Vallejo High School

840 Nebraska St, Vallejo, CA 94590 | (707) 556-1700

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,666

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3 out of 5 | 13 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,666 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 1013th out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 840 Nebraska St., Vallejo, CA 94590

School District Details

Vallejo City Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,770
Graduation Rate: 50.8%
Dropout Rate: 11.4%
Students Per Teacher: 21.9
Enrolled Students: 16,145

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,666
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 74.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 22.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 827 (49.6%)
Females: 839 (50.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 130 (7.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 767 (46.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 897 (53.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Vallejo High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	10	0.6%
Black	577	34.6%
Asian	345	20.7%
Hispanic	503	30.2%
White	173	10.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
8th Grade	2	0.1%
9th Grade	552	33.1%
10th Grade	450	27.0%
11th Grade	389	23.3%
12th Grade	273	16.4%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

57.8%

District:

57.7%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

13.8%

District:

21.1%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

8.0%

District:

3.3%

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

3.4%

District:

8.9%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Average Age

School:

48.8

District:

51.7

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 17.8

Number of Certificated Staff: 87.0

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 86.7%

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 2.7%

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 13 Reviews

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13 reviews for Vallejo High School

Reviewed by Former Student on May 13, 2011
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I graduated from Vallejo in 1976, this school is the worst. The teachers and counselors did not even try to prepare the students for college. My counselor actually told me I was not college material and I would not get accepted. What a bunch of (...). I had a 3.4 grade average. After I graduated I learned I could go to college and that I would be accepted.

Reviewed by Former Student on October 30, 2010
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I graduated from Vallejo High several years ago. I must say that reading through the reviews already posted was amusing. It's not surprising to me to see so many basic grammatical errors and bad form from a bunch of people saying good things about Vallejo High School. I will agree that, for the students who take the honors or AP classes and concentrate over the racket and disrespect of other students, there is an education to be had. Yes, the budget is minimal. Yes, there is a HIGH teacher turnover rate. Yes, the teachers are tired of dealing with what amounts to a mob of disrespectful and uncaring students. There are some teachers still trying to make it work for the students' sakes. It is a losing battle at the moment and everyone knows it. I think when I graduated we walked the line with HALF the number of students we started Freshman year with. It's sad more than anything. Vallejo has the potential to live up to its former glory again. It needs a budget that unties the hands of teachers, it needs teachers who care, students who care, and parents who take an interest in their children's educations. Sadly many parents use it as a daycare type facility without much thought as to what is actually being learned. I wont say I am ashamed of having graduated from VHS. I got my education. But I know there are so many more who so often slip through the cracks and don't. I wouldn't send my kids to Vallejo High if it was avoidable.

Reviewed by Former Student on September 29, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I attended Vallejo Sr. HIgh I am also Lupo Barce's ex wife. born in 1976 Lupo is born in 1950

Reviewed by Student on April 25, 2010
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i attend vallejo high now and having a good time. most people say its bad but that is the students who arent trying to better the school. most of the teachers are very nice and care and some are iffy but i love being an apache

Reviewed by Former Student on February 08, 2010
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I attended this school 1994 I love the teachers, They are great people there. I love the classes too. Pretty yard and clean place. Lupo Barce the Custodian does a great Job. Keep up the Great work Vallejo, Vallejo Apache rarara.

Reviewed by Student on January 01, 2010
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Vallejo High is full of teachers who do nothing, students who are rude, shallow, disrespectful, and just overall intolerable! I've never been to a school quite like this. It saddens me to say that I will be graduating from here. I'm sure back in the day it was a great school but now its just not.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on December 02, 2009
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VHS IS A GOOD SCHOOL IT HAS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTS AS DO ALL SCHOOLS. IT IS A LOT BETTER THEN THE OTHER TWO IN VALLEJO

Reviewed by Student on October 04, 2009
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I'm currently a sophomore at this school. I think that all the diversity is great and all, but that's not the luck with the educational system. Teachers don't exactly try their hardest to help the students. I know there's only so much you can do, but seriously, a teacher is supposed to "teach". I can't name you one thing I've been taught from this school academically, but socially, I am learning to cope with large crowds and associate with people. I just think that teachers, as well as the students, should put more of an effort. That also starts by the parents/guardians.

Oh, and the school fundings are very low. One of my teachers "accidentally" said she couldn't print a lot of paper because she was a slim budget. I'm guessing that could also affect the way things impact the kids and stuff.

All-in-all, this school does a poor job at maintaining the children at a proficient level. The diversity great, the academics aren't, it's tough.

Class of 2012!

Reviewed by Student on July 07, 2009
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vallejo high school is not a very good school. People are very mean towards the teachers even when they arent even mean to you.I know this because i still attend the school I will be a 2009 junior.
Most of the teachers dont even teach what they are suppose to they talk about anything an give you what ever grade they what to. You can be in one course and the teacher would tell you you need to go back a subject. So remember this because all those old high school graduates dont know anything about whats going on now. remember the class of 2011 graduate

Reviewed by Student on November 18, 2008
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im currently attending vallejo high and i haven been to a worst school. no one listens in class which makes it hard to get work done. and most of the kids there are very disrespectful

Reviewed by Former Student on July 14, 2008
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This school gets a bad rap because it's in Vallejo. But I graduated from this school and I love it still. It is such a melting pot of diversity and cultural differences. If you want your child to grow to be racially tolerant there is no better place to send them!

Reviewed by Student on October 07, 2007
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it's cool

Reviewed by Former Student on July 10, 2007
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I wish to specifically note two courses taken an Vallejo High School that have had a tremendous impact on my life and future. I attended Vallejo High roughly 1946 to 1948.
The first course was called "Funny Math". Among other things, this course taught to add multiple columns of numbers, add from left to right, subtracting numbers by adding, etc.
To this day, people are astounded by my math ability. I credit most of it to that course.
The other course I took at night school in 1948 or 1949 which was "Beginning Typing". Needless to say, in this day and age what a benefit it is to use computers and keypads.
I am especially pleased with the math. It just about floors me of how many people can not even count change without using a calculator. Since I also have a daughter who is interested in "Funny Math", is there any way of finding out where to obtain that course material? If so, I would be happy to send for it, if it still exists.
Thank you again, Vallejo High.

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