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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Willows High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
423
High
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLOWS UNIFIED·NCES 064271006978
Willows High
203 North Murdock Ave., Willows, CA 95988 · (530) 934-6611 · Glenn County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
18.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
298 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 9 | 114 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 111 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 113 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 85 | 20% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Willows Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.4pp since 2014
Math
28.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 26.2% | 20.6% | 45.8% |
| Math | 14.6% | 13.6% | 25.4% | 46.4% |
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 | 33.6% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 32.9% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 24.1% |
| 2021-22 | 38.4% | 20.9% |
| 2020-21 | 47.4% | 13.0% |
| 2018-19 | 51.3% | 15.2% |
| 2017-18 | 38.7% | 5.4% |
| 2016-17 | 41.9% | 12.4% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 3.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Willows High
Willows High's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willows High this school | 423 | 70.4% | 32.5% |
| Vasquez High Acton | 394 | 68.3% | 24.6% |
| Rio Vista High Rio Vista | 317 | 71.9% | 15.4% |
| Gridley High Gridley | 670 | 70.6% | 60.8% |
| Denair High Denair | 306 | 75.2% | 22.1% |
| Bonsall High Bonsall | 342 | 66.7% | 34.8% |
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 Willows High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Glenn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #727 of 1,052 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #468 of 1,056 ▼ 145 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #966 of 1,056 ▼ 28 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #579 of 1,044 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #1,088 of 2,093 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #382 of 1,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #527 of 1,351 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #860 of 1,575 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #535 of 802 | 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
423
-36 (-8%) vs 2017
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 22.5:1
% White
35%
was 44%
% Hispanic
57%
was 47%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
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 | 423 | 22.5 | 18.8:1 | 70% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 79% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 23.8 | 19.7:1 | 76% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 20.4 | 22.5:1 | 56% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 19 | 23.3:1 | 54% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | N/A | N/A | 48% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 22 | 24.0:1 | 43% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 21 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willows High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (459 to 423); teachers up 10% (20.4 to 22.5).
About Willows High
Willows High is the name of a small high school in Willows, California. It has an enrollment of 423 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 50% below average.
Willows Unified enrolls 1,399 students in 4 schools, including Willows High.
The student body at Willows High is 57% Hispanic. It is also 35% White and 4% Asian. Glenn County's residents are about 45% Hispanic, 12 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Willows High are from different groups.
Willows High reported 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is similar, at 18.2:1. There are 298 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 70% of enrollment. The figure for public schools in Glenn County is close, at 71%.
Willows High earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% of California public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Willows High would be expected to post about 38.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.5%.
The county, Glenn County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,139, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county's public schools total 25, with about 6,252 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Willows Community High, is about 0.3 miles. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Willows High places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Willows High is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count fell 8% between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same years, the White share dropped from 44% to 35%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 22.5 to 18.8 over 7 years.
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Glenn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,494
Census ACS
Median income
$67,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Willows Unified
- Murdock ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Willows IntermediateMiddle · 464 students
- Willows Community HighHigh · 24 students
Other schools in Willows
- Murdock ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Willows IntermediateMiddle · 464 students
- Walden AcademyElementary · 167 students
- Glenn County Special EducationCombined · 93 students
- Willows Community HighHigh · 24 students
- Glenn County ROPHigh
Nearby schools
- Willows Community High0.3 mi · 24
- Murdock Elementary0.3 mi · 488
- Walden Academy0.4 mi · 167
- Glenn County Special Education0.5 mi · 93
- Willows Intermediate0.6 mi · 464
- Princeton Elementary13.0 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Willows HighWhat is the total enrollment at Willows High?
Willows High enrolls approximately 423 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Willows High serve?
Willows High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willows High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willows High is approximately 18.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willows High?
At Willows High, the student body is approximately 35% White, 57% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Willows High public or private?
Willows High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Willows Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.