.8	845 of 2426	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	705 of 2354	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	59.6	530 of 2367	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	56.6	585 of 2281	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	52.5	671 of 2238	70.0%	★★★★☆
2008	39.4	929 of 2117	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.4	1074 of 2063	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.5	907 of 1968	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.6	766 of 1901	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	41.0	685 of 1653	58.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	367 of 523	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	432 of 517	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	411 of 521	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	338 of 522	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	479 of 592	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	422 of 582	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	6.7	551 of 591	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	563 of 581	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	557 of 582	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	556 of 581	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	1046 of 1161	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1014 of 1117	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	548 of 1052	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.6	810 of 1085	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	587 of 1064	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	515 of 1044	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	86 of 467	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	40.9	436 of 941	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	570 of 938	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1269 of 1906	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1274 of 1915	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1224 of 1915	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1035 of 1858	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	427 of 1054	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	1313 of 1833	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1065 of 1760	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1174 of 1900	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1385 of 1902	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1357 of 1917	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	973 of 1861	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1360 of 1814	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1148 of 1742	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1143 of 2013	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1381 of 2026	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1338 of 2030	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	971 of 1943	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	377 of 1126	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	1379 of 1937	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	1108 of 1862	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1171 of 1942	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1486 of 1948	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1411 of 1963	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1161 of 1916	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	616 of 1122	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1330 of 1880	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1096 of 1834	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	494 of 577	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	528 of 574	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	525 of 541	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	400 of 422	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	59.4	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	716 of 1252	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	867 of 1216	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	911 of 1197	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1072 of 1155	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	987 of 1173	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1009 of 1193	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	954 of 1204	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	875 of 1222	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	902 of 1173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2018)65th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-35 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2023)7th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Jesse M. Bethel High	Public	9-12	1800 Ascot Pkwy.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-5700	1,418	68	21.0	77.4%	76 (5.4%)	308 (21.7%)	636 (44.9%)	303 (21.4%)	5 (0.4%)	21 (1.5%)	68 (4.8%)	37.9	1310^th of 2162 public high schools	39.4%		28.4	1533^rd of 2159 public high schools	29.0%	223	21.5		21.9	29.6	29.6	26.2	26.2
Vallejo High	Public	9-12	840 Nebraska St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-1700	1,146	62	18.3	84.3%	50 (4.4%)	256 (22.3%)	672 (58.6%)	127 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.1%)	25 (2.2%)	35.5	1372^nd of 2162 public high schools	36.5%		32.6	1435^th of 2159 public high schools	33.5%	63	17.2	12.2	16.0	25.8	25.8	28.4	28.4
John Finney High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1347 Amador St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8670	141	8	17.0	86.5%	8 (5.7%)	23 (16.3%)	99 (70.2%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.8%)	9.2	2055^th of 2162 public high schools	4.9%		10.8	2017^th of 2159 public high schools	6.6%	38	1.8		3.2	10.3	10.3	1.3	1.3
Vallejo Adult Transition	Public	12	1347 Amador St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8921	47	3	15.6	85.1%	3 (6.4%)	18 (38.3%)	15 (31.9%)	10 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Griffin Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	233 Hobbs Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Griffin Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 552-6482	186	10	18.8	71.5%	12 (6.5%)	35 (18.8%)	95 (51.1%)	23 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	19 (10.2%)	67.7	644^th of 2162 public high schools	70.2%		57	832^nd of 2159 public high schools	61.5%	188	40.0		36.8	62.9	62.9	26.5	26.5	$39,948	$38,280	$1,668
MIT Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2 Positive Pl.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	MIT Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 552-6482	473	19	25.2	63.2%	20 (4.2%)	42 (8.9%)	281 (59.4%)	96 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	25 (5.3%)	60.8	803^rd of 2162 public high schools	62.9%		60.3	757^th of 2159 public high schools	64.9%	46	42.6		41.6	48.4	48.4	25.4	25.4
American Canyon High	Public	9-12	3000 Newell Dr.	American Canyon	94503	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 265-2710	1,720	73	23.4	56.3%	196 (11.4%)	145 (8.4%)	638 (37.1%)	579 (33.7%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (0.8%)	144 (8.4%)	67.9	640^th of 2162 public high schools	70.4%		62.9	697^th of 2159 public high schools	67.7%	57		26.5	26.5	64.7	64.7	29.0	29.0	$17,406	$16,432	$974
Benicia High	Public	9-12	1101 Military West	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8325	1,335	60	22.2	24.1%	521 (39.0%)	79 (5.9%)	379 (28.4%)	133 (10.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	206 (15.4%)	73.7	520^th of 2162 public high schools	75.9%		82	375^th of 2159 public high schools	82.6%	145	40.9		40.4	60.9	60.9	37.1	37.1	$18,014	$17,722	$292
John Swett High	Public	9-12	1098 Pomona St.	Crockett	94525	Contra Costa County	John Swett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 787-1088	351	19	18.5	74.1%	42 (12.0%)	51 (14.5%)	152 (43.3%)	78 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	52.2	988^th of 2162 public high schools	54.3%		55.9	857^th of 2159 public high schools	60.3%	131	27.5		25.3	52.8	52.8	23.3	23.3	$36,466	$35,346	$1,120
Willow High	Public	9-12	1098 Pomona St.	Crockett	94525	Contra Costa County	John Swett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 787-1088	26	1	22.8	69.2%	4 (15.4%)	4 (15.4%)	13 (50.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)								(n/a)								$27,260	$27,012	$248

Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse M. Bethel High

Is Jesse M. Bethel High a good school?

Jesse M. Bethel High ranks 1310^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Jesse M. Bethel High?

Jesse M. Bethel High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Annie Pennycook Elementary
Elementary : Glen Cove Elementary
Elementary : Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary
Elementary : Steffan Manor Elementary
Middle : Hogan Middle

What district is Jesse M. Bethel High in?

Vallejo City Unified

What is the racial makeup of Jesse M. Bethel High?

Students at Jesse M. Bethel High are 45% Hispanic, 22% African American, 21% Asian, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Jesse M. Bethel High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,418 students attended Jesse M. Bethel High.

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