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Williams Junior/Senior High

Public Grades 7-12

1676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 22% of California high schools

Summary

Williams Junior/Senior High is a public school serving about 588 students in grades 7-12 in the Williams Unified school district, serving a community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in math (11%) and science (9%) far below state averages and those of nearby comprehensive high schools like Pierce High and Colusa High. Its statewide ranking has also declined sharply in recent years. However, the school demonstrates a notable strength in supporting students to graduation, maintaining a 96% graduation rate and a very low dropout rate, which is a positive contrast to local continuation schools like Mid Valley High (Continuation) that struggle with high absenteeism.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts, Williams Junior/Senior High operates with a higher student-teacher ratio and, in some cases, lower per-student funding than schools like Princeton High. The performance gap with a school like Pierce High, which serves a similar student population, suggests that instructional practices and support systems are key areas for potential improvement to help students achieve better academic outcomes.

588

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,737

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

260 11th St.
Williams, CA 95987

(530) 473-5369

District: Williams Unified

Feeder schools for Williams Junior/Senior High:

Elementary:	Williams Primary Elementary
Middle:	Williams Upper Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.9%

White:

2.6%

Asian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg20%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,072^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,676^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2025	23.6	2072 of 2761	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	2165 of 2783	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2580 of 2781	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	2665 of 2740	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	2503 of 2715	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	2392 of 2480	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	2242 of 2508	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	1739 of 2497	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.0	1826 of 2477	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.7	768 of 1531	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	880 of 1478	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1147 of 1521	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	899 of 1540	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1061 of 1442	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1074 of 1364	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	2112 of 2533	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1927 of 2551	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	2349 of 2531	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	2486 of 2509	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2213 of 2380	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2188 of 2262	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1606 of 2395	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1729 of 2388	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	2175 of 2374	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2280 of 2359	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	2068 of 2213	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	2018 of 2072	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.6	298 of 320	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1704 of 2542	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1924 of 2579	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2281 of 2531	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	2370 of 2458	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	2174 of 2369	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	2147 of 2230	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1731 of 2534	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	2047 of 2552	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	2373 of 2538	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	2428 of 2527	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	2275 of 2407	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	2226 of 2273	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.4	46 of 94	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	58 of 86	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	27.0	1177 of 1531	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1676 of 2162	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1329 of 2159	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1267 of 2170	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1610 of 2123	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1539 of 2133	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1531 of 2017	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.2	1087 of 2021	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.3	1038 of 2039	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.0	1174 of 1994	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.3	1571 of 2426	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.7	1426 of 2354	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.3	1425 of 2367	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.1	1102 of 2281	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.2	1013 of 2238	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.4	928 of 2117	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.3	1058 of 2063	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	902 of 1968	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	26.2	1165 of 1901	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.3	1093 of 1653	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	763 of 1085	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	444 of 1064	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	443 of 1044	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	531 of 941	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1577 of 1906	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1408 of 1915	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	992 of 1915	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1451 of 1858	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1365 of 1833	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1425 of 1760	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1450 of 1900	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1063 of 1902	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	975 of 1917	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1406 of 1861	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1274 of 1814	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1338 of 1742	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1550 of 2013	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	1153 of 2026	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	995 of 2030	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.4	1497 of 1943	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1400 of 1937	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1432 of 1862	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1471 of 1942	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	1017 of 1948	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1367 of 1963	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1523 of 1916	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1424 of 1880	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1420 of 1834	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Migrant (2024)51st percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2023)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2023)7th percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Williams Junior/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
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
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
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
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
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
Pierce High	Public	9-12	960 Wildwood Rd.	Arbuckle	95912	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 476-2277	463	27	17.3	76.0%	65 (14.0%)	6 (1.3%)	381 (82.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	68.1	634^th of 2162 public high schools	70.7%		43.6	1159^th of 2159 public high schools	46.3%	525			47.5	47.5			63.9	63.9			21.0	21.0	$14,118	$1,896	$12,222
Arbuckle Alternative High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	966 Wildwood Rd.	Arbuckle	95912	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 476-2173	10	1	13.3	70.0%	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$37,294	$1,612	$35,682
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Williams Junior/Senior High

Is Williams Junior/Senior High a good school?

Williams Junior/Senior High ranks in the bottom 22.5% of California high schools.

How many students attend Williams Junior/Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Williams Junior/Senior High.

What district is Williams Junior/Senior High in?

Williams Unified

What schools feed into Williams Junior/Senior High?

Williams Junior/Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Williams Primary Elementary
Middle : Williams Upper Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Williams Junior/Senior High?

Students at Williams Junior/Senior High are 96% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Asian.

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