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Schools in Knights Landing · Woodland Joint Unified School District

Knights Landing’s public schools score below 51% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Knights Landing’s districts is 24%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Knights Landing, 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.

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
37%
▼ 10 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 9 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 5 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▼ 19% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
21.4
CA 21.6
Schools in town
1
8,937 students on the public path
In brief

Knights Landing’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 250 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Knights Landing’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,145 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

11 elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Science & Technology Academy at Knights Landing is in town. Every school ↓

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 Knights Landing’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 49% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (250)Better than 75%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,842 test results and a graduating class of 741 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Knights Landing’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,838 in math, 4,847 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

11 schools teach K in Knights Landing’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–611 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Knights Landing’s public schools are run by Woodland Joint Unified School District, which also serves Woodland. 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 46.7% · 4847 students tested
Math24%
State average 33.1% · 4838 students tested

Knights Landing vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Knights LandingB−Woodland Joint Unified

Every school in Knights Landing

16 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 Knights Landingin other towns
Charter schoolsfree, open by application

Questions about Knights Landing’s schools

Are Knights Landing’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Knights Landing children attend score below 51% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Knights Landing in?

Woodland Joint Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 9,304 students in 17 schools (2024–25).

Where do Knights Landing kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Pioneer High and Woodland Senior High.

What is Knights Landing’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Woodland Joint Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Knights Landing spend per student?

$17,145 in Woodland Joint 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.