Summary:
Willits Charter is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in the rural town of Willits, California, with a student population of 113 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school's racial makeup is predominantly White (52.21%) and Hispanic (27.43%), and it is part of the Willits Unified district, which is ranked 807 out of 1,560 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Willits Charter's performance is generally below state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 25% to 54.55%, compared to the state average of 44.16% to 55.41%, and in Mathematics ranging from 7.41% to 31.82%, compared to the state average of 29.94% to 34.62%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 41.6%, significantly higher than the state average. While the school's overall ranking is 1,157 out of 2,335 California high schools, its rankings for specific student groups show significant disparities, with Hispanic students ranked 1,559 out of 2,132 and White students ranked 999 out of 1,424. However, the school's special education students are ranked relatively higher at 325 out of 1,539.
In comparison to nearby schools, Willits Charter's performance is generally lower than that of the Redwood Collegiate Academy, which ranked 358 out of 2,335 California high schools and had significantly higher test scores and graduation rates. The nearby traditional public high schools, such as Ukiah High and Willits High, also had lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to Redwood Collegiate Academy.
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