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Archie Williams High

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Archie Williams High ranks 242 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 89% of California high schools

Summary

Archie Williams High is a well-regarded public high school serving approximately 1,141 students in grades 9-12 in San Anselmo, part of the high-performing Tamalpais Union High district, consistently ranking in the top 15% of California schools.

The school demonstrates strong, steady academic results, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well above the state average, and it has shown a solid recovery since the pandemic. It stands out for its effective support for special education students and its efficient use of resources compared to some neighboring schools. For instance, while Tamiscal High (Alternative) has seen significant swings in its rankings and San Andreas High (Continuation) faces profound challenges, Archie Williams offers consistent, balanced performance. It sits between the exceptional results of Redwood High and the more varied outcomes of schools in the San Rafael City High district, like San Rafael High and Terra Linda High.

Key areas for attention include a notable drop in science scores in 12th grade, a pattern seen across the state, and managing chronic absenteeism, which is better than the state average but higher than the district's. The school also shows a performance gap between female and male students. Overall, Archie Williams High is a stable, high-achieving school that provides strong academic foundations while working to address specific challenges for continued improvement.

1,141

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,422

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
San Anselmo, CA 94960-1800

(415) 453-8770

District: Tamalpais Union High

Feeder schools for Archie Williams High:

Elementary:	Brookside Elementary
	Hidden Valley Elementary
	Lagunitas Elementary
	Manor Elementary
	More...
	Nicasio
	San Geronimo Valley Elementary
	Wade Thomas Elementary
Middle:	White Hill Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

Hispanic:

14.8%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg59%

California avg41%

242^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Tamalpais Union High

335^th of 1,543Tamalpais Union High 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	88.1	242 of 2162	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	486 of 2159	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	246 of 2170	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	169 of 2123	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	120 of 1290	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	180 of 2133	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	339 of 2017	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	287 of 2021	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	92.1	138 of 2039	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	92.9	127 of 1994	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	80.0	140 of 2426	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	77.5	180 of 2354	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	102 of 2367	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	75.8	189 of 2281	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	78.2	141 of 2238	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	76.1	181 of 2117	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	81.7	101 of 2063	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	69.4	296 of 1968	85.0%	★★★★☆
2005	73.6	195 of 1901	89.7%	★★★★☆
2004	75.9	107 of 1653	93.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	79.0	139 of 1161	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	125 of 1117	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	47.4	419 of 1052	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	172 of 1906	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	74.0	445 of 1915	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	295 of 1915	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	159 of 1858	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	86 of 1054	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	164 of 1833	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	357 of 1760	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	233 of 1900	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	462 of 1902	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	580 of 1917	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.2	200 of 1861	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	148 of 1814	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	45.7	991 of 1742	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	337 of 2013	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	842 of 2026	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.8	280 of 2030	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	493 of 1943	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	69 of 1126	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	276 of 1937	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	1023 of 1862	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	327 of 1942	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	505 of 1948	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	219 of 1963	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	170 of 1916	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	162 of 1122	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	227 of 1880	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	308 of 1834	83.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	371 of 577	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	356 of 574	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	89.0	30 of 515	94.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	159 of 1252	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	101 of 1216	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	98 of 1197	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	251 of 1155	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	574 of 1173	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	280 of 1193	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	172 of 1204	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	248 of 1222	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	345 of 1173	70.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science54%+21 vs state

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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 (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/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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Archie Williams High	Public	9-12	1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 453-8770	1,141	63	18.0	10.3%	844 (74.0%)	16 (1.4%)	169 (14.8%)	19 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.7%)	88.1	242^nd of 2162 public high schools	88.8%		74.4	486^th of 2159 public high schools	77.5%	244	59.4	27.4	53.6	67.5	67.5	55.1	55.1	$38,422	$37,714	$708
Terra Linda High	Public	9-12	320 Nova Albion Way	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3100	1,248	60	20.7	49.4%	441 (35.3%)	18 (1.4%)	621 (49.8%)	77 (6.2%)	5 (0.4%)	8 (0.6%)	67 (5.4%)	84.8	316^th of 2162 public high schools	85.4%		85.7	315^th of 2159 public high schools	85.4%	1		34.9	34.9	72.8	72.8	46.1	46.1	$25,657	$24,898	$759
Marin County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1111 Las Gallinas Ave.	San Rafael	94913	Marin County	Marin County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 499-5892	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Phoenix Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1111 Las Gallinas Ave.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Marin County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 491-0581	3	3	1.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$18,994	$17,036	$1,958
Marin's Community	Public	7-12	1111 Las Gallinas Ave.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Marin County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 491-0581	64	3	18.7	68.8%	6 (9.4%)	4 (6.3%)	49 (76.6%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.1%)	7.3	2139^th of 2162 public high schools	1.1%					(n/a)				0.0	4.8	0.0	0.0
Marin County Juvenile Court	Public	7-12	16 Jeannette Prandi Way	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Marin County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 491-0581	3	1	3.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Madrone High Continuation	Public	9-12	185 Mission Ave.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2435	96	10	10.0	77.1%	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.2%)	90 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.8	2026^th of 2162 public high schools	6.3%		12.5	1917^th of 2159 public high schools	11.2%	109		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$32,083	$29,808	$2,275
San Rafael High	Public	9-12	150 Third St.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2330	1,332	67	19.7	72.2%	272 (20.4%)	14 (1.1%)	986 (74.0%)	34 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	55.6	921^st of 2162 public high schools	57.4%		56.9	839^th of 2159 public high schools	61.1%	82		28.7	28.7	45.4	45.4	23.7	23.7	$28,032	$27,054	$978
Tamiscal High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	305 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-3750	124	11	11.1	16.9%	81 (65.3%)	4 (3.2%)	13 (10.5%)	14 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.9%)	82.3	376^th of 2162 public high schools	82.6%		33.9	1397^th of 2159 public high schools	35.3%	1021	51.7	46.2	50.0	69.0	69.0	34.5	34.5	$54,001	$53,572	$429
Redwood High	Public	9-12	395 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 924-6200	1,722	89	19.3	8.2%	1,147 (66.6%)	17 (1.0%)	270 (15.7%)	93 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	188 (10.9%)	91.2	179^th of 2162 public high schools	91.7%		93	155^th of 2159 public high schools	92.8%	24	61.5		60.6	70.0	70.0	57.3	57.3	$33,974	$33,348	$626

Frequently Asked Questions about Archie Williams High

How many students attend Archie Williams High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,141 students attended Archie Williams High.

Is Archie Williams High a good school?

Archie Williams High ranks 242^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Archie Williams High?

Archie Williams High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brookside Elementary
Elementary : Hidden Valley Elementary
Elementary : Lagunitas Elementary
Elementary : Manor Elementary
Elementary : Nicasio
Elementary : San Geronimo Valley Elementary
Elementary : Wade Thomas Elementary
Middle : White Hill Middle

What is the racial makeup of Archie Williams High?

Students at Archie Williams High are 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Archie Williams High in?

Tamalpais Union High

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