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Willows Intermediate

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Willows Intermediate ranks 2009 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

2009^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 27% of California middle schools

Summary

Willows Intermediate is a public middle school serving 464 students in grades 5-8 within the Willows Unified district, which faces significant challenges as it ranks in the bottom 18% of all districts in California.

Academically, student proficiency in English, math, and science is below state averages, though the school is a relative strength within its district and outperforms the nearby Price Intermediate by a wide margin in all core subjects. A notable positive trend is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping from over 30% to 13.2% in just three years, which is now better than both the district and state averages. However, test scores reveal specific challenges, such as a steep drop in math proficiency by 8th grade, and recent data shows declining effectiveness with some student subgroups.

When compared to Maxwell Middle, a similarly-sized school in a neighboring district, Willows Intermediate has similar academic results and higher per-student spending but a higher chronic absenteeism rate. The school's statewide ranking has been historically low but shows a slight recent upward trend. Performance in serving special education students has been inconsistent year-to-year, indicating potential variability in support programs.

464

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,150

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1145 West Cedar St.
Willows, CA 95988-3311

(530) 934-6633

District: Willows Unified

Students who attend Willows Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Willows High

Feeder schools for Willows Intermediate:

Elementary:

Murdock Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.2%

White:

38.8%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

California avg41%

2,009^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1264^th of 1,543Willows 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	24.9	2009 of 2761	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	2162 of 2783	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2220 of 2781	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	2236 of 2740	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	675 of 894	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	2203 of 2715	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	2162 of 2480	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	1864 of 2508	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.6	1773 of 2497	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	2194 of 2477	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	1634 of 2379	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.0	1099 of 2259	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.0	1148 of 2236	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	1019 of 2179	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.4	872 of 2063	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.2	755 of 2005	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.3	732 of 1999	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	536 of 1804	70.3%	★★★★☆
2005	58.2	645 of 1777	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.8	644 of 1769	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.0	974 of 1491	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	725 of 1369	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	1209 of 1478	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	907 of 1521	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	896 of 1540	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	242 of 363	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1425 of 1442	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1358 of 1364	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1799 of 2533	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1876 of 2551	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1945 of 2531	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2168 of 2509	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	532 of 738	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1829 of 2380	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	2014 of 2262	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2122 of 2395	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1962 of 2388	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2003 of 2374	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1878 of 2359	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1857 of 2213	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1975 of 2072	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1815 of 2542	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1965 of 2579	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1954 of 2531	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	2054 of 2458	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	521 of 721	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	2040 of 2369	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	2086 of 2230	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1969 of 2534	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	2078 of 2552	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2111 of 2538	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1901 of 2527	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	610 of 763	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	2130 of 2407	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1990 of 2273	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1235 of 1566	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1549 of 1552	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1179 of 1531	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1189 of 1520	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1357 of 1537	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1353 of 1543	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1426 of 1555	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1473 of 1602	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1400 of 1496	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)35th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Willows Intermediate	Public	5-8	1145 West Cedar St.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Willows Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 934-6633	464	24	19.1	72.6%	180 (38.8%)	4 (0.9%)	233 (50.2%)	18 (3.9%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	24.9	2009^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.2%		22.2	2162^nd of 2783 public middle schools	22.3%	153	20.2	18.6	19.4	24.0	33.7	32.7	23.0	28.1	17.1	34.7	18.6	8.9	19.3	$19,150	$17,074	$2,076
Price Intermediate	Public	6-8	1212 Marin St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Orland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1225	449	27	16.3	91.5%	90 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	339 (75.5%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	11.3	2575^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.7%		10.2	2659^th of 2783 public middle schools	4.5%	84		9.0	9.0		16.3	27.6	20.0	21.2		4.9	11.9	7.3	8.0	$24,691	$22,140	$2,551
Maxwell Middle	Public	6-8	146 North St.	Maxwell	95955	Colusa County	Maxwell Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 438-2401	90	4	20.0	68.9%	40 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	2201^st of 2761 public middle schools	20.3%		28.3	1889^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.1%	312		10.3	10.3		18.5	35.1	26.7	27.7		11.5	24.3	17.2	18.5	$21,172	$19,372	$1,800

Frequently Asked Questions about Willows Intermediate

What high school do graduates of Willows Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Willows Intermediate usually go on to attend Willows High

What district is Willows Intermediate in?

Willows Unified

How many students attend Willows Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Willows Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Willows Intermediate?

Students at Willows Intermediate are 50% Hispanic, 39% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Willows Intermediate a good school?

Willows Intermediate ranks 2009^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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