Yolo Branch Library · Photo: Brian Wickstrom · CC BY-SA 3.0Yolo’s public schools
Woodland Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Yolo. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Yolo’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Yolo’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Freeman Elementary places highest (better than 94%); Zamora Elementary lowest (18%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve Yolo, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Pioneer High and Woodland Senior High. See the path ↓
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Yolo, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Yolo · depends on your address
Douglass Middle
Grades 7–8 · 768 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
Lee Middle
Grades 7–8 · 575 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
8th grade in Yolo · depends on your address
Douglass Middle
Grades 7–8 · 768 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
Lee Middle
Grades 7–8 · 575 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
9th grade in Yolo · depends on your address
Pioneer High
Grades 9–12 · 1,582 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
Woodland Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,155 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
10th grade in Yolo · depends on your address
Pioneer High
Grades 9–12 · 1,582 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
Woodland Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,155 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
11th grade in Yolo · depends on your address
Pioneer High
Grades 9–12 · 1,582 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
Woodland Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,155 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
12th grade in Yolo · depends on your address
Pioneer High
Grades 9–12 · 1,582 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
Woodland Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,155 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Woodland
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Woodland Joint Unified School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Yolo vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Yolo’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Yolo | — | Woodland Joint Unified |
Every school in Yolo
16 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).
Questions about Yolo’s schools
Are Yolo’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Yolo. Woodland Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Yolo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Yolo in?
Woodland Joint Unified School District.
Where do Yolo kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Pioneer High and Woodland Senior High.
Parents talk
What Yolo families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Yolo → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.