Fairfield-Suisun Unified Ranks Among Most Diverse School Districts: Niche.com

SOLANO COUNTY, CA -- As the 2017-18 school year kicks off, parents and students heading to their first day of school can see how the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District stacks up against others in Solano County and the state of California as Niche.com has released its annual rankings of best schools and school districts in the country.

The 2018 rankings released this month grade and rank elementary, middle and high schools as well as school districts.

The Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District received an overall grade of C+ from Niche, earning an A+ in diversity; a B+ in college prep; a B- in sports; C+ grades in academics and health and safety; C grades in teachers and food; C- grades in administration and clubs and activities; and a D- in resources and facilities.

According to Niche, Fairfield-Suisun Unified is considered the third-most diverse school district in California.

The Benicia Unified School District was ranked by Niche as the best in Solano County, the 118th best in California, and the 190th-most diverse in the state.

To arrive at these rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. The methodology for each category of ranking varied. (Click here for more information on how Niche calculates its rankings.)

Niche assigns a standardized score for each factor, which is then weighted before an overall score is calculated for each school district. The overall scores are again standardized and some districts are disqualified from receiving a final letter grade if there isn’t enough data. School districts are then ranked numerically and assigned grades.

Click on the links below to view Niche's report cards for school districts in Solano County

• Benicia Unified School District, Benicia (Overall Niche grade of B)
• Travis Unified School District, Fairfield (Overall Niche grade of B-)
• Vacaville Unified School District, Vacaville (Overall Niche grade of B-)
• Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Fairfield (Overall Niche grade of C+)
• Dixon Unified School District, Dixon (Overall Niche grade of C)
• Vallejo City Unified School District, Vallejo (Overall Niche grade of D-)

Niche’s data for its K-12 school district rankings comes from various sources including the U.S. Department of Education, the National Center for Education Statistics and the Civil Rights Data Collection. The rankings also rely on data that is self-reported by Niche users and schools. (Click here to learn more about where Niche’s data comes from.)

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