Willis Jepson Middle

Summary:

Willis Jepson Middle is a public middle school in Vacaville, California, serving 925 students in grades 7-8 as part of the Vacaville Unified School District. While the school's academic performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, there are some interesting insights that set it apart.

Academically, Willis Jepson Middle's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science lag behind the district and state, with a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 1,000 and 1,387 out of around 2,700-2,800 California middle schools in recent years. However, the school's African American students perform relatively well, ranking between 191 and 295 out of around 600-650 middle schools statewide. In contrast, Hispanic and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities, tend to perform below average compared to their peers. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 12.0% in 2017-2018 to 25.0% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district average.

When compared to nearby schools, Vaca Pena Middle in the Vacaville Unified School District performs similarly to Willis Jepson Middle, while Green Valley Middle in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District significantly outperforms it. An interesting finding is that Willis Jepson Middle's migrant students have performed relatively well, with a statewide ranking between 13 and 28 out of around 85-95 middle schools in recent years, while the school's military-connected students have a lower statewide ranking between 111 and 124 out of around 190-195 middle schools.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 580 Elder St.
       Vacaville, CA  95688-2531


(707) 453-6280

District: Vacaville Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1387th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,951 Help


Students who attend Willis Jepson Middle usually attend:

High:    Vacaville High

Feeder schools for Willis Jepson Middle:

Elementary:    Alamo Elementary
    Browns Valley Elementary
    Edwin Markham Elementary
    Hemlock Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  21.6 Help
Number of students:  925

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.6%
White:
40.4%
Two or more races:
9.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  41.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Willis Jepson Middle ranks better than 50.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.15. (See more...)
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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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40.6%), White (40.4%), two or more races (9.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 41.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Willis Jepson Middle is 21.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Willis Jepson Middle is $5,951.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Willis Jepson Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Willis Jepson Middle 1387th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Willis Jepson Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle 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 Willis Jepson Middle

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Rank History for all students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.72 751st 1769 57.5%
2005 59.02 627th 1777 64.7%
2006 46.87 879th 1804 51.3%
2007 53.49 824th 1999 58.8%
2008 56.54 775th 2005 61.3%
2009 46.64 1040th 2063 49.6%
2010 48.47 1077th 2179 50.6%
2011 54.14 985th 2236 55.9%
2012 44.88 1221st 2259 45.9%
2013 54.81 1026th 2379 56.9%
2015 64.44 771st 2477 68.9%
2016 62.04 816th 2497 67.3%
2017 65.45 767th 2508 69.4%
2018 58.74 880th 2480 64.5%
2019 55.88 1000th 2715 63.2%
2022 52.51 1095th 2740 60.0%
2023 48.05 1223rd 2802 56.4%
2024 42.15 1387th 2777 50.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.82 336th 462 27.3%
2019 26.02 440th 554 20.6%
2022 21.22 531st 665 20.2%
2023 31.51 472nd 678 30.4%
2024 31.34 490th 699 29.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.20 628th 1364 54.0%
2019 28.41 1204th 1442 16.5%
2022 25.54 1451st 1540 5.8%
2023 28.52 1307th 1529 14.5%
2024 26.32 1395th 1477 5.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.03 704th 1538 54.2%
2024 35.73 903rd 1550 41.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.12 1325th 2230 40.6%
2019 33.88 1533rd 2369 35.3%
2022 51.52 970th 2458 60.5%
2023 49.79 1036th 2549 59.4%
2024 38.34 1440th 2575 44.1%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 57.88 28th 86 67.4%
2024 73.30 13th 94 86.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.55 897th 2262 60.3%
2019 52.41 1000th 2380 58.0%
2022 47.40 1131st 2509 54.9%
2023 42.90 1249th 2547 51.0%
2024 38.45 1383rd 2546 45.7%
See the entire list of Best California Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.16 620th 1369 54.7%
2019 40.35 740th 1491 50.4%
2022 38.01 823rd 1531 46.2%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 36.58 124th 193 35.8%
2024 39.20 111th 191 41.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.26 796th 2273 65.0%
2019 56.93 881st 2407 63.4%
2022 56.24 903rd 2527 64.3%
2023 51.81 1014th 2558 60.4%
2024 44.16 1225th 2547 51.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.59 660th 745 11.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.27 319th 600 46.8%
2019 54.61 250th 643 61.1%
2022 61.50 191st 637 70.0%
2023 58.76 211th 614 65.6%
2024 47.18 295th 626 52.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.69 1141st 2072 44.9%
2019 42.58 1171st 2213 47.1%
2022 49.51 1016th 2359 56.9%
2023 39.07 1302nd 2391 45.5%
2024 29.55 1659th 2383 30.4%
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Rank History for White students at Willis Jepson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.50 637th 1496 57.4%
2019 52.57 746th 1602 53.4%
2022 48.95 778th 1555 50.0%
2023 40.70 910th 1552 41.4%
2024 35.07 975th 1535 36.5%
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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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by a parent
Sunday, August 20, 2023

Open Quote This school let them dress any way they want .
It's like the kids are in control of the school or something.
It's like there are so scared to say anything to the kids because they think us parent or parents going to be mad what they say to the kids it all depends on how you say it to our kids then yea we will get hella mad at you. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Willis Jepson Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 816 43 22 109 13 n/a n/a 0 1003
1989 882 44 19 124 18 n/a n/a 0 1087
1990 877 52 30 136 18 n/a n/a 0 1113
1991 569 43 31 120 25 n/a n/a 0 788
1992 625 32 30 127 21 n/a n/a 0 835
1993 660 40 25 138 17 n/a n/a 0 880
1994 695 43 22 152 22 n/a n/a 0 934
1995 693 48 44 178 22 n/a n/a 0 985
1996 693 48 44 178 22 n/a n/a 0 985
1997 726 53 45 181 17 n/a n/a 0 1022
1998 688 64 50 194 22 n/a n/a 0 1018
1999 676 76 57 191 20 n/a n/a 0 1020
2000 675 63 58 194 26 n/a n/a 33 1049
2001 649 66 61 202 33 n/a n/a 54 1065
2002 702 75 46 253 5 n/a n/a 20 1101
2003 702 75 46 253 5 n/a n/a 20 1101
2004 631 72 42 259 9 n/a n/a 29 1042
2005 650 72 76 273 10 n/a n/a 15 1096
2006 642 67 65 317 12 n/a n/a 18 1121
2007 528 55 51 291 14 n/a n/a 100 1039
2008 538 66 51 272 14 n/a n/a 0 941
2009 551 67 35 275 8 7 99 0 1042
2010 575 78 55 298 8 11 2 0 1027
2011 534 72 59 276 12 10 7 0 970
2012 518 62 47 298 14 11 9 0 959
2013 524 53 45 307 10 6 20 0 965
2014 488 47 52 313 7 8 31 0 946
2015 508 38 56 300 9 11 34 0 956
2016 485 42 45 313 11 7 37 0 940
2017 419 31 48 336 9 4 48 0 895
2018 417 34 58 352 6 4 53 0 924
2019 426 29 42 366 6 4 61 0 934
2020 420 32 54 400 7 7 73 0 993
2021 365 39 50 390 3 11 72 0 930
2022 341 39 37 377 5 9 71 0 879
2023 374 43 41 376 4 2 84 1 925

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 Willis Jepson Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1003 43.5 23.0 n/a
1989 1087 47.9 22.6 n/a
1990 1113 51.1 21.7 n/a
1991 788 41.3 19.0 n/a
1992 835 42.0 19.8 19.5
1993 880 41.2 21.4 19
1994 934 41.9 22.3 22.7
1995 985 45.7 21.6 20.6
1996 985 45.7 21.6 20.6
1997 1022 50.6 20.2 23.8
1998 1018 50.0 20.4 25.5
1999 1020 48.7 20.9 26.8
2000 1049 48.8 21.5 26.8
2001 1065 50.8 21.0 23.8
2002 1101 51.2 21.5 28.2
2003 1101 51.2 21.5 28.2
2004 1042 48.8 21.4 31.4
2005 1096 48.4 22.6 33
2006 1121 51.8 21.6 32.8
2007 1039 49.8 20.9 35
2008 941 54.5 17.3 35.8
2009 1042 49.8 18.7 31.7
2010 1027 44.6 23.0 31.1
2011 970 n/a n/a 37.1
2012 959 41.5 23.1 n/a
2013 965 42.0 22.9 36.2
2014 946 42.1 22.4 36.9
2015 956 41.0 23.3 34.3
2016 940 42.0 22.3 39.3
2017 895 38.6 23.1 42.2
2018 924 38.7 23.8 41.5
2019 934 41.1 22.7 40.9
2020 993 n/a n/a 43.4
2021 930 44.2 21.0 39.9
2022 879 41.7 21.0 38.5
2023 925 42.7 21.6 41.2

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 Willis Jepson Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1003 43.5 23.0 n/a
1989 1087 47.9 22.6 n/a
1990 1113 51.1 21.7 n/a
1991 788 41.3 19.0 n/a
1992 835 42.0 19.8 19.5
1993 880 41.2 21.4 19
1994 934 41.9 22.3 22.7
1995 985 45.7 21.6 20.6
1996 985 45.7 21.6 20.6
1997 1022 50.6 20.2 23.8
1998 1018 50.0 20.4 25.5
1999 1020 48.7 20.9 26.8
2000 1049 48.8 21.5 26.8
2001 1065 50.8 21.0 23.8
2002 1101 51.2 21.5 28.2
2003 1101 51.2 21.5 28.2
2004 1042 48.8 21.4 31.4
2005 1096 48.4 22.6 33
2006 1121 51.8 21.6 32.8
2007 1039 49.8 20.9 35
2008 941 54.5 17.3 35.8
2009 1042 49.8 18.7 31.7
2010 1027 44.6 23.0 31.1
2011 970 n/a n/a 37.1
2012 959 41.5 23.1 n/a
2013 965 42.0 22.9 36.2
2014 946 42.1 22.4 36.9
2015 956 41.0 23.3 34.3
2016 940 42.0 22.3 39.3
2017 895 38.6 23.1 42.2
2018 924 38.7 23.8 41.5
2019 934 41.1 22.7 40.9
2020 993 n/a n/a 43.4
2021 930 44.2 21.0 39.9
2022 879 41.7 21.0 38.5
2023 925 42.7 21.6 41.2

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 Willis Jepson Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $5,951

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Willis Jepson Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1000th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1223rd of 2802 Middle schools
 6.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Willis Jepson Middle)55.753
 2.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vacaville Unified)53.246.4
 6.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Willis Jepson Middle)37.727.9
 9.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Vacaville Unified)34.826.6
 8.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Willis Jepson Middle)43.840.6
 3.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vacaville Unified)43.436.5
 6.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Willis Jepson Middle)46.226.3
 20%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Vacaville Unified)34.823.3
 11.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Willis Jepson Middle)28.122.1
 6%
   8th Grade Science (Vacaville Unified)2723
 4%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students934925
 1%
African American2943
 48.3%
American Indian64
 33.3%
Asian4241
 2.4%
Hispanic366376
 2.7%
Pacific Islander42
 50%
White426374
 12.2%
Two or More Races6184
 37.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.9%41.2%
 0.3%


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Willis Jepson Middle ranks 1387th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Willis Jepson Middle are 41% Hispanic, 40% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 925 students attended Willis Jepson Middle.

Students who attend Willis Jepson Middle usually go on to attend Vacaville High


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