Summary:
Jesse M. Bethel High is a public high school located in Vallejo, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,481 students. The school is part of the Vallejo City Unified School District, which is ranked 1358 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Jesse M. Bethel High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California high schools, ranking between 518 and 1569 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years, and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other California high schools. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students and African American students performing relatively better, but Asian students and students with disabilities performing significantly worse compared to their peers statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 83.4% to 86.8% in recent years, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 9.2% and 12.7%, which is higher than the state average.
Jesse M. Bethel High's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state average across all subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 25.85% of 11th-grade students at Jesse M. Bethel High were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 55.73%. The school's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Vallejo High and American Canyon High, which are also part of the Vallejo City Unified and Napa Valley Unified districts, respectively. Additionally, Jesse M. Bethel High has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.3% to 45.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average, and has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.14% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Vallejo City Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1569th of 2,323 California High Schools
Feeder schools for Jesse M. Bethel High:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.7
Number of students: 1,481
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
42.6%
African American:
23.0%
Asian:
22.1%
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White:
6.2%
Two or more races:
4.5%
Pacific Islander:
1.4%
American Indian:
0.1%
Not Specified:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.1%
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