Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

Summary:

Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy is a public charter high school located in Vacaville, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 455 students. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 20% of California high schools and has received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy significantly outperforms the Vacaville Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, 77.67% of Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.24% in the Vacaville Unified School District and 55.73% statewide. The school also maintains a high graduation rate of 98.1% and a low dropout rate of 1.9%, both significantly better than the state averages. Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

In comparison to nearby schools, Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy stands out. It significantly outperforms Vacaville High School and Ernest Kimme Charter Academy in academic achievement, graduation rates, and student subgroup outcomes. However, the school has seen a rise in chronic absenteeism, from 5.7% in 2018-2019 to 14.2% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern that the school may need to address.


Detail:

Public, Charter 9-12

 100 McClellan St.
       Vacaville, CA  95688-5413


(707) 453-7300

District: Vacaville Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
339th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,291 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  19.4 Help
Number of students:  474

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.9%
Hispanic:
26.2%
Two or more races:
16.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy ranks better than 85.4% of high schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Vacaville Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.44. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy 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 Student population at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.9%), Hispanic (26.2%), two or more races (16.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Vacaville Unified School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy is 19.4, which is the 2nd best among 4 high schools in the Vacaville Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy is $9,291, which is the 2nd highest among 4 high schools in the Vacaville Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy 339th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Vacaville Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Vacaville Unified 777th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

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Rank History for all students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.80 613th 1653 62.9%
2005 62.76 370th 1901 80.5%
2006 69.22 299th 1968 84.8%
2007 67.59 307th 2063 85.1%
2008 71.79 239th 2117 88.7%
2009 68.62 274th 2238 87.8%
2010 70.33 283rd 2281 87.6%
2011 70.84 292nd 2367 87.7%
2012 68.67 327th 2354 86.1%
2013 69.85 306th 2426 87.4%
2015 83.44 299th 1994 85.0%
2016 85.28 280th 2039 86.3%
2017 89.09 220th 2021 89.1%
2018 80.77 393rd 2017 80.5%
2019 86.25 255th 2133 88.0%
2022 80.23 373rd 2123 82.4%
2023 84.78 242nd 2348 89.7%
2024 79.44 339th 2323 85.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.96 153rd 366 58.2%
2022 60.46 203rd 515 60.6%
2023 77.44 124th 786 84.2%
2024 67.51 198th 804 75.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.24 532nd 1862 71.4%
2019 85.55 205th 1937 89.4%
2022 69.80 446th 1943 77.0%
2023 82.40 254th 2247 88.7%
2024 71.19 394th 2235 82.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.66 463rd 1760 73.7%
2019 86.88 209th 1833 88.6%
2022 81.40 296th 1858 84.1%
2023 85.95 208th 2118 90.2%
2024 82.34 266th 2098 87.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.57 143rd 1052 86.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.96 310th 1834 83.1%
2019 81.07 304th 1880 83.8%
2022 74.91 409th 1916 78.7%
2023 80.96 294th 2207 86.7%
2024 74.68 383rd 2172 82.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.75 145th 582 75.1%
2019 83.01 73rd 592 87.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.68 233rd 1742 86.6%
2019 88.82 139th 1814 92.3%
2022 79.94 272nd 1861 85.4%
2023 88.45 131st 2142 93.9%
2024 83.68 185th 2125 91.3%
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Rank History for White students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.94 583rd 1173 50.3%
2019 70.68 326th 1222 73.3%
2022 64.71 396th 1204 67.1%
2023 71.03 296th 1434 79.4%
2024 54.25 520th 1406 63.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: California Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 2.3)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, August 31, 2020

Open Quote Over works students to the core. Wouldn’t recommend. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, March 4, 2011

Open Quote Compared to schools in the vicinity, this is a superior school. The school days prepare the student for college. While the campus is not ideal, it is a safer atmosphere than other schools, as there is a zero gang tolerance. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 121 7 6 26 0 n/a n/a 0 160
1995 365 32 19 70 13 n/a n/a 0 499
1996 365 32 19 70 13 n/a n/a 0 499
1997 380 38 23 80 13 n/a n/a 0 534
1998 497 45 44 76 13 n/a n/a 0 675
1999 562 53 33 94 16 n/a n/a 18 776
2000 575 55 43 92 19 n/a n/a 9 793
2001 572 74 34 94 19 n/a n/a 8 801
2002 612 73 46 96 18 n/a n/a 11 856
2003 612 73 46 96 18 n/a n/a 11 856
2004 205 36 11 27 4 n/a n/a 18 301
2005 202 34 10 22 4 n/a n/a 11 283
2006 248 44 17 41 10 n/a n/a 19 379
2007 224 38 12 31 4 n/a n/a 69 378
2008 271 48 23 43 3 n/a n/a 0 388
2009 256 45 16 48 3 11 37 0 416
2010 283 48 22 39 8 10 10 0 420
2011 282 51 32 71 8 4 17 0 465
2012 282 48 31 77 4 3 18 0 463
2013 271 50 30 83 3 2 34 0 473
2014 261 42 34 90 2 0 42 0 471
2015 258 36 35 87 2 2 39 0 459
2016 245 34 36 82 4 1 52 0 454
2017 253 40 41 92 4 2 52 0 484
2018 259 44 38 103 7 1 50 0 502
2019 251 48 36 105 3 1 56 0 500
2020 228 41 40 120 2 0 63 0 494
2021 198 37 40 116 2 1 70 0 464
2022 163 32 42 128 0 2 73 0 440
2023 170 28 39 135 1 2 78 2 455
2024 194 32 40 124 2 4 77 1 474

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 Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 160 2.0 80.0 0
1995 499 3.0 166.3 0
1996 499 3.0 166.3 0
1997 534 22.7 23.5 0
1998 675 22.1 30.5 0
1999 776 26.0 29.8 0
2000 793 27.6 28.7 0
2001 801 21.6 37.1 0
2002 856 17.5 48.9 0
2003 856 17.5 48.9 0
2004 301 24.0 12.5 17
2005 283 18.6 15.2 13.6
2006 379 15.9 23.8 8.3
2007 378 11.8 32.0 9.1
2008 388 18.0 21.6 6.7
2009 416 14.2 23.4 9.9
2010 420 16.8 25.0 9
2011 465 n/a n/a 12.7
2012 463 23.3 19.8 n/a
2013 473 23.8 19.8 11.4
2014 471 24.3 19.3 15.5
2015 459 24.0 19.1 12.9
2016 454 20.0 22.7 15.4
2017 484 25.1 19.2 16.7
2018 502 27.8 18.0 19.7
2019 500 27.9 17.9 20.2
2020 494 n/a n/a 18.4
2021 464 25.6 18.0 16.4
2022 440 25.3 17.3 25.2
2023 455 24.0 18.9 29.5
2024 474 24.4 19.4 30.8

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 Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 160 2.0 80.0 0
1995 499 3.0 166.3 0
1996 499 3.0 166.3 0
1997 534 22.7 23.5 0
1998 675 22.1 30.5 0
1999 776 26.0 29.8 0
2000 793 27.6 28.7 0
2001 801 21.6 37.1 0
2002 856 17.5 48.9 0
2003 856 17.5 48.9 0
2004 301 24.0 12.5 17
2005 283 18.6 15.2 13.6
2006 379 15.9 23.8 8.3
2007 378 11.8 32.0 9.1
2008 388 18.0 21.6 6.7
2009 416 14.2 23.4 9.9
2010 420 16.8 25.0 9
2011 465 n/a n/a 12.7
2012 463 23.3 19.8 n/a
2013 473 23.8 19.8 11.4
2014 471 24.3 19.3 15.5
2015 459 24.0 19.1 12.9
2016 454 20.0 22.7 15.4
2017 484 25.1 19.2 16.7
2018 502 27.8 18.0 19.7
2019 500 27.9 17.9 20.2
2020 494 n/a n/a 18.4
2021 464 25.6 18.0 16.4
2022 440 25.3 17.3 25.2
2023 455 24.0 18.9 29.5
2024 474 24.4 19.4 30.8

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,291

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Buckingham Collegiate Charter 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 255th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 242nd of 2348 High schools
 1.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy)77.583.2
 5.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vacaville Unified)64.853.5
 11.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy)4542.5
 2.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Vacaville Unified)32.224
 8.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy)43.442.5
 0.9%
   11th Grade Science (Vacaville Unified)31.224.9
 6.2%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students500455
 9%
African American4828
 41.7%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian3639
 8.3%
Hispanic105135
 28.6%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White251170
 32.3%
Two or More Races5678
 39.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.2%29.5%
 9.3%


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Students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy are 41% White, 26% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 7% African American.

Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy ranks 339th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 474 students attended Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy.


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