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Schools in Willows · Willows Unified School District

Willows’s public schools score below 63% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Willows’s districts is 17%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Willows, 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.

#653of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
17%
▼ 16 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 9–14 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 23% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.5
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
1,375 students on the public path
In brief

Willows’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Willows’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,276 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Willows Intermediate, then Willows High. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Walden Academy 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 Willows’s grade

C− Test scoresA− Graduation

C+: better than 37% of California school districts, #653 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (422)Better than 39%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 700 test results and a graduating class of 136 could put Willows anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Willows’s students in the tested grades sat them (703 in math, 696 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4Murdock ElementaryWillows Unified School DistrictC−
5–8Willows IntermediateWillows Unified School DistrictC−
9–12Willows HighWillows Unified School DistrictC+

Willows’s public schools are run by Willows 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.

Willows Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,399 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 19.5 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,276CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 46.7% · 696 students tested
Math17%
State average 33.1% · 703 students tested

Willows vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WillowsC+Willows Unified

Every school in Willows

5 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 Willowsby address
Murdock Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4
C−
488 students20:1Rate it →
Willows Intermediate
Middle · Grades 5–8
C−
464 students19:1Rate it →
Willows High
High · Grades 9–12
C+
423 students19:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Walden Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
B−
Charter
167 students17:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Willowsrun by other districts or the state
Glenn County Special Education
Grades K–12
D−
Special Education
93 students12:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Glenn County ROP and Willows Community High).

Questions about Willows’s schools

Are Willows’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Willows children attend score below 63% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #653 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Willows in?

Willows Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,399 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Willows kids go to high school?

Willows High, with 423 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Willows’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Willows Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Willows spend per student?

$16,276 in Willows 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.