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Willits Charter

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Willits Charter ranks 831 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 62% of California high schools

Summary

Willits Charter is a small public charter high school serving 123 students in grades 6-12 in Willits, CA, providing an important educational alternative in a rural area where many traditional districts face significant challenges.

Despite serving a student population with high economic need, Willits Charter outperforms most nearby traditional public schools academically. It achieves notably stronger results in English and, especially, Science compared to schools like Willits High and Potter Valley High. However, chronic student absenteeism is a major concern, affecting over 40% of students, though this rate is still better than several local alternatives. Mathematics is an area for growth, as it is for the entire region.

The school operates with moderate per-student spending and achieves its results within the Willits Charter District. A compelling comparison is another charter option, Redwood Collegiate Academy, which has higher academic scores and lower absenteeism with less funding. Overall, Willits Charter represents a stronger-performing option within the local educational landscape, particularly for families seeking a different approach than the struggling traditional Willits Unified schools.

123

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,064

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1431 South Main St.
Willits, CA 95490-4309

(707) 459-5506

District: Willits Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Hispanic:

19.5%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2023 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,832^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

831^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

811^th of 1,543Willits Charter District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1832 of 2761	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2288 of 2783	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1529 of 2781	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1446 of 2740	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1581 of 2715	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.1	2362 of 2551	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1471 of 2531	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	1154 of 2509	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	1677 of 2380	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	2113 of 2542	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2208 of 2579	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1567 of 2531	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1153 of 2369	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1464 of 2534	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2022 of 2552	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1408 of 2538	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1369 of 2527	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1684 of 2407	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1358 of 1520	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1339 of 1537	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1125 of 1543	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1260 of 1555	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1174 of 1602	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	831 of 2162	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	884 of 2170	59.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-23 vs school

Female (2024)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-9 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Willits Charter

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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)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Willits Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	1431 South Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-5506	123	8	15.0	69.1%	78 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (19.5%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.8%)	59.6	831^st of 2162 public high schools	61.6%					(n/a)	20.0		54.6		36.1	35.7	51.7	20.0	50.0	39.3	7.1	28.6	15.0	16.7	17.1	$19,064	$3,977	$15,087
Sanhedrin Alternative	Public	9-12	120 North Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-4801	57	3	16.3	77.2%	24 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (17.5%)	14.7	1816^th of 2162 public high schools	16.0%					(n/a)					0.0				9.5	9.5				9.1	9.1	$17,426	$1,359	$16,067
Willits High	Public	9-12	299 North Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-7700	397	30	13.3	50.6%	145 (36.5%)	6 (1.5%)	143 (36.0%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (14.4%)	13.4	1863^rd of 2162 public high schools	13.8%		22.7	1637^th of 2159 public high schools	24.2%	226			4.7		4.6				19.8	19.8				4.7	4.7	$21,338	$769	$20,569
Potter Valley High	Public	9-12	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1142	79	6	13.9	51.9%	40 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	8.3	2102^nd of 2162 public high schools	2.8%		39.7	1240^th of 2159 public high schools	42.6%	862			0.0		0.0				10.5	10.5				0.0	0.0	$15,239	$1,033	$14,206
Centerville High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1142	1	0	3.2		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ukiah High	Public	9-12	1000 Low Gap Rd.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5750	1,767	94	18.8	76.5%	599 (33.9%)	8 (0.5%)	965 (54.6%)	32 (1.8%)	72 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (4.9%)	42.3	1204^th of 2162 public high schools	44.3%		41.7	1199^th of 2159 public high schools	44.5%	5		29.5	13.4	7.8	20.5				51.5	51.5				13.5	13.5	$19,966	$2,814	$17,152
Redwood Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1059 North State St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Redwood Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 467-0500	122	7	16.7	59.8%	54 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (37.7%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.3%)	69.7	606^th of 2162 public high schools	72.0%					(n/a)	43.8		41.7		43.2		63.2	62.5	91.7	68.3		31.6	46.9	16.7	36.5	$12,567	$337	$12,230
Mendocino County Community	Public	7-12	518 Low Gap Rd.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Mendocino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 901-9055	13	2	5.9	76.9%	4 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$29,450	$11,142	$18,308
South Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	445 South Dora St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5150	120	8	15.0	92.5%	37 (30.8%)	1 (0.8%)	63 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	10.7	1982^nd of 2162 public high schools	8.3%		13.2	1882^nd of 2159 public high schools	12.8%	100		10.0	8.0		7.6				4.4	4.4				0.0	0.0	$29,464	$2,248	$27,216

Frequently Asked Questions about Willits Charter

What is the racial makeup of Willits Charter?

Students at Willits Charter are 63% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Not Specified, 2% American Indian.

Is Willits Charter a good school?

Willits Charter ranks 831^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Willits Charter in?

Willits Charter District

How many students attend Willits Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 123 students attended Willits Charter.

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