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Maxwell Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Maxwell and Lodoga.

Maxwell’s School Grade B better than 56% of California school districts

Students
331
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,900
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
The gist

What stands out about Maxwell Unified School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of California districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the CA average
  • 15 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BMaxwell 1,245Lodoga 259

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Maxwell. Grade by grade →

K–5Maxwell ElementaryThis district
6–8Maxwell MiddleThis district
9–12Maxwell Sr HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 33.1% · 200 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 46.7% · 201 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 86.2% · 23 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,900 per student · 11% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 63%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
325’20
344’21
340’22
350’23
331’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 57%White 38%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Maxwell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Maxwell
124 students18:1
Maxwell Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Maxwell
90 students20:1
Maxwell Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Maxwell
117 students11:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.