Willits High

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Willits High ranks 1474 th of 2346 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public 9-12

299 N. Main St.
Willits, CA 95490-3110

(707) 459-7700

District: Willits Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1474^th of 2,346 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,652

Feeder schools for Willits High:

Elementary:	Blosser Lane Elementary
	Brookside Elementary
	Sherwood
Middle:	Baechtel Grove Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 15.0

Number of students: 415

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.3%

Hispanic:

35.2%

Two or more races:

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Willits High ranks worse than 62.8% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.91. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Willits High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Willits High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (38.3%), Hispanic (35.2%), two or more races (15.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Willits High is 15. (See more...)

Compare Willits High employs 27.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Willits High is $13,652.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Willits High:

SchoolDigger ranks Willits High 1474^th of 2346 California public high schools. (See Willits High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Multi-racial students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Rank History for Willits High

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Rank History for all students at Willits High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	54.67	425^th	1653	74.3%
2005	61.36	388^th	1901	79.6%
2006	61.23	450^th	1968	77.1%
2007	55.57	536^th	2063	74.0%
2008	53.67	591^st	2117	72.1%
2009	52.87	662^nd	2238	70.4%
2010	47.59	826^th	2281	63.8%
2011	41.83	1009^th	2367	57.4%
2012	42.35	993^rd	2354	57.8%
2013	54.00	677^th	2426	72.1%
2015	37.69	1214^th	1994	39.1%
2016	42.23	1154^th	2039	43.4%
2017	38.76	1262^nd	2021	37.6%
2018	48.34	1046^th	2017	48.1%
2019	43.89	1131^st	2133	47.0%
2021	55.44	524^th	1290	59.4%
2022	33.26	1349^th	2123	36.5%
2023	27.91	1466^th	2335	37.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Willits High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	25.39	401^st	515	22.1%
2023	10.00	684^th	780	12.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Willits High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	60.59	192^nd	1044	81.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Willits High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.43	885^th	1862	52.5%
2019	53.27	842^nd	1937	56.5%
2021	44.75	627^th	1126	44.3%
2022	33.48	1278^th	1943	34.2%
2023	32.86	1327^th	2237	40.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Willits High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.88	1119^th	1760	36.4%
2019	32.86	1221^st	1833	33.4%
2021	71.43	272^nd	1054	74.2%
2022	28.53	1308^th	1858	29.6%
2023	25.47	1449^th	2106	31.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Willits High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	23.71	1017^th	1161	12.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Willits High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.67	899^th	1834	51.0%
2019	48.76	893^rd	1880	52.5%
2021	35.02	729^th	1122	35.0%
2022	33.63	1208^th	1916	37.0%
2023	28.21	1371^st	2195	37.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Willits High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.55	1026^th	1742	41.1%
2019	37.38	1145^th	1814	36.9%
2022	29.15	1332^nd	1861	28.4%
2023	18.62	1622^nd	2132	23.9%

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Rank History for White students at Willits High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.92	802^nd	1173	31.6%
2019	29.54	879^th	1222	28.1%
2022	19.93	986^th	1204	18.1%
2023	14.05	1172^nd	1424	17.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Willits High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	635	5	11	57	18	n/a	n/a	0	726
1989	617	8	12	68	18	n/a	n/a	0	723
1990	488	4	8	43	12	n/a	n/a	0	555
1991	505	5	6	70	24	n/a	n/a	0	610
1992	531	2	4	59	21	n/a	n/a	0	617
1993	551	4	5	57	40	n/a	n/a	0	657
1994	556	4	8	46	39	n/a	n/a	0	653
1995	587	5	8	62	43	n/a	n/a	0	705
1996	587	5	8	62	43	n/a	n/a	0	705
1997	605	4	7	51	32	n/a	n/a	0	699
1998	583	3	9	56	40	n/a	n/a	0	691
1999	576	3	12	54	32	n/a	n/a	0	677
2000	586	2	14	60	25	n/a	n/a	0	687
2001	546	4	10	74	26	n/a	n/a	4	664
2002	503	5	9	105	33	n/a	n/a	0	655
2003	503	5	9	105	33	n/a	n/a	0	655
2004	474	3	14	101	24	n/a	n/a	0	616
2005	448	2	15	123	34	n/a	n/a	3	625
2006	435	1	17	116	36	n/a	n/a	7	612
2007	408	3	16	107	31	n/a	n/a	29	594
2008	398	3	12	114	33	n/a	n/a	0	560
2009	355	5	17	120	30	0	15	0	542
2010	273	4	16	104	19	0	2	0	418
2011	309	6	11	136	24	0	0	0	486
2012	324	2	12	124	36	1	3	0	502
2013	311	1	7	120	41	4	8	0	492
2014	296	3	8	121	36	3	2	0	469
2015	254	3	7	136	35	3	4	0	442
2016	218	3	6	134	25	4	8	0	398
2017	226	3	7	132	22	2	19	0	411
2018	243	4	6	123	27	0	35	0	438
2019	218	3	5	126	19	0	44	0	415
2020	199	2	4	144	26	0	48	0	423
2021	169	2	4	146	27	0	56	0	404
2022	161	1	5	143	27	0	61	6	404
2023	159	1	6	146	34	0	65	4	415

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Willits High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	726	45.3	16.0	n/a
1989	723	44.6	16.2	n/a
1990	555	39.4	14.0	n/a
1991	610	34.0	17.9	n/a
1992	617	34.6	17.8	30
1993	657	34.5	19.0	28
1994	653	34.5	18.9	33.7
1995	705	32.6	21.6	30.6
1996	705	32.6	21.6	30.6
1997	699	33.1	21.1	28.8
1998	691	33.8	20.4	31.1
1999	677	35.1	19.3	28.2
2000	687	33.5	20.5	33.2
2001	664	34.9	19.0	33.9
2002	655	33.7	19.4	36
2003	655	33.7	19.4	36
2004	616	31.8	19.4	39.6
2005	625	28.7	21.8	38.6
2006	612	26.5	23.1	42.1
2007	594	29.3	20.3	41.9
2008	560	34.2	16.4	43.6
2009	542	25.1	18.6	43.2
2010	418	24.9	16.7	57.9
2011	486	n/a	n/a	65.2
2012	502	25.0	20.0	n/a
2013	492	23.6	20.7	57.1
2014	469	23.5	19.9	64.8
2015	442	26.0	17.0	67
2016	398	24.0	16.5	64.8
2017	411	22.1	18.5	74
2018	438	n/a	n/a	69.6
2019	415	25.4	16.3	66.3
2020	423	n/a	n/a	55.8
2021	404	27.8	14.5	50.7
2022	404	26.5	15.2	55.7
2023	415	27.5	15.0	55.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Willits High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	726	45.3	16.0	n/a
1989	723	44.6	16.2	n/a
1990	555	39.4	14.0	n/a
1991	610	34.0	17.9	n/a
1992	617	34.6	17.8	30
1993	657	34.5	19.0	28
1994	653	34.5	18.9	33.7
1995	705	32.6	21.6	30.6
1996	705	32.6	21.6	30.6
1997	699	33.1	21.1	28.8
1998	691	33.8	20.4	31.1
1999	677	35.1	19.3	28.2
2000	687	33.5	20.5	33.2
2001	664	34.9	19.0	33.9
2002	655	33.7	19.4	36
2003	655	33.7	19.4	36
2004	616	31.8	19.4	39.6
2005	625	28.7	21.8	38.6
2006	612	26.5	23.1	42.1
2007	594	29.3	20.3	41.9
2008	560	34.2	16.4	43.6
2009	542	25.1	18.6	43.2
2010	418	24.9	16.7	57.9
2011	486	n/a	n/a	65.2
2012	502	25.0	20.0	n/a
2013	492	23.6	20.7	57.1
2014	469	23.5	19.9	64.8
2015	442	26.0	17.0	67
2016	398	24.0	16.5	64.8
2017	411	22.1	18.5	74
2018	438	n/a	n/a	69.6
2019	415	25.4	16.3	66.3
2020	423	n/a	n/a	55.8
2021	404	27.8	14.5	50.7
2022	404	26.5	15.2	55.7
2023	415	27.5	15.0	55.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Willits High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$13,652

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Willits High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 1131^st of 2133 High schools	Ranks 1466^th of 2335 High schools	9.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Willits High)	42.1	33.8	8.3%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Willits Unified)	39.2	30.9	8.3%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Willits High)	15.5	14.7	0.8%
11th Grade Mathematics (Willits Unified)	14.6	13.4	1.2%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%
11th Grade Science (Willits High)	16.9	13	3.8%
11th Grade Science (Willits Unified)	16.9	13	3.8%
11th Grade Science (California)	30.4	31.7	1.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	415	415
African American	3	1	66.7%
American Indian	19	34	78.9%
Asian	5	6	20%
Hispanic	126	146	15.9%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	218	159	27.1%
Two or More Races	44	65	47.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	66.3%	55.2%	11.1%

Schools Near Willits High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CAST Science (2023)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	Total
Willits High	Public	9-12	299 N. Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-7700	415	28	15.0	55.2%	159 (38.3%)	1 (0.2%)	146 (35.2%)	6 (1.4%)	34 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (15.7%)	27.9	1474^th of 2346 public high schools	37.2%		33.3	1349^th of 2123 public high schools	36.5%	125			13.0		13.0				33.8	33.8				14.7	14.7	$13,652
Sanhedrin Alternative	Public	9-12	120 N. Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-4801	67	3	22.1	65.7%	35 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.9%)								(n/a)																$9,608
Willits Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	1431 S. Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-5506	113	9	12.8	54.9%	59 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.6%)	39.3	1163^rd of 2346 public high schools	50.4%					(n/a)	42.9				42.5	27.3	25.0	32.1	54.6	31.5	31.8	7.4	28.6	18.2	21.6
Potter Valley High	Public	9-12	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1142	82	6	14.0	59.8%	38 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (42.7%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.1%)	6.9	2264^th of 2346 public high schools	3.5%		35.4	1296^th of 2123 public high schools	39.0%	968			0.0		0.0				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0
Centerville High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1142	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ukiah High	Public	9-12	1000 Low Gap Rd.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5750	1,679	89	18.8	73.3%	584 (34.8%)	7 (0.4%)	894 (53.2%)	35 (2.1%)	88 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (3.7%)	39.3	1165^th of 2346 public high schools	50.3%		47.1	993^rd of 2123 public high schools	53.2%	172		31.0	13.6	13.7	20.2				45.5	45.5				13.0	13.0	$6,940
Redwood Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1059 N. State St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Redwood Academy of Ukiah District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 467-0500	125	7	17.8	66.4%	62 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (34.4%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.6%)	78.3	360^th of 2346 public high schools	84.7%		96.8	76^th of 2123 public high schools	96.4%	284	30.0		43.8		34.8		62.5	51.7	87.5	63.8		58.3	36.7	50.0	47.1
Mendocino County Community	Public	7-12	518 Low Gap Rd.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Mendocino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 901-9055	11	2	5.5	72.7%	4 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.1	2344^th of 2346 public high schools	0.1%					(n/a)										0.0					0.0	$26,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Willits High

What district is Willits High in?

Willits Unified

What schools feed into Willits High?

Willits High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blosser Lane Elementary
Elementary : Brookside Elementary
Elementary : Sherwood
Middle : Baechtel Grove Middle

How many students attend Willits High?

In the 2022-23 school year, 415 students attended Willits High.

What is the racial makeup of Willits High?

Students at Willits High are 38% White, 35% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is Willits High a good school?

Willits High ranks 1474^th of 2346 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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