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Walden Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

1149 West Wood St., Willows, CA 95988 · (530) 361-6480

Willows’ School Grade C+ better than 37% of California school districts

Directions
Students
167
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Walden Academy

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1149 West Wood St., Willows

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten27
Grade 120
Grade 223
Grade 323
Grade 417
Grade 523
Grade 612
Grade 711
Grade 811
Enrollment over time
190’20
163’21
192’22
186’23
167’24

Down 12.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Hispanic 38%Two or more races 17%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walden Academy from Willows families.

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; Willows’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.