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Best Public Schools in Colusa County, CA

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Schools

4,732

Students

Districts

Top rankedPierce High833^rd of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Princeton Elementary up 1,620 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

S. William Abel Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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11 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	43.7	1178^th of 2135 public high schools	44.8%		38.9	1294^th of 2162 public high schools	40.1%	116				24.0		24.0							58.7	58.7							14.7	14.7			$16,838	$4,636	$12,202
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%)	39.6	1515^th of 2740 public middle schools	44.7%		30	1830^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.7%	315	23.6	25.3				24.3		32.4	36.9	38.5	47.1	43.9		39.6		36.1	27.1	28.6	33.7	23.2		29.8			$16,922	$4,726	$12,196
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)							39.4							39.4	55.6							55.6	94%	0%	$18,391	$5,207	$13,184
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)																									$15,649	$3,729	$11,920
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%)	13.1	1806^th of 2135 public high schools	15.4%		12.8	1885^th of 2162 public high schools	12.8%	79				0.0		0.0							0.0	0.0							14.3	14.3			$17,039	$10,524	$6,515
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%)	45.1	2905^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.1%		44.6	2914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.2%	9	27.8					27.8	57.1	60.0	16.7					45.8	33.3	45.0	22.2					33.9	93%	0%	$17,991	$1,800	$16,191
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%)	33.3	1417^th of 2135 public high schools	33.6%		47.1	1096^th of 2162 public high schools	49.3%	321			17.9			16.1							36.4	36.4							21.7	21.7			$23,266	$1,162	$22,104
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%)	51.4	1147^th of 2740 public middle schools	58.1%		20.5	2201^st of 2761 public middle schools	20.3%	1054		52.9				52.9				35.3	20.0	62.9		42.9				17.7	20.0	42.9		29.9			$17,991	$1,800	$16,191
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)																									$29,357	$1,044	$28,313
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%)	30.7	3945^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.2%		31.9	3804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.1%	141	18.6					18.6	36.3	34.3	32.6					34.3	38.8	35.3	23.0					32.3	92%	0%	$16,474	$1,864	$14,610
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)														22.2								18.5			$24,670	$3,906	$20,764
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%)	59.1	833^rd of 2135 public high schools	61.0%		68.1	634^th of 2162 public high schools	70.7%	199				40.0		40.0							59.6	59.6							22.1	22.1			$15,971	$1,068	$14,903
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%)	30.1	1827^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.3%		44.8	1335^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.6%	492		25.2				25.2				29.8	50.0	23.6		33.4				17.0	35.4	22.0		24.3			$14,020	$1,093	$12,927
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%)	31.7	3847^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.9%		12.5	5467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%	1620						22.2		45.5		40.0				39.3		27.3		13.3				14.3			$25,799	$2,979	$22,820
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%)								(n/a)																									$38,530	$1,076	$37,454
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	95939	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)																									$16,539	$81	$16,458
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)							26.6							26.6	29.8							29.8	98%	0%	$16,861	$273	$16,588
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%)	20.6	1641^st of 2135 public high schools	23.1%		20.9	1676^th of 2162 public high schools	22.5%	35		11.0		5.6	3.1	7.4					21.1	31.3	42.1	31.2					6.3	8.5	4.4	6.4			$17,116	$795	$16,321
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)	15.4					15.4		32.6	28.3	22.7				27.9		24.7	6.5	6.7				12.6			$15,212	$283	$14,929
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%)	10.7	1908^th of 2135 public high schools	10.6%					(n/a)													18.2	20.0							0.0	0.0			$77,334	$00	$77,334
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	—	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)																									$31,952	$7,712	$24,240

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