Washington Middle College High
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 67 | 39% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 11% |
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 51 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.4% | 36.1% | 19.4% | 0.0% |
| Math | 16.7% | 33.3% | 36.1% | 13.9% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.6% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.7% | 57.1% |
| 2022-23 | 73.8% | 16.7% |
| 2021-22 | 74.3% | 17.6% |
| 2020-21 | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 4.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 16.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
Schools most like Washington Middle College High
Washington Middle College High's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle College High this school | 171 | 68.4% | 68.3% |
| Frazier Mountain High Lebec | 244 | 74.6% | 40.0% |
| Rio Vista High Rio Vista | 317 | 71.9% | 15.4% |
| Ernest Kimme Charter Academy Vacaville | 194 | 63.4% | 11.6% |
| Butte Valley High Dorris | 94 | 76.6% | 17.1% |
| Bonsall High Bonsall | 342 | 66.7% | 34.8% |
Where Washington Middle College High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Yolo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #96 of 1,052 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #171 of 1,056 ▼ 79 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #94 of 1,056 ▼ 46 | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.3pp | #16 of 1,044 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #1,410 of 2,093 | #9 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.4% | #899 of 1,575 | #6 of 10 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 171 | 7.1 | 24.1:1 | 68% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 7.6 | 19.7:1 | 72% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 7 | 21.6:1 | 81% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 5 | 33.2:1 | 73% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 46 | 4.2 | 10.9:1 | 65% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 104 | N/A | N/A | 19% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | N/A | N/A | 78% (127) |
Since 2017-18: students up 272% (46 to 171); teachers up 69% (4.2 to 7.1).
About Washington Middle College High
Washington Middle College High is a very small high school based in West Sacramento, California. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 171 students. That puts enrollment 80% below the 838-student average for high schools in California.
Washington Unified runs Washington Middle College High along with 10 other schools, enrolling 7,448 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Washington Middle College High, about 44 are Hispanic, the largest group. The school is also 34% White, 14% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is higher than the 33% Hispanic share among all Yolo County residents. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Washington Middle College High are from different groups.
Based on 7.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Washington Middle College High has a ratio of 24.1:1. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Income data for the school show 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 59% average for public schools in Yolo County is 9 points lower.
Washington Middle College High holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 99% of California public high schools.
Washington Middle College High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.3%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 39.5%, so the school is 28.9 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
For Yolo County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $91,752 a year, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Washington Middle College High, Yolo County has 67 public schools.
Riverbank Elementary is the nearest public school to Washington Middle College High, about 0.3 miles away. Washington Middle College High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Washington Middle College High comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small). This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
In 2020-21, Washington Middle College High enrolled 166 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 171. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 33.2:1 to 24.1:1.
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