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If you could change one rule at Willows Intermediate, what would it be?
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Enrollment
464
Middle
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLOWS UNIFIED·NCES 064271006979
Willows Intermediate
1145 West Cedar St., Willows, CA 95988 · (530) 934-6633 · Glenn County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
337 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 131 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 23% |
Student demographics
59%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
Students here typically continue to
Willows Intermediate→Willows High
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
28.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.1pp since 2014
Math
19.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 20.8% | 28.3% | 43.6% |
| Math | 7.5% | 11.8% | 27.0% | 53.7% |
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 | 28.1% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 17.2% |
| 2022-23 | 24.1% | 16.3% |
| 2021-22 | 21.6% | 15.9% |
| 2020-21 | 26.5% | 20.4% |
| 2018-19 | 27.7% | 20.1% |
| 2017-18 | 19.8% | 19.4% |
| 2016-17 | 29.5% | 22.6% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Intermediate
Willows Intermediate's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willows Intermediate this school | 464 | 72.6% | 22.9% |
| Mountain Vista Middle Kelseyville | 405 | 70.4% | 13.6% |
| Vista Preparatory Academy Red Bluff | 541 | 71.2% | 12.5% |
| Sycamore Middle Gridley | 423 | 73.0% | 38.0% |
| Eagle Peak Middle Redwood Valley | 552 | 77.0% | 25.7% |
| Fort Bragg Middle Fort Bragg | 376 | 78.2% | 24.0% |
Matched among California middle 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 Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #967 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #881 of 1,227 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,040 of 1,227 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #320 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #983 of 1,377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #343 of 1,279 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #456 of 1,278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #689 of 1,329 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.6% | #22 of 257 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
464
+106 (+30%) vs 2017
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 28.1:1
% White
39%
was 42%
% Hispanic
50%
was 48%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
4%
was 6%
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 | 464 | 24.2 | 19.2:1 | 73% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 15.3 | 20.7:1 | 80% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 16.4 | 18.0:1 | 80% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 12.7 | 28.1:1 | 69% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 13 | 25.4:1 | 59% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | N/A | N/A | 63% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 26 | 21.2:1 | 62% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 21 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willows Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (358 to 464); teachers up 90% (12.7 to 24.2).
About Willows Intermediate
Willows Intermediate is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Willows, California. It had 464 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 30% below average.
The district, Willows Unified, operates 4 schools serving 1,399 students.
About 50% of the student body at Willows Intermediate is Hispanic. Other groups include 39% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Willows Intermediate has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 73%. The average for public schools in Glenn County is similar, at 71%.
On the allk12 Grade, Willows Intermediate lands at C-, ahead of 19% of California public middle schools.
The model predicts 37.0% for a school in California with Willows Intermediate's free or reduced-price lunch share. Willows Intermediate posts 22.9%.
The county, Glenn County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,139, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 25, with about 6,252 students.
Glenn County Special Education is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Willows Intermediate ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Willows Intermediate is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment rose 30% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.2:1) than in 2017-18 (28.1:1).
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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 HighHigh · 423 students
- Willows Community HighHigh · 24 students
Other schools in Willows
- Murdock ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Willows HighHigh · 423 students
- Walden AcademyElementary · 167 students
- Glenn County Special EducationCombined · 93 students
- Willows Community HighHigh · 24 students
- Glenn County ROPHigh
Nearby schools
- Glenn County Special Education0.2 mi · 93
- Willows Community High0.3 mi · 24
- Willows High0.6 mi · 423
- Walden Academy0.7 mi · 167
- Murdock Elementary0.9 mi · 488
- Princeton Elementary12.9 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Willows IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Willows Intermediate?
Willows Intermediate enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 05-08.
Is Willows Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willows Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willows Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willows Intermediate is approximately 19.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willows Intermediate?
At Willows Intermediate, the student body is approximately 39% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Willows Intermediate in?
Willows Intermediate is part of Willows Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.