Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy, Vallejo CA

Original Research by School Decision on Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy

Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy is a school serving kindergarten through grade eight on Mare Island, a neighborhood within Vallejo that sits on a historic naval shipyard site. The school is part of Vallejo City Unified, a district that recently regained full local governance after nearly two decades under state receivership, though it is now navigating substantial enrollment decline and planning to close multiple schools.

The academic results at Mare Island reflect significant challenges. Across tested grades, state assessment data shows that a very small share of students achieve proficiency in both English language arts and mathematics. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from single digits in the upper elementary and middle grades to roughly one in three students in third grade. In mathematics, the picture is even more constrained, with proficiency rates in most grades measured in the single digits; only eighth grade reaches roughly one in six students. Science proficiency at the school is similarly low. These results position the school well below the midpoint among districts in Solano County on overall proficiency. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what instructional supports, intervention programs, or curriculum approaches are in place and how students who are struggling are being served.

The student body is predominantly Latino, with a substantial share of Black students and smaller numbers of Asian, white, and multiracial students. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of families the school serves. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available from the sources provided.

The school operates within a district that is undergoing significant change. Vallejo City Unified has experienced sharp enrollment decline since 2020, and in February the board voted to close Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy, along with Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy, earlier in the year. This closure decision means the school is scheduled to shut down, and students will be reassigned to other campuses within the district. Families currently at the school should expect transition planning and communication from the district about where students will be placed going forward.

The broader Vallejo context includes a mid-sized waterfront city with a mixed economic base anchored by healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and services. Housing costs in the area are substantial, and while the city is in the midst of a long-term redevelopment of Mare Island into multiple new neighborhoods, that transformation remains in early stages. The district adopted a new districtwide K-12 mathematics curriculum during the current school year as part of an effort to improve instructional quality, and it is also weighing whether to extend a property tax measure that funds school modernization, though most elementary schools in the district remain buildings from the mid-twentieth century.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 44%

School 4% · District 19% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 54%

School 4% · District 16% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 67%

School 7% · District 17% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 712%

School 12% · District 16% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 15% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 25% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 47%

School 7% · District 21% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 31% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 612%

School 12% · District 27% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 712%

School 12% · District 25% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 824%

School 24% · District 25% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Science

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 17% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolVallejo City Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income28%Higher-income46%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income19%Higher-income46%27 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income18%Higher-income46%28 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income13%Higher-income36%24 pp gap