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Schools in Brooktrails · Willits Unified School District

Brooktrails’s public schools score below 75% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Brooktrails’s districts is 14%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brooktrails, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#792of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 86% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
24%
▼ 23 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
14%
▼ 19 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–6 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.9K
▼ 6% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.9
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
806 students on the public path
In brief

Brooktrails’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 514 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brooktrails’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 86% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Brooktrails’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,926 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Willits High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brooktrails’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 25% of California school districts, #792 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 25%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (514)Better than 4%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 668 test results and a graduating class of 158 could put Brooktrails anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Brooktrails’s students in the tested grades sat them (669 in math, 668 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brooktrails, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–12Willits Highin WillitsB

Brooktrails’s public schools are run by Willits Unified School District, which also serves Willits. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Willits Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 1,529 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 17.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,926CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 46.7% · 668 students tested
Math14%
State average 33.1% · 669 students tested

Brooktrails vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Brooktrails’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrooktrailsCWillits Unified
WillitsCWillits Unified

Every school in Brooktrails

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Brooktrailsin other towns
Brookside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Willits
350 students20:1Rate it →
Sherwood
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Willits
B
59 students16:1Rate it →
Willits High
High · Grades 9–12 · Willits
B
397 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Brooktrails’s schools

Are Brooktrails’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Brooktrails children attend score below 75% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #792 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brooktrails in?

Willits Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,529 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Brooktrails kids go to high school?

Willits High in Willits, with 397 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Brooktrails’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Willits Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Brooktrails spend per student?

$19,926 in Willits Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.