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B+

Mark West Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Windsor’s School Grade B better than 57% of California school districts

Students
1,361
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,376
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$16M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mark West Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $16M, about $11,749 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
B+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Windsor. Grade by grade →

K–2Mattie Washburn ElementaryWindsor Unified School District
3–5Brooks ElementaryWindsor Unified School District
6–8Windsor MiddleWindsor Unified School District
9–12Windsor HighWindsor Unified School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency42%
State average 33.1% · 756 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 46.7% · 760 students tested

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Windsor Unified, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$19,376 per student · 9% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 28%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 43%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,296’20
1,278’21
1,304’22
1,339’23
1,361’24

Up 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Hispanic 34%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.