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Maxwell Senior High

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Maxwell Senior High ranks 1417 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 34% of California high schools

Summary

Maxwell Senior High is a public high school in Maxwell, California, serving grades 9–12 and 117 students. Its overall picture is mixed: students are graduating and attending school at strong rates, but test proficiency is below state averages in all three subjects. In 2025–2026, 97% graduated, compared with 88% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 6%, versus 18% statewide. The most important takeaway is that these positive completion and attendance results have not yet translated into state-level test proficiency: Maxwell scored 36% in ELA, 22% in math and 16% in science, all below state averages.

Among its academic results, math stands out compared with nearby schools, while science is the clearest weakness against the state and district. Maxwell had the highest reported nearby math score in 2025–2026, at 22%, ahead of Willows High at 20% and Colusa High at 15%; however, Maxwell remained 17 points below the state and 8 points below Maxwell Unified in math. ELA was its closest subject to the state, though still 13 points lower. Science was 20 points below the state and 18 below the district. Maxwell’s ELA and science results were each third among nearby schools with reported scores.

Results have shifted considerably, so the latest figures are only part of the story. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math rose 17 points and narrowed its gap with the state, while ELA increased 5 points; science fell 2 points overall after reaching 40% in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger ranked Maxwell at the 34th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 65th percentile two years earlier. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 11, the second-lowest among nearby schools reporting a ratio, and 72% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for White Students was at the 17th percentile in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 49th percentile. Its ranking for Hispanic Students also declined, from the 70th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 32nd in 2025–2026.

117

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,266

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

California avg42%

1,417^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

802^nd of 1,530Maxwell 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
2026	33.3	1417 of 2135	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	36.3	1201 of 1864	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.8	1270 of 1880	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	32.7	1372 of 1997	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
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

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

Science16%-20 vs state

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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)				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 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 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%)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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)														$30,374	$2,181	$28,193

Frequently Asked Questions about Maxwell Senior High

How many students attend Maxwell Senior High?

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

Is Maxwell Senior High a good school?

Maxwell Senior High ranks 1417^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Maxwell Senior High in?

Maxwell Unified

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

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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