Vanden High

Summary:

Vanden High is a public high school located in Fairfield, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,640 students. The school is part of the Travis Unified School District, which is ranked 676 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vanden High consistently performs above the district and state averages in academic assessments, with 55.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 27.87% in Mathematics, compared to the district's 52.49% and 25.65% respectively, and the state's 55.73% and 27.9%. The school's performance in the California Science Test (CAST) is also strong, with 36.28% of 11th-grade students and 61.54% of 12th-grade students proficient or better, outpacing the district and state. Vanden High maintains an exceptional four-year graduation rate of 99.7% and a low dropout rate of 0.0%, significantly better than the state averages.

While Vanden High generally outperforms nearby schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified and Vacaville Unified districts, the nearby Public Safety Academy, a charter school, stands out with exceptional performance, ranking among the top 5% of California high schools and achieving a 100% four-year graduation rate. However, Vanden High's recent increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.7% in 2018-2019 to 21.7% in 2022-2023, is a concern that warrants further investigation and intervention.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2951 Markeley Ln.
       Fairfield, CA  94533-6513


(707) 437-7333

District: Travis Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
572nd of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,302 Help


Feeder schools for Vanden High:

Elementary:    Cambridge Elementary
    Center Elementary
    Foxboro Elementary
    Scandia Elementary
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Middle:    Golden West Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  23.1 Help
Number of students:  1,619

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
25.6%
White:
21.6%
Asian:
19.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.8% Help


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Compare Details Vanden High ranks better than 75.4% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.32. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Vanden High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Vanden High has the largest high school student body size in the Travis Unified School District. Student population at Vanden High is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (25.6%), White (21.6%), Asian (19.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Vanden High is 23.1. 1 high schools in the Travis Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vanden High is $6,302, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Travis Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Vanden High:

SchoolDigger ranks Vanden High 572nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Vanden High in the ranking list.)

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Travis Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Travis Unified 676th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Vanden High

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Rank History for all students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 76.66 99th 1653 94.0%
2005 70.36 247th 1901 87.0%
2006 67.00 334th 1968 83.0%
2007 68.06 299th 2063 85.5%
2008 69.07 287th 2117 86.4%
2009 75.89 175th 2238 92.2%
2010 68.34 324th 2281 85.8%
2011 72.34 263rd 2367 88.9%
2012 75.63 209th 2354 91.1%
2013 73.59 240th 2426 90.1%
2015 80.64 350th 1994 82.4%
2016 84.11 307th 2039 84.9%
2017 77.29 458th 2021 77.3%
2018 82.44 363rd 2017 82.0%
2019 57.61 798th 2133 62.6%
2022 75.80 440th 2123 79.3%
2023 63.99 579th 2348 75.3%
2024 63.32 572nd 2323 75.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.85 189th 366 48.4%
2019 39.38 271st 422 35.8%
2022 41.63 310th 515 39.8%
2023 20.46 591st 786 24.8%
2024 28.89 535th 804 33.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 99.18 9th 1044 99.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.21 1019th 1547 34.1%
2024 16.10 1465th 1534 4.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.45 299th 1862 83.9%
2019 70.38 456th 1937 76.5%
2022 79.47 287th 1943 85.2%
2023 65.68 506th 2247 77.5%
2024 59.26 617th 2235 72.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.62 361st 1760 79.5%
2019 79.82 328th 1833 82.1%
2022 74.49 403rd 1858 78.3%
2023 60.08 610th 2118 71.2%
2024 67.63 477th 2098 77.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.95 135th 1052 87.2%
2019 39.64 560th 1117 49.9%
2022 49.17 410th 1161 64.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 82.34 27th 168 83.9%
2023 58.89 87th 233 62.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.02 347th 1834 81.1%
2019 58.08 694th 1880 63.1%
2022 72.84 445th 1916 76.8%
2023 64.46 541st 2207 75.5%
2024 56.00 675th 2172 68.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.24 427th 581 26.5%
2019 49.04 342nd 582 41.2%
2022 39.74 376th 581 35.3%
2023 41.30 457th 731 37.5%
2024 18.83 575th 712 19.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.76 80th 582 86.3%
2019 61.13 178th 592 69.9%
2022 74.07 102nd 522 80.5%
2023 48.44 312th 720 56.7%
2024 47.72 315th 721 56.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.58 182nd 1742 89.6%
2019 77.65 300th 1814 83.5%
2022 66.15 504th 1861 72.9%
2023 65.30 505th 2142 76.4%
2024 65.60 484th 2125 77.2%
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Rank History for White students at Vanden High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.65 446th 1173 62.0%
2019 62.48 452nd 1222 63.0%
2022 65.67 383rd 1204 68.2%
2023 54.45 529th 1434 63.1%
2024 56.35 490th 1406 65.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Vanden High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 447 145 70 46 2 n/a n/a 0 710
1989 437 119 76 52 2 n/a n/a 0 686
1990 432 127 77 58 3 n/a n/a 0 697
1991 444 137 102 74 5 n/a n/a 0 762
1992 480 162 108 67 4 n/a n/a 0 821
1993 489 147 106 64 6 n/a n/a 0 812
1994 539 155 122 74 5 n/a n/a 0 895
1995 568 205 134 111 7 n/a n/a 0 1025
1996 568 205 134 111 7 n/a n/a 0 1025
1997 642 207 124 126 12 n/a n/a 0 1111
1998 638 197 132 128 9 n/a n/a 0 1104
1999 667 229 156 135 7 n/a n/a 0 1194
2000 784 249 172 161 9 n/a n/a 1 1376
2001 748 226 208 137 7 n/a n/a 1 1327
2002 735 235 216 148 8 n/a n/a 5 1347
2003 735 235 216 148 8 n/a n/a 5 1347
2004 720 229 222 140 13 n/a n/a 17 1341
2005 731 237 258 155 12 n/a n/a 40 1433
2006 698 271 271 157 12 n/a n/a 63 1472
2007 677 272 292 183 16 n/a n/a 75 1515
2008 673 279 290 210 11 n/a n/a 0 1463
2009 657 287 256 218 14 20 96 0 1548
2010 610 288 242 304 11 24 48 0 1527
2011 654 307 280 301 11 24 45 0 1622
2012 662 286 289 303 12 25 58 0 1635
2013 653 283 292 320 11 27 80 0 1666
2014 628 271 292 310 7 28 109 0 1645
2015 592 237 310 345 9 24 116 0 1633
2016 563 250 313 369 7 20 133 0 1655
2017 568 242 310 381 12 23 142 0 1678
2018 550 263 335 411 15 17 153 0 1744
2019 531 264 318 430 13 20 154 0 1730
2020 517 228 324 422 10 17 182 0 1700
2021 490 234 304 422 7 14 207 0 1678
2022 445 241 305 422 5 16 235 4 1673
2023 383 260 296 434 2 15 243 7 1640
2024 350 259 312 415 4 13 258 8 1619

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Vanden High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 710 38.4 18.4 n/a
1989 686 37.5 18.2 n/a
1990 697 35.6 19.5 n/a
1991 762 36.9 20.6 n/a
1992 821 37.5 21.8 11.7
1993 812 40.8 19.9 11.2
1994 895 43.8 20.4 10.9
1995 1025 51.3 20.0 10
1996 1025 51.3 20.0 10
1997 1111 55.9 19.9 9.5
1998 1104 55.2 20.0 10.3
1999 1194 57.6 20.7 10.1
2000 1376 64.4 21.4 8.7
2001 1327 67.0 19.8 10.2
2002 1347 70.4 19.1 12.4
2003 1347 70.4 19.1 12.4
2004 1341 69.7 19.2 8
2005 1433 70.2 20.4 7
2006 1472 70.8 20.8 12.6
2007 1515 73.0 20.8 11.7
2008 1463 84.8 17.3 13.8
2009 1548 71.5 18.8 14
2010 1527 67.0 22.7 18.8
2011 1622 n/a n/a 14.2
2012 1635 66.7 24.4 n/a
2013 1666 65.6 25.3 16.3
2014 1645 68.2 24.1 20.7
2015 1633 67.0 24.3 26.6
2016 1655 70.0 23.6 24.5
2017 1678 67.7 24.7 23.3
2018 1744 76.7 22.7 25.2
2019 1730 73.0 23.6 25.3
2020 1700 n/a n/a 24.5
2021 1678 71.7 23.3 23.5
2022 1673 68.9 24.2 38
2023 1640 69.1 23.7 40.1
2024 1619 69.8 23.1 40.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Vanden High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 710 38.4 18.4 n/a
1989 686 37.5 18.2 n/a
1990 697 35.6 19.5 n/a
1991 762 36.9 20.6 n/a
1992 821 37.5 21.8 11.7
1993 812 40.8 19.9 11.2
1994 895 43.8 20.4 10.9
1995 1025 51.3 20.0 10
1996 1025 51.3 20.0 10
1997 1111 55.9 19.9 9.5
1998 1104 55.2 20.0 10.3
1999 1194 57.6 20.7 10.1
2000 1376 64.4 21.4 8.7
2001 1327 67.0 19.8 10.2
2002 1347 70.4 19.1 12.4
2003 1347 70.4 19.1 12.4
2004 1341 69.7 19.2 8
2005 1433 70.2 20.4 7
2006 1472 70.8 20.8 12.6
2007 1515 73.0 20.8 11.7
2008 1463 84.8 17.3 13.8
2009 1548 71.5 18.8 14
2010 1527 67.0 22.7 18.8
2011 1622 n/a n/a 14.2
2012 1635 66.7 24.4 n/a
2013 1666 65.6 25.3 16.3
2014 1645 68.2 24.1 20.7
2015 1633 67.0 24.3 26.6
2016 1655 70.0 23.6 24.5
2017 1678 67.7 24.7 23.3
2018 1744 76.7 22.7 25.2
2019 1730 73.0 23.6 25.3
2020 1700 n/a n/a 24.5
2021 1678 71.7 23.3 23.5
2022 1673 68.9 24.2 38
2023 1640 69.1 23.7 40.1
2024 1619 69.8 23.1 40.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Vanden High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,302

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Vanden High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 798th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 579th of 2348 High schools
 12.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vanden High)67.652.4
 15.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Travis Unified)65.348
 17.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Vanden High)34.631.5
 3.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Travis Unified)32.228.2
 4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Vanden High)42.137.5
 4.6%
   11th Grade Science (Travis Unified)40.734.2
 6.5%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Vanden High)15.47.7
 7.7%
   12th Grade Science (Travis Unified)13.313.3
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17301640
 5.2%
African American264260
 1.5%
American Indian132
 84.6%
Asian318296
 6.9%
Hispanic430434
 0.9%
Pacific Islander2015
 25%
White531383
 27.9%
Two or More Races154243
 57.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients25.3%40.1%
 14.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Vanden High

Vanden High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cambridge Elementary
Elementary : Center Elementary
Elementary : Foxboro Elementary
Elementary : Scandia Elementary
Elementary : Travis Elementary
Middle : Golden West Middle

Vanden High ranks 572nd of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Vanden High are 26% Hispanic, 22% White, 19% Asian, 16% African American, 16% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,619 students attended Vanden High.


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