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What's the biggest difference between Williams Junior/Senior High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
588
High
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMS UNIFIED·NCES 064254006964
Williams Junior/Senior High
260 11th St., Williams, CA 95987 · (530) 473-5369 · Colusa County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
542 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 14% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Williams Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.1pp since 2014
Math
10.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 29.6% | 31.6% | 31.2% |
| Math | 3.1% | 7.8% | 19.5% | 69.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 8.5% |
| 2022-23 | 31.3% | 7.1% |
| 2021-22 | 20.6% | 5.5% |
| 2018-19 | 28.4% | 14.8% |
| 2017-18 | 11.6% | 9.6% |
| 2016-17 | 31.8% | 15.3% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Williams Junior/Senior High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Junior/Senior High this school | 588 | 92.2% | 24.5% |
| Orange Cove High Orange Cove | 635 | 91.2% | 47.1% |
| Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy Huntington Park | 615 | 94.3% | 42.6% |
| Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science Los Angeles | 558 | 89.8% | N/A |
| Animo Leadership High Inglewood | 634 | 92.7% | N/A |
| University Preparatory Value High Los Angeles | 493 | 91.7% | N/A |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Williams Junior/Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Colusa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #937 of 1,052 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #944 of 1,056 ▲ 20 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #928 of 1,056 ▼ 80 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #112 of 1,044 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #956 of 2,093 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #600 of 1,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #1,262 of 1,351 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #224 of 1,575 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #200 of 327 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
588
+30 (+5%) vs 2017
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.9:1
% White
3%
was 3%
% Hispanic
96%
was 95%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 588 | 28.9 | 20.4:1 | 92% (542) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 28 | 22.3:1 | 96% (598) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 27 | 23.5:1 | 92% (586) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 26.7 | 20.9:1 | 89% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 78% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | N/A | N/A | 67% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 21 | 18.7:1 | 84% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Junior/Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (558 to 588); teachers up 8% (26.7 to 28.9).
About Williams Junior/Senior High
This page covers Williams Junior/Senior High, a low-enrollment high school in Williams, California. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 588 students. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
The district, Williams Unified, operates 4 schools serving 1,303 students.
About 96% of the student body at Williams Junior/Senior High is Hispanic. Other students are 3% White. By comparison, Colusa County residents are about 63% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Williams Junior/Senior High operates with 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.4:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. About 92% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 78% average for public schools in Colusa County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Williams Junior/Senior High a C. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Williams Junior/Senior High is -1.1 points: 24.5% actual, 25.5% predicted.
Williams Junior/Senior High is located in Colusa County, where the median household income is $75,672, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Williams Junior/Senior High, Colusa County has 22 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Williams Upper Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Williams Junior/Senior High is 3rd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Williams Junior/Senior High is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment gain, from 558 in 2017-18 to 588 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Williams Junior/Senior High can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Colusa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,984
Census ACS
Median income
$75,672
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,732 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williams Unified
- Williams Primary ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Williams Upper ElementaryMiddle · 289 students
- Mid Valley High (Continuation)High · 19 students
Other schools in Williams
- Williams Primary ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Williams Upper ElementaryMiddle · 289 students
- S. William Abel AcademyHigh · 43 students
- Mid Valley High (Continuation)High · 19 students
- Coastal Buttes AcademyCombined · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Williams Upper Elementary0.0 mi · 289
- Mid Valley High (Continuation)0.1 mi · 19
- Williams Primary Elementary0.2 mi · 407
- Coastal Buttes Academy1.1 mi · 12
- S. William Abel Academy1.1 mi · 43
- Colusa Alternative High (Continuation)8.0 mi · 27
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Junior/Senior HighHow many students attend Williams Junior/Senior High?
Williams Junior/Senior High enrolls approximately 588 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Williams Junior/Senior High serve?
Williams Junior/Senior High serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Williams Junior/Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williams Junior/Senior High is approximately 20.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Williams Junior/Senior High?
Williams Junior/Senior High reports a student body of 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams Junior/Senior High?
Williams Junior/Senior High is overseen by Williams Unified in Colusa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.