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Best Public Schools in Colusa County, CA

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Schools

4,732

Students

Districts

Top rankedPierce High634^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Princeton High up 646 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Maxwell Senior High 11 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Colusa Alternative High (Continuation) and 1 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Colusa High	Public	9-12	901 Colus Ave.	Colusa	95932	Colusa County	Colusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 458-2156	431	22	20.0	66.1%	76 (17.6%)	3 (0.7%)	325 (75.4%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	38.9	1294^th of 2162 public high schools	40.1%		39.3	1258^th of 2159 public high schools	41.7%	36				14.2	14.0							55.1	55.1							14.0	14.0					$22,490	$17,854	$4,636
George T. Egling Middle	Public	4-8	813 Webster St.	Colusa	95932	Colusa County	Colusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 458-7631	553	31	17.7	77.4%	99 (17.9%)	7 (1.3%)	415 (75.0%)	8 (1.4%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	30	1830^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.7%		33.2	1697^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.0%	133	16.5	26.1			21.8		23.8	28.9	33.3	39.0	29.0		30.4		38.1	16.3	20.9	25.0	20.2		24.8					$22,568	$17,842	$4,726
James M. Burchfield Primary	Public	K-3	400 Fremont St.	Colusa	95932	Colusa County	Colusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 458-5853	430	20	21.6	78.4%	80 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	309 (71.9%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)						36.0							36.0	50.5							50.5	98.4				$25,025	$19,818	$5,207
Colusa Alternative Home	Public, Alternative	K-12	745 10th St.	Colusa	95932	Colusa County	Colusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 458-2156	29	1	28.4	79.3%	9 (31.0%)	1 (3.4%)	16 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													42.9								21.4					$21,019	$17,290	$3,729
Colusa Alternative High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	901 Colus Ave.	Colusa	95932	Colusa County	Colusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 458-2156	27	1	27.0	77.8%	5 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1885^th of 2162 public high schools	12.8%					(n/a)												0.0	0.0							9.1	9.1					$17,004	$6,480	$10,524
Maxwell Elementary	Public	K-5	146 North St.	Maxwell	95955	Colusa County	Maxwell Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 438-2401	124	7	17.7	75.0%	43 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (55.6%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	44.6	2914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.2%		37.5	3335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	421	5.9				5.9	47.6	44.4	47.1					46.4	38.1	50.0	29.4					39.3	91.7			91.7	$21,172	$19,372	$1,800
Maxwell Senior High	Public	9-12	515 Oak St.	Maxwell	95955	Colusa County	Maxwell Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 438-2291	117	11	11.0	71.8%	43 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.1	1096^th of 2162 public high schools	49.3%		60.9	748^th of 2159 public high schools	65.4%	348			41.7		40.0							37.1	37.1							17.1	17.1					$32,360	$31,198	$1,162
Maxwell Middle	Public	6-8	146 North St.	Maxwell	95955	Colusa County	Maxwell Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 438-2401	90	4	20.0	68.9%	40 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	2201^st of 2761 public middle schools	20.3%		28.3	1889^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.1%	312		10.3			10.3				18.5	35.1	26.7		27.7				11.5	24.3	17.2		18.5					$21,172	$19,372	$1,800
Arbuckle Alternative High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	966 Wildwood Rd.	Arbuckle	95912	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 476-2173	10	1	13.3	70.0%	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$51,876	$50,832	$1,044
Arbuckle Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Hall St.	Arbuckle	95912	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 476-2522	604	28	21.4	72.5%	102 (16.9%)	10 (1.7%)	482 (79.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	31.9	3804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.1%		36.8	3379^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.4%	425	25.2				25.2	43.8	31.8	30.4					35.6	39.6	30.6	14.6					28.2	98.3		98.3		$25,290	$23,426	$1,864
Grand Island Elementary	Public	K-6	551 Leven St.	Grimes	95950	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 437-2416	49	3	15.4	67.3%	8 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (77.6%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)													32.0								28.0					$39,640	$35,734	$3,906
Pierce High	Public	9-12	960 Wildwood Rd.	Arbuckle	95912	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 476-2277	463	27	17.3	76.0%	65 (14.0%)	6 (1.3%)	381 (82.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	68.1	634^th of 2162 public high schools	70.7%		43.6	1159^th of 2159 public high schools	46.3%	525				47.5	47.5							63.9	63.9							21.0	21.0					$25,080	$24,012	$1,068
Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High	Public	6-8	938 Wildwood Rd.	Arbuckle	95912	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 476-3261	321	16	19.6	72.6%	51 (15.9%)	4 (1.2%)	262 (81.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	44.8	1335^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.6%		46.6	1260^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.7%	75		32.1			32.1				40.5	34.5	48.6		41.0				33.3	26.9	34.3		31.2					$21,153	$20,060	$1,093
Princeton Elementary	Public	K-8	428 Norman Rd.	Princeton	95970	Colusa County	Princeton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 439-2501	83	6	14.8	66.3%	23 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (61.4%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	12.5	5467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%					(n/a)	8.3	9.1			8.7			16.7			9.1		29.8			16.7			9.1		29.8					$23,041	$20,062	$2,979
Princeton High	Public	9-12	473 State St.	Princeton	95970	Colusa County	Princeton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 439-2261	43	5	8.2	67.4%	16 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	49.8	1046^th of 2162 public high schools	51.6%		20.6	1692^nd of 2159 public high schools	21.6%	646				29.4	29.4							52.9	52.9							17.7	17.7					$50,406	$49,330	$1,076
Princeton Landing High	Public	10-12	473 State St.	Princeton	95970	Colusa County	Princeton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 439-2261	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Indian Valley Intermediate	Public	5-8	5180 Lodoga-Stonyford Rd.	Stonyford	95979	Colusa County	Stony Creek Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 963-3210	0	2	13.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mid Valley High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	1105 D St.	Williams	95987	Colusa County	Williams Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 473-5369	19	1	19.1	84.2%	3 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$19,661	$19,580	$81
Williams Primary Elementary	Public	K-3	1404 E St.	Williams	95987	Colusa County	Williams Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 473-2885	407	19	21.4	85.7%	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	387 (95.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						30.4							30.4	27.2							27.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$20,113	$19,840	$273
Williams Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	260 11th St.	Williams	95987	Colusa County	Williams Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 473-5369	588	29	20.3	92.2%	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	564 (95.9%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20.9	1676^th of 2162 public high schools	22.5%		36.5	1329^th of 2159 public high schools	38.4%	347		10.6		6.3	8.7					34.2	41.2	36.1	37.2					14.5	14.1	4.6	10.9					$20,101	$19,306	$795
Williams Upper Elementary	Public	4-6	300 Eleventh St.	Williams	95987	Colusa County	Williams Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 473-5304	289	12	24.0	92.0%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	279 (96.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	10.1				10.1		33.0	14.6	27.3				25.0		19.3	2.3	11.1				10.9					$16,805	$16,522	$283
S. William Abel Academy	Public	7-12	499 Margurite St.	Williams	95987	Colusa County	Colusa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 473-1350	43	2	19.1	81.4%	6 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.3%)	1 (2.3%)	2 (4.7%)								(n/a)													23.1								0.0
Coastal Buttes Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	499 Margurite St. Ste. A	Williams	95987	Colusa County	Colusa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 473-1350	12	1	12.0	100.0%	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)																										$48,818	$41,106	$7,712

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