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Maxwell Senior High

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Maxwell Senior High ranks 1096 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1096^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 49% of California high schools

Summary

Maxwell Senior High is a small, rural high school serving 117 students in grades 9-12 within the Maxwell Unified district, notable for its exceptionally strong student support and engagement.

The school demonstrates a remarkable commitment to keeping students on track, achieving a perfect 100% graduation rate and an extremely low 4.2% chronic absenteeism rate, both of which are significantly better than the state average and outperform nearby schools like Willows High and Colusa High. This success is supported by a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11-to-1, which allows for more individual attention. Academically, the school shows a clear strength in science, with a 40% proficiency rate that beats the state average and far exceeds other local schools, though math and English scores are areas for growth.

When compared to continuation schools in the region, such as Willows Community High or Colusa Alternative High (Continuation), Maxwell's outcomes are substantially stronger across the board. The school's performance can vary from year to year, which is common for small schools, but its consistent ability to graduate all students and maintain high attendance is a significant achievement, especially given that over 70% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

117

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,250

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 Oak St.
Maxwell, CA 95955-0788

(530) 438-2291

District: Maxwell Unified

Feeder schools for Maxwell Senior High:

Elementary:	Maxwell Elementary
Middle:	Maxwell Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.5%

White:

36.8%

American Indian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2018 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2018)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,096^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

962^nd of 1,543Maxwell Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1096 of 2162	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.9	748 of 2159	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	1480 of 2170	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1303 of 2123	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	915 of 2133	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.0	1581 of 2017	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.3	1277 of 2021	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.4	1312 of 2039	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.6	885 of 1994	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.2	1031 of 2426	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.1	767 of 2354	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.6	1073 of 2367	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.1	990 of 2281	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.9	909 of 2238	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.9	741 of 2117	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.0	737 of 2063	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.5	625 of 1968	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.7	430 of 1901	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	47.7	539 of 1653	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1317 of 1906	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1058 of 1915	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1120 of 1858	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	457 of 1833	75.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	872 of 1900	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	572 of 1902	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	25.2	1444 of 1917	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	1031 of 1861	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1136 of 1814	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1344 of 1742	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	1115 of 2013	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.2	554 of 2026	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	40.4	1161 of 2030	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	814 of 1943	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	751 of 1937	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.9	1420 of 1862	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	779 of 1942	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	432 of 1948	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	36.4	1131 of 1916	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1396 of 1880	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1407 of 1834	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	956 of 1155	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)60th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science40%+7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Maxwell Senior High

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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 All Grades	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 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
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	$21,250	$1,340	$19,910
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	$14,737	$1,074	$13,663
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	$37,304	$00	$37,304
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)													$17,155	$702	$16,453
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	$16,936	$4,399	$12,537
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	$18,820	$8,502	$10,318
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	$35,438	$4,603	$30,835
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)
Glenn County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	451 South Villa Ave.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Glenn County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 934-6575	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Willows Community High	Public	10-12	823 West Laurel St.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Willows Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 934-6605	24	1	33.3	58.3%	5 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (50.0%)	1 (4.2%)	6 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0									$24,034	$2,868	$21,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Maxwell Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Maxwell Senior High?

Students at Maxwell Senior High are 62% Hispanic, 37% White, 2% American Indian.

What schools feed into Maxwell Senior High?

Maxwell Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Maxwell Elementary
Middle : Maxwell Middle

Is Maxwell Senior High a good school?

Maxwell Senior High ranks 1096^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Maxwell Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 117 students attended Maxwell Senior High.

What district is Maxwell Senior High in?

Maxwell Unified

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