Vallejo Charter, Vallejo CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Vallejo Charter

Vallejo Charter is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in a mid-sized waterfront city in Solano County. The school sits in an area where civic life centers on the downtown John F. Kennedy Library and the Vallejo Waterfront Park, with the broader city economy anchored by Kaiser Permanente, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, and ongoing redevelopment of the former Mare Island naval shipyard.

The school enrolls a small population drawn from a neighborhood with substantial economic need. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is racially and ethnically diverse, with the largest share Hispanic, followed by Black and Asian students. The school has not reported data on English learner enrollment or special education enrollment, so families looking for detail on those populations may want to ask the school directly.

Vallejo Charter's most recent test results show academic performance well below typical state levels across both math and English language arts. In math, proficiency rates across tested grades range from low single digits in some grades to under one-fifth in others. In English language arts, performance is somewhat stronger at the upper grades, where eighth graders posted proficiency near one-third, but remains modest elsewhere. Science testing, available only for fifth and eighth grades, similarly shows single-digit to low double-digit proficiency. Only one data point for social studies is available from an earlier assessment era, making current progress difficult to track in that subject.

The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among Solano County school districts, suggesting it lags most comparable schools in the area. The school has not reported chronic absenteeism data or graduation rates; the latter is expected because the school does not serve high school grades.

The broader Vallejo City Unified district context shapes the climate around schools like this one. The district recently exited two decades of state receivership in mid-2025 after emerging from a serious financial crisis, restoring local control of budgeting and school decisions. At the same time, enrollment has fallen across the district, forcing difficult cuts: the district is closing five schools over two waves and reducing hundreds of staff positions. The district also undertook a districtwide mathematics curriculum adoption during the 2024-25 school year, building a new instructional framework with input from students, families, and teachers.

Housing in the 94591 zip code where the school sits is moderately priced relative to California statewide benchmarks, though affordability measures indicate rental costs consume a substantial share of household income. A property tax extension supporting elementary school modernization is scheduled to expire in 2027, creating an ongoing question about facility conditions and the potential for future bond measures.

Families considering Vallejo Charter should understand that the school currently shows weak academic results relative to its county peers and should have a direct conversation with the school about its instructional priorities, its response to the weak test data, and what academic support looks like for students struggling in reading and math.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 311%

School 11% · District 24% · ▼ 14 pts below district

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

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 19% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 16% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

Grade 614%

School 14% · District 17% · ▼ 3 pts below district

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

Grade 714%

School 14% · District 16% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 15% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 311%

School 11% · District 25% · ▼ 14 pts below district

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

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 21% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 515%

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

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 620%

School 20% · District 27% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

Grade 725%

School 25% · District 25% · ▲ 1 pts above district

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

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 25% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 17% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 12% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 30% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 37 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 7Lower-income23%Higher-income33%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income28%Higher-income42%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income13%Higher-income17%4 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income18%Higher-income21%3 pp gap