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Schools in Willits · Willits Unified School District

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

Math proficiency in Willits’s districts is 14%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Willits, 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
7
1,413 students on the public path
In brief

Willits’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 412 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Willits’s, its schools beat 15%, 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 Willits’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 ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Blosser Lane Elementary, then Baechtel Grove Middle, then Willits High. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Willits Elementary Charter and Willits Charter are 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 Willits’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 (412)Better than 15%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 668 test results and a graduating class of 158 could put Willits anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Willits’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 Willits, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Brookside ElementaryWillits Unified School DistrictNo scores
3–5Blosser Lane ElementaryWillits Unified School DistrictC−
6–8Baechtel Grove MiddleWillits Unified School DistrictD
9–12Willits HighWillits Unified School DistrictB

Willits’s public schools are run by Willits Unified School District. 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

Willits vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WillitsCWillits Unified

Every school in Willits

7 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).

District schools in Willitsby address
Brookside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2
350 students20:1Rate it →
Blosser Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C−
335 students24:1Rate it →
Baechtel Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
331 students19:1Rate it →
Willits High
High · Grades 9–12
B
397 students13:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Sanhedrin Alternative
High · Grades 9–12
Alternative Education
57 students16:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Willits Elementary Charter
Elementary · Grades K–5
Charter
140 students21:1Rate it →
Willits Charter
High · Grades 6–12
Charter
123 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Willits’s schools

Are Willits’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Willits 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 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Willits in?

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

Where do Willits kids go to high school?

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

What is Willits’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 Willits 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.