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Washington Middle College High

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 94% of California high schools

Summary

Washington Middle College High is a small, top-performing public high school serving 171 students in grades 9-12 within the Washington Unified School District in West Sacramento, consistently earning a 5-star rating and ranking among the best in the state.

The school's success is remarkable, achieving a perfect 100% graduation rate for three straight years and exceptionally high test scores while serving a community where many families face economic challenges. It has undergone a dramatic transformation from a lower-performing school a decade ago to its current elite status, significantly outperforming other schools in its own district like River City High and far surpassing nearby schools such as Discovery High in key areas like student attendance and academic proficiency.

As a "Middle College" program, its small size allows for personalized attention, contributing to its zero dropout rate and strong college-going culture. It even outperforms schools with more advantaged student populations, such as Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep, demonstrating that its effective educational model is a powerful driver of student success in the region.

171

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

637 Todhunder Ave.
West Sacramento, CA 95605-3622

(916) 375-7901

District: Washington Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.9%

White:

33.9%

Asian:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2011 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California high schools

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

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg33%

California avg41%

128^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 59 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Washington Unified

1035^th of 1,543Washington 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2016	12.5	2272 of 2497	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	1886 of 2477	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.9	2210 of 2379	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	2009 of 2259	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	2061 of 2236	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.6	2109 of 2179	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	128 of 2162	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	61 of 2159	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	66.8	628 of 2170	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	420 of 2123	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	402 of 1290	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	17.1	1566 of 2039	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.0	1301 of 1994	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.1	1503 of 2426	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.3	1410 of 2354	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.0	1432 of 2367	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	14.6	1847 of 2281	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	169 of 1906	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	67 of 1915	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	54.5	788 of 1915	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	420 of 1858	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	294 of 1054	72.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	115 of 1900	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	51.6	873 of 1917	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.9	318 of 1861	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	60 of 2013	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	43 of 2026	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	72.0	442 of 2030	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	244 of 1943	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.9	522 of 1126	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	79 of 1942	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.4	436 of 1963	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	364 of 1916	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	452 of 1122	59.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	123 of 1155	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	204 of 1193	82.9%	★★★★☆

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)

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Science72%+40 vs state

Mathematics50%+13 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 (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 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
Washington Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	637 Todhunder Ave.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7901	171	7	24.1	68.4%	58 (33.9%)	4 (2.3%)	75 (43.9%)	24 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	93.8	128^th of 2162 public high schools	94.1%		97.3	61^st of 2159 public high schools	97.2%	67		72.2		72.2				80.6	80.6				50.0	50.0
Leroy Greene Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2950 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5560	755	40	19.0	63.0%	116 (15.4%)	103 (13.6%)	334 (44.2%)	118 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	73 (9.7%)	58.7	854^th of 2162 public high schools	60.5%		55.6	864^th of 2159 public high schools	60.0%	10	23.4	36.8		28.4	39.9	46.2	42.3	64.5	46.2	30.5	25.6	21.9	14.7	24.1	$14,268	$1,261	$13,007
Yolo High	Public	9-12	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	75	7	10.7	89.3%	14 (18.7%)	6 (8.0%)	46 (61.3%)	5 (6.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	9.3	2049^th of 2162 public high schools	5.2%		8.1	2158^th of 2159 public high schools	0.0%	109		0.0		0.0				2.6	2.6				5.3	5.3
The MET	Public, Charter	9-12	810 V St.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5417	190	11	17.1	43.7%	62 (32.6%)	18 (9.5%)	86 (45.3%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	47.5	1083^rd of 2162 public high schools	49.9%		41.5	1204^th of 2159 public high schools	44.2%	121			31.4	31.4				48.0	48.0				10.0	10.0	$25,519	$3,578	$21,941
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High	Public	9-12	451 McClatchy Way	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5010	156	12	13.4	62.8%	15 (9.6%)	28 (17.9%)	87 (55.8%)	11 (7.1%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.5%)	6 (3.8%)	47.2	1094^th of 2162 public high schools	49.4%		44.8	1130^th of 2159 public high schools	47.7%	36			10.0	10.0				60.9	60.9				18.2	18.2	$30,364	$3,833	$26,531
Natomas High	Public	9-12	3301 Fong Ranch Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 641-4960	1,157	52	22.0	76.0%	89 (7.7%)	243 (21.0%)	605 (52.3%)	132 (11.4%)	6 (0.5%)	23 (2.0%)	57 (4.9%)	29.5	1496^th of 2162 public high schools	30.8%		33	1426^th of 2159 public high schools	34.0%	70		14.5	11.3	12.9				41.2	41.2				9.0	9.0	$17,129	$2,153	$14,976
Discovery High	Public	9-12	3401 Fong Ranch Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 928-5200	130	10	13.1	82.3%	4 (3.1%)	40 (30.8%)	66 (50.8%)	6 (4.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.2%)	14.7	1814^th of 2162 public high schools	16.1%		14.4	1836^th of 2159 public high schools	15.0%	22		5.5	8.9	7.2				5.5	5.5				3.6	3.6	$24,808	$1,490	$23,318
River City High	Public	9-12	1 Raider Ln.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7800	2,168	99	21.9	67.7%	584 (26.9%)	111 (5.1%)	961 (44.3%)	315 (14.5%)	6 (0.3%)	50 (2.3%)	137 (6.3%)	61.1	794^th of 2162 public high schools	63.3%		63.3	687^th of 2159 public high schools	68.2%	107		34.0		34.0				59.7	59.7				24.7	24.7
C. K. McClatchy High	Public	9-12	3066 Freeport Blvd.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5050	2,569	103	24.9	50.3%	638 (24.8%)	216 (8.4%)	1,095 (42.6%)	318 (12.4%)	13 (0.5%)	38 (1.5%)	249 (9.7%)	56.2	902^nd of 2162 public high schools	58.3%		45.9	1103^rd of 2159 public high schools	48.9%	201			24.9	24.9				45.8	45.8				28.2	28.2	$20,114	$3,447	$16,667
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	3700 Del Paso Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5740	629	35	17.7	36.4%	106 (16.9%)	27 (4.3%)	146 (23.2%)	313 (49.8%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	26 (4.1%)	88.5	233^rd of 2162 public high schools	89.2%		89.9	230^th of 2159 public high schools	89.3%	3		55.4		55.4				78.0	78.0				42.8	42.8	$15,089	$1,222	$13,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Middle College High

Is Washington Middle College High a good school?

Yes. Washington Middle College High ranks in the top 5.9% of California high schools.

How many students attend Washington Middle College High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Washington Middle College High.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle College High?

Students at Washington Middle College High are 44% Hispanic, 34% White, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Washington Middle College High in?

Washington Unified

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