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Vanden High School

2951 Markeley Lane, Fairfield, CA 94533View on map

  • Public
  • Fairfield
  • 419 seniors
  • 1,553 students

Vanden High School is a public high school in Fairfield (Travis Unified) with 419 seniors. In fall 2025, 65% of its 80 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 71%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 51% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

65%

52 of 80 applicants, fall 2025

County median 71%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

52 of 419 seniors

County median 12%

Seniors who applied to UC

19%

80 of 419 seniors

County median 19%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.4%

3 of 47 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 47 applicants, fall 2025

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Vanden High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    6%

    3 of 47 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine14 pts lower

    8%

    3 of 38 admitted

    This school8%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.95)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    10 of 45 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    29%

    12 of 41 admitted

    This school29%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.86)

  • DavisAbout the same

    38%

    24 of 63 admitted

    This school38%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts higher

    78%

    21 of 27 admitted

    This school78%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside9 pts lower

    78%

    21 of 27 admitted

    This school78%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.87)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    26 of 28 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report47 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Vanden High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San JoseAbout the same

    77%

    30 of 39 admitted

    This school77%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    95%

    74 of 78 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • Sonoma13 pts lower

    82%

    9 of 11 admitted

    This school82%Overall95%

  • San Francisco9 pts lower

    88%

    28 of 32 admitted

    This school88%Overall96%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (380 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

76%

289 of 380 graduates

UC or CSU

19%

74 graduates

Community college

47%

178 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC216%
CSU5314%
CA private college62%
Out of state318%
Community college17847%
Not enrolled9124%
Enrolled in college28976%
Total380100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino, Black or African American, Two or more races, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

14

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

22

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

23% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

31%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

107 of 345 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

19%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

70 of 370 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 6 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 71%County median 44%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 34%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 16%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 40%County median 67%
  • Graduates completing courses 51%County median 51%

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