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Willits High

Public Grades 9-12

1863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 14% of California high schools

Summary

Willits High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 400 students in the rural Willits Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges across the county.

The school is grappling with a serious and steady decline in academic performance, now ranking in the bottom 14% of California high schools, alongside a critical chronic absenteeism rate of over 42%, which is more than double the state average. This attendance crisis is strongly correlated with low test scores, particularly in math where only about 5% of students are proficient. Interestingly, despite these struggles, Willits High maintains a relatively strong graduation rate of nearly 89% for students who stay enrolled, though its dropout rate is also higher than the state average.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal a complex picture: Willits High spends more per student than most peers, including higher-performing schools like Redwood Collegiate Academy and Willits Charter, yet achieves significantly lower academic results. This suggests the school's challenges may relate more to engagement and how resources are used rather than just funding or demographics, pointing to a need to examine the successful strategies of these nearby alternatives.

397

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,176

Per pupil spending ?

50.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

299 North Main St.
Willits, CA 95490-3110

(707) 459-7700

District: Willits Unified

Feeder schools for Willits High:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

Hispanic:

36.0%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (11% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg14%

California avg41%

1,863^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Willits Unified

1481^st of 1,543Willits 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
2025	13.4	1863 of 2162	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1637 of 2159	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1447 of 2170	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1349 of 2123	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	524 of 1290	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	1131 of 2133	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	1046 of 2017	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	1262 of 2021	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.2	1154 of 2039	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.7	1214 of 1994	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.0	677 of 2426	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	42.4	993 of 2354	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.8	1009 of 2367	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.6	826 of 2281	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.9	662 of 2238	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	53.7	591 of 2117	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	55.6	536 of 2063	74.0%	★★★★☆
2006	61.2	450 of 1968	77.1%	★★★★☆
2005	61.4	388 of 1901	79.6%	★★★★☆
2004	54.7	425 of 1653	74.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	1017 of 1161	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.6	192 of 1044	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1724 of 1906	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1665 of 1915	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1364 of 1915	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1308 of 1858	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	71.4	272 of 1054	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	32.9	1221 of 1833	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1119 of 1760	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1721 of 1900	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1491 of 1902	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1497 of 1917	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1332 of 1861	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1145 of 1814	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	1026 of 1742	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1842 of 2013	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1647 of 2026	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1274 of 2030	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1278 of 1943	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	627 of 1126	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	842 of 1937	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	885 of 1862	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1669 of 1942	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1378 of 1948	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1295 of 1963	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1208 of 1916	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	729 of 1122	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	893 of 1880	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	899 of 1834	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.1	54 of 85	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	558 of 577	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	490 of 541	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	401 of 515	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	1107 of 1155	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1071 of 1173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1025 of 1193	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	986 of 1204	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	879 of 1222	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	802 of 1173	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)82nd percentile+45 vs school

Migrant (2024)36th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-24 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics5%-33 vs state

Science5%-28 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 (2025)	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 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
Willits High	Public	9-12	299 North Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-7700	397	30	13.3	50.6%	145 (36.5%)	6 (1.5%)	143 (36.0%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (14.4%)	13.4	1863^rd of 2162 public high schools	13.8%		22.7	1637^th of 2159 public high schools	24.2%	226			4.7		4.6				19.8	19.8				4.7	4.7	$39,176	$38,664	$512
New Horizons	Public	6-12	120 North Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	No	No	No	(707) 459-5314																			(n/a)
Sanhedrin Alternative	Public	9-12	120 North Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-4801	57	3	16.3	77.2%	24 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (17.5%)	14.7	1816^th of 2162 public high schools	16.0%					(n/a)					0.0				9.5	9.5				9.1	9.1	$24,989	$24,860	$129
Willits Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	1431 South Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-5506	123	8	15.0	69.1%	78 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (19.5%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.8%)	59.6	831^st of 2162 public high schools	61.6%					(n/a)	20.0		54.6		36.1	35.7	51.7	20.0	50.0	39.3	7.1	28.6	15.0	16.7	17.1
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	79	6	13.9	51.9%	40 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	8.3	2102^nd of 2162 public high schools	2.8%		39.7	1240^th of 2159 public high schools	42.6%	862			0.0		0.0				10.5	10.5				0.0	0.0	$26,442	$26,334	$108
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	1	0	3.2		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (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	1,767	94	18.8	76.5%	599 (33.9%)	8 (0.5%)	965 (54.6%)	32 (1.8%)	72 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (4.9%)	42.3	1204^th of 2162 public high schools	44.3%		41.7	1199^th of 2159 public high schools	44.5%	5		29.5	13.4	7.8	20.5				51.5	51.5				13.5	13.5	$19,211	$16,892	$2,319
Redwood Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1059 North State St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Redwood Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 467-0500	122	7	16.7	59.8%	54 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (37.7%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.3%)	69.7	606^th of 2162 public high schools	72.0%					(n/a)	43.8		41.7		43.2		63.2	62.5	91.7	68.3		31.6	46.9	16.7	36.5
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	13	2	5.9	76.9%	4 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$25,052	$22,134	$2,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Willits High

What is the racial makeup of Willits High?

Students at Willits High are 37% White, 36% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 9% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Not Specified, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Willits High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Willits High.

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

Is Willits High a good school?

Willits High ranks in the bottom 13.8% of California high schools.

What district is Willits High in?

Willits Unified

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