Is Eugene Padan Elementary a good school?

Eugene Padan Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Eugene Padan Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 720 students attended Eugene Padan Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Eugene Padan Elementary?

Students at Eugene Padan Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 24% White, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Eugene Padan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eugene Padan Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Vaca Pena Middle High : Will C. Wood High

Eugene Padan Elementary

Summary:

Eugene Padan Elementary is a public elementary school in Vacaville, California, serving 720 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Vacaville Unified School District, which is ranked 777 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

While Eugene Padan Elementary has a significant enrollment, the school has struggled in several key areas. Its chronic absenteeism rate has skyrocketed from 9.0% in 2017-2018 to 46.9% in 2021-2022, far exceeding the district average of 24.3% at nearby Edwin Markham Elementary and the state average of 14.5% at Foxboro Elementary. Academically, Eugene Padan Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state, with only 26.53% of students proficient in English Language Arts and just 14.17% proficient in Mathematics, well below the district and state averages.

The school's struggles extend to specific student subgroups as well. African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students at Eugene Padan Elementary perform significantly worse than their peers at nearby schools like Sierra Vista K-8, which has an English Language Arts proficiency rate of 55.51% compared to Eugene Padan's 26.53%. These achievement gaps raise concerns about equity and the school's ability to provide a high-quality education for all students, regardless of their background.

Detail:

Public K-6

200 Padan School Rd.
Vacaville, CA 95687-5444

(707) 453-6235

District: Vacaville Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5057^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,998

Students who attend Eugene Padan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vaca Pena Middle
High:	Will C. Wood High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.7

Number of students: 720

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.5%

White:

24.3%

African American:

11.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Eugene Padan Elementary ranks worse than 86.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Vacaville Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.64. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.5%), White (24.3%), African American (11.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Eugene Padan Elementary is 24.7. 5 elementary schools in the Vacaville Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Eugene Padan Elementary employs 29.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Eugene Padan Elementary is $6,998, which is the 4^th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Vacaville Unified School District.

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Eugene Padan Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Eugene Padan Elementary 5057^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Eugene Padan Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Vacaville Unified:

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

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Rank History for Eugene Padan Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Eugene Padan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	40.20	2633^rd	4809	45.2%
2005	47.45	2324^th	4822	51.8%
2006	38.26	2809^th	4818	41.7%
2007	36.44	3144^th	5113	38.5%
2008	47.23	2526^th	5113	50.6%
2009	51.56	2392^nd	5193	53.9%
2010	41.77	3068^th	5314	42.3%
2011	36.26	3516^th	5377	34.6%
2012	39.20	3316^th	5390	38.5%
2013	38.74	3403^rd	5530	38.5%
2015	29.04	3778^th	5611	32.7%
2016	26.87	4020^th	5614	28.4%
2017	24.81	4279^th	5692	24.8%
2018	29.02	3909^th	5662	31.0%
2019	31.31	3832^nd	5789	33.8%
2022	23.03	4538^th	5883	22.9%
2023	20.67	4794^th	5874	18.4%
2024	17.64	5057^th	5862	13.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Eugene Padan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	3.81	651^st	669	2.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Eugene Padan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.28	1554^th	3246	52.1%
2019	26.41	2749^th	3275	16.1%
2022	30.29	2578^th	3311	22.1%
2023	26.08	2810^th	3250	13.5%
2024	38.63	1914^th	3160	39.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Eugene Padan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.98	2105^th	2420	13.0%
2024	24.94	2108^th	2634	20.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Eugene Padan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.34	3369^th	5084	33.7%
2019	37.64	3303^rd	5173	36.1%
2022	24.33	4302^nd	5264	18.3%
2023	16.11	4966^th	5374	7.6%
2024	17.25	4990^th	5511	9.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Eugene Padan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.74	3625^th	5413	33.0%
2019	30.21	3805^th	5492	30.7%
2022	24.69	4247^th	5635	24.6%
2023	22.18	4512^th	5617	19.7%
2024	17.48	4921^st	5605	12.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Eugene Padan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.18	1211^th	2128	43.1%
2019	44.85	1135^th	2585	56.1%
2022	39.41	1101^st	2227	50.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Eugene Padan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.23	3999^th	5431	26.4%
2019	32.82	3559^th	5510	35.4%
2022	22.19	4493^rd	5663	20.7%
2023	20.73	4651^st	5650	17.7%
2024	19.73	4750^th	5636	15.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Eugene Padan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.75	417^th	662	37.0%
2024	22.17	510^th	593	14.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Eugene Padan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.40	3314^th	4830	31.4%
2019	37.31	3141^st	4963	36.7%
2022	23.96	4199^th	5084	17.4%
2023	20.02	4496^th	5098	11.8%
2024	20.92	4401^st	5102	13.7%

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Rank History for White students at Eugene Padan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.86	2376^th	2737	13.2%
2019	20.04	2382^nd	2834	15.9%
2022	17.70	2328^th	2726	14.6%
2023	13.14	2405^th	2662	9.7%
2024	12.08	2392^nd	2647	9.6%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Eugene Padan Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	681	64	32	103	5	n/a	n/a	0	885
1989	724	79	36	116	7	n/a	n/a	0	962
1990	731	77	28	129	3	n/a	n/a	0	968
1991	717	71	32	124	2	n/a	n/a	0	946
1992	670	70	29	128	6	n/a	n/a	0	903
1993	630	69	30	133	6	n/a	n/a	0	868
1994	596	87	41	138	0	n/a	n/a	0	862
1995	552	72	41	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	801
1996	552	72	41	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	801
1997	504	80	40	165	5	n/a	n/a	0	794
1998	481	83	44	172	2	n/a	n/a	0	782
1999	418	71	26	167	0	n/a	n/a	72	754
2000	376	76	45	180	3	n/a	n/a	61	741
2001	422	82	50	249	3	n/a	n/a	0	806
2002	376	58	54	276	5	n/a	n/a	0	769
2003	376	58	54	276	5	n/a	n/a	0	769
2004	377	103	52	265	8	n/a	n/a	0	805
2005	340	109	58	268	10	n/a	n/a	2	787
2006	297	96	58	299	7	n/a	n/a	4	761
2007	288	107	59	293	8	n/a	n/a	9	764
2008	258	86	53	272	13	n/a	n/a	0	682
2009	227	70	29	270	17	13	90	0	716
2010	269	78	33	291	11	15	19	0	716
2011	222	72	28	318	9	10	23	0	682
2012	199	69	23	325	8	9	33	0	666
2013	168	59	27	328	5	7	37	0	631
2014	156	45	30	334	4	5	39	0	613
2015	138	47	27	326	4	4	45	0	591
2016	136	42	26	348	3	3	48	0	606
2017	128	42	28	350	2	4	38	0	592
2018	157	39	27	342	1	2	54	0	622
2019	153	52	33	331	2	6	57	0	634
2020	138	58	28	331	2	6	71	0	634
2021	142	76	34	310	2	5	65	0	634
2022	162	77	32	323	4	6	70	0	674
2023	175	82	30	349	4	6	73	1	720

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 Eugene Padan Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	885	35.0	25.2	n/a
1989	962	37.6	25.5	n/a
1990	968	40.2	24.0	n/a
1991	946	41.7	22.6	n/a
1992	903	42.4	21.2	33.4
1993	868	37.2	23.3	36.4
1994	862	36.6	23.6	38.9
1995	801	35.6	22.5	43.3
1996	801	35.6	22.5	43.3
1997	794	33.6	23.6	49.2
1998	782	42.5	18.4	47.4
1999	754	42.7	17.7	50.7
2000	741	40.9	18.1	53.1
2001	806	44.4	18.2	48.3
2002	769	45.9	16.8	46.9
2003	769	45.9	16.8	46.9
2004	805	42.4	19.0	48
2005	787	40.4	19.5	51.1
2006	761	39.2	19.4	51.8
2007	764	41.0	18.6	47.3
2008	682	44.1	15.5	54.1
2009	716	37.4	17.2	57
2010	716	37.0	19.3	58.4
2011	682	n/a	n/a	66.6
2012	666	32.7	20.3	n/a
2013	631	27.1	23.2	68.5
2014	613	25.1	24.3	68.2
2015	591	25.0	23.6	66
2016	606	27.0	22.4	66.8
2017	592	24.8	23.8	68.8
2018	622	25.8	24.1	68.2
2019	634	26.0	24.3	69.4
2020	634	n/a	n/a	66.9
2021	634	27.2	23.2	62.9
2022	674	28.1	23.9	54.9
2023	720	29.1	24.7	58.6

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 Eugene Padan Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	885	35.0	25.2	n/a
1989	962	37.6	25.5	n/a
1990	968	40.2	24.0	n/a
1991	946	41.7	22.6	n/a
1992	903	42.4	21.2	33.4
1993	868	37.2	23.3	36.4
1994	862	36.6	23.6	38.9
1995	801	35.6	22.5	43.3
1996	801	35.6	22.5	43.3
1997	794	33.6	23.6	49.2
1998	782	42.5	18.4	47.4
1999	754	42.7	17.7	50.7
2000	741	40.9	18.1	53.1
2001	806	44.4	18.2	48.3
2002	769	45.9	16.8	46.9
2003	769	45.9	16.8	46.9
2004	805	42.4	19.0	48
2005	787	40.4	19.5	51.1
2006	761	39.2	19.4	51.8
2007	764	41.0	18.6	47.3
2008	682	44.1	15.5	54.1
2009	716	37.4	17.2	57
2010	716	37.0	19.3	58.4
2011	682	n/a	n/a	66.6
2012	666	32.7	20.3	n/a
2013	631	27.1	23.2	68.5
2014	613	25.1	24.3	68.2
2015	591	25.0	23.6	66
2016	606	27.0	22.4	66.8
2017	592	24.8	23.8	68.8
2018	622	25.8	24.1	68.2
2019	634	26.0	24.3	69.4
2020	634	n/a	n/a	66.9
2021	634	27.2	23.2	62.9
2022	674	28.1	23.9	54.9
2023	720	29.1	24.7	58.6

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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