Summary:
Zip code 94590 includes six schools in Vallejo: four elementary schools serving kindergarten through grade 5 or 6, and two high schools serving grades 9–12. In 2025–2026, the elementary schools’ average proficiency was about 18% in English language arts (ELA), 11% in math and 9% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%; the two high schools averaged 19%, 21% and 13%, respectively. The clearest overall takeaway is that proficiency is generally well below state levels, with a particularly wide gap between the two high schools.
Vallejo High stands out among the high schools: in grade 11, its ELA, math and science proficiency rates were 31%, 39% and 26%, versus 8%, 3% and 0% at John Finney High (Continuation)—gaps of 23, 36 and 26 percentage points. Vallejo was also 7 points above the state in grade 11 math, though below it in ELA and science. Elementary leaders vary by grade: Lincoln Elementary had the highest all-grades ELA result (21%) but the lowest math result (5%); Grace Patterson Elementary led several math grades and grade 4 ELA, while Federal Terrace Elementary led grade 5 ELA, grade 6 math and grade 5 science. Highland Elementary had the lowest all-grades elementary ELA and science results, at 14% and 5%.
Recent results are mixed: across the five schools with two years of data, average ELA proficiency fell by 2 percentage points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, math rose by 1 point, and science rose by 2 points, while the state gained about 0, 1 and 3 points, respectively. Vallejo High improved by 5 points in ELA, 11 in math and 10 in science; SchoolDigger’s ranking also rose from the 34th to the 48th percentile. For context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligibility ranged from 84% at Federal Terrace to 93% at Lincoln; ratios ranged from 21.5 students per teacher at Lincoln to 26.7 at Highland. These figures do not show a consistent relationship with results. Lincoln has no supplied science score or 2024–2025 results.
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