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Baechtel Grove Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1150 Magnolia St., Willits, CA 95490 · (707) 459-2417 · Part of Willits Unified School District

Willits’ School Grade C better than 25% of California school districts

Directions
Students
331
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Baechtel Grove Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 25.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Willits kids: Willits High

On the path

Where Willits kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–5Blosser Lane Elementary335 students
6–8Baechtel Grove MiddleYou are here
9–12Willits High397 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1150 Magnolia St., Willits

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 679
Grade 7151
Grade 8100
Grade 91
Enrollment over time
264’20
252’21
270’22
338’23
331’24

Up 25.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Hispanic 35%Two or more races 20%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Black <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Baechtel Grove Middle from Willits families.

Other schools in Willits Unified School District

The district →
Brookside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Willits
350 students20:1
Sherwood
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Willits
B
59 students16:1
Blosser Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Willits
C−
335 students24:1
Willits High
High · Grades 9–12 · Willits
B
397 students13:1
Sanhedrin Alternative
High · Grades 9–12 · Willits
57 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Willits’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.