Public Safety Academy

Summary:

Public Safety Academy is a high-performing public high school located in Fairfield, California, serving grades 5-12 with a total enrollment of 746 students. The school is part of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, which is ranked 996 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Public Safety Academy consistently ranks among the top high schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 53 and 227 over the past several years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 91.84% of 11th-grade students at Public Safety Academy were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.2% in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District and 55.73% statewide. The school also maintains a 100% four-year graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, which are significantly better than the surrounding schools and the state as a whole.

When compared to nearby schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Public Safety Academy stands out as a clear academic leader, with significantly higher test scores, graduation rates, and overall performance. For example, Armijo High School and Fairfield High School have lower academic achievement and higher dropout rates compared to Public Safety Academy, highlighting the exceptional nature of the school's educational outcomes.


Detail:

Public 5-12

 230 Atlantic Ave.
       Fairfield, CA  94533-1539


(707) 421-3933

District: Fairfield-Suisun Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
162nd of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,928 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  25.6 Help
Number of students:  746

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.4%
Asian:
20.1%
White:
19.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Public Safety Academy ranks better than 90.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.05. (See more...)
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Compare Details Public Safety Academy ranks better than 93% of high schools in California. It also ranks first among 5 ranked high schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.11. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Public Safety Academy freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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 high 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 Student population at Public Safety Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.4%), Asian (20.1%), White (19.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Public Safety Academy is 25.6, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Public Safety Academy is $5,928, which is the lowest among 5 high schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Public Safety Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Public Safety Academy 253rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Public Safety Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Public Safety Academy 162nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Public Safety Academy in the ranking list.)

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Fairfield-Suisun Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfield-Suisun Unified 996th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Public Safety Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 91.36 192nd 2477 92.2%
2016 92.38 166th 2497 93.4%
2017 93.84 155th 2508 93.8%
2018 87.68 295th 2480 88.1%
2019 90.16 264th 2715 90.3%
2022 93.25 192nd 2740 93.0%
2023 93.39 190th 2802 93.2%
2024 91.05 253rd 2777 90.9%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 80.62 103rd 665 84.5%
2023 76.79 141st 678 79.2%
2024 63.82 255th 699 63.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.74 80th 2230 96.4%
2019 96.46 46th 2369 98.1%
2022 96.20 61st 2458 97.5%
2023 97.38 51st 2549 98.0%
2024 96.71 69th 2575 97.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.81 294th 2262 87.0%
2019 90.35 216th 2380 90.9%
2022 87.97 274th 2509 89.1%
2023 92.87 181st 2547 92.9%
2024 86.51 317th 2546 87.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.28 279th 2273 87.7%
2019 87.74 287th 2407 88.1%
2022 95.46 120th 2527 95.3%
2023 91.57 209th 2558 91.8%
2024 92.08 202nd 2547 92.1%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 61.72 327th 733 55.4%
2023 77.62 131st 718 81.8%
2024 66.57 284th 741 61.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.68 62nd 600 89.7%
2019 86.44 54th 643 91.6%
2022 95.99 17th 637 97.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.69 42nd 2072 98.0%
2019 96.43 51st 2213 97.7%
2022 97.63 37th 2359 98.4%
2023 95.17 68th 2391 97.2%
2024 96.63 50th 2383 97.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.86 441st 1496 70.5%
2019 77.88 302nd 1602 81.1%
2022 79.96 251st 1555 83.9%
2023 88.04 105th 1552 93.2%
2024 77.18 293rd 1535 80.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Public Safety Academy

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Rank History for all high school students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2016 88.86 211th 2039 89.7%
2017 73.03 539th 2021 73.3%
2018 86.15 277th 2017 86.3%
2019 80.51 355th 2133 83.4%
2021 82.10 227th 1290 82.4%
2022 97.64 53rd 2123 97.5%
2023 88.92 196th 2348 91.7%
2024 90.11 162nd 2323 93.0%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 73.53 150th 786 80.9%
2024 65.40 215th 804 73.3%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.82 532nd 1323 59.8%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.56 87th 1862 95.3%
2019 88.24 161st 1937 91.7%
2021 84.06 139th 1126 87.7%
2022 98.75 26th 1943 98.7%
2023 96.03 74th 2247 96.7%
2024 95.27 66th 2235 97.0%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.14 174th 1760 90.1%
2019 81.68 295th 1833 83.9%
2021 68.44 305th 1054 71.1%
2022 98.25 24th 1858 98.7%
2023 88.06 181st 2118 91.5%
2024 87.35 180th 2098 91.4%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.78 351st 1834 80.9%
2019 73.40 437th 1880 76.8%
2021 87.03 155th 1122 86.2%
2022 96.22 82nd 1916 95.7%
2023 87.82 196th 2207 91.1%
2024 91.33 137th 2172 93.7%
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Rank History for high school Asian students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 71.58 215th 731 70.6%
2024 63.53 290th 712 59.3%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 88.26 66th 720 90.8%
2024 87.50 63rd 721 91.3%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.60 80th 1742 95.4%
2019 93.52 75th 1814 95.9%
2022 98.59 30th 1861 98.4%
2023 93.44 84th 2142 96.1%
2024 96.92 41st 2125 98.1%
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Rank History for high school White students at Public Safety Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.84 308th 1173 73.7%
2019 62.46 454th 1222 62.8%
2022 81.27 192nd 1204 84.1%
2023 85.63 112th 1434 92.2%
2024 76.13 211th 1406 85.0%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Public Safety Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2013 73 61 52 156 7 4 33 0 386
2014 106 69 66 201 5 7 37 0 491
2015 124 70 82 247 3 9 46 0 581
2016 143 71 98 261 4 8 36 0 621
2017 153 73 98 297 3 8 36 0 668
2018 164 73 106 321 3 9 34 0 710
2019 175 60 120 326 2 10 39 0 732
2020 181 67 122 307 1 13 49 0 740
2021 173 74 133 297 1 16 54 0 748
2022 155 66 133 303 1 15 62 0 735
2023 143 60 150 316 1 12 64 0 746

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Public Safety Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2013 386 14.0 27.5 52.6
2014 491 17.8 27.5 56.6
2015 581 22.0 26.4 54.6
2016 621 27.0 23.0 51.5
2017 668 29.5 22.6 51.8
2018 710 29.0 24.4 53.4
2019 732 27.6 26.4 50
2020 740 n/a n/a 43.6
2021 748 29.4 25.4 43.9
2022 735 30.4 24.1 28.7
2023 746 29.0 25.6 38.9

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 Public Safety Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2013 386 14.0 27.5 52.6
2014 491 17.8 27.5 56.6
2015 581 22.0 26.4 54.6
2016 621 27.0 23.0 51.5
2017 668 29.5 22.6 51.8
2018 710 29.0 24.4 53.4
2019 732 27.6 26.4 50
2020 740 n/a n/a 43.6
2021 748 29.4 25.4 43.9
2022 735 30.4 24.1 28.7
2023 746 29.0 25.6 38.9

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 Public Safety Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $5,928

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Public Safety Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 264th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 190th of 2802 Middle schools
 2.9%
Ranks 355th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 196th of 2348 High schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Public Safety Academy)85.964.7
 21.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)47.239.5
 7.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Public Safety Academy)72.738.8
 34%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)36.125.9
 10.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Public Safety Academy)68.743.4
 25.3%
   5th Grade Science (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)26.124.5
 1.6%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Public Safety Academy)73.372.4
 1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)4235.8
 6.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Public Safety Academy)6054.6
 5.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)2825
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Public Safety Academy)8285.5
 3.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)46.643.2
 3.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Public Safety Academy)64.865.6
 0.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)29.528.2
 1.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Public Safety Academy)80.676.8
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)45.239.8
 5.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Public Safety Academy)65.360
 5.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)28.323.2
 5.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Public Safety Academy)4848.8
 0.8%
   8th Grade Science (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)23.422.7
 0.6%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Public Safety Academy)82.891.9
 9.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)48.347.9
 0.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Public Safety Academy)44.850
 5.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)24.622.6
 2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Public Safety Academy)39.748.4
 8.7%
   11th Grade Science (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)24.827.2
 2.5%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Public Safety Academy)3253.9
 21.9%
   12th Grade Science (Fairfield-Suisun Unified)20.122.4
 2.3%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students732746
 1.9%
African American6060
American Indian21
 50%
Asian120150
 25%
Hispanic326316
 3.1%
Pacific Islander1012
 20%
White175143
 18.3%
Two or More Races3964
 64.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50%38.9%
 11.1%


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Students at Public Safety Academy are 42% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 19% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 746 students attended Public Safety Academy.

Yes. Public Safety Academy ranks in the top 7.0% of California high schools.


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