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Rhoda Maxwell Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4804^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rhoda Maxwell Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 395 students in the Woodland Joint Unified district, located in a community with significant economic need where over 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with test scores in English and Math significantly below both district and state averages, placing it in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, with over 30% of students missing too much school—a rate much higher than the district average and dramatically higher than at a school like Spring Lake Elementary (3.6%). This attendance gap is a key differentiator, as schools with lower absenteeism in the district, such as Woodland Prairie Elementary and Zamora Elementary, show stronger academic results.

An interesting finding is that despite these struggles, Rhoda Maxwell receives more funding per student than most other schools in the district, including top performers. This highlights a complex situation where resources alone are not translating into better outcomes, suggesting other factors like consistent student attendance and how funds are used are critically important. The school's performance has also been volatile year-to-year, indicating it may be particularly sensitive to changes in its student population or programs.

395

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,234

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Ashley Ave.
Woodland, CA 95695-2504

(530) 662-1784

District: Woodland Joint Unified

Students who attend Rhoda Maxwell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lee Middle
High:	Woodland Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.4%

White:

14.4%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg31%

California avg41%

4,804^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Woodland Joint Unified

1023^rd of 1,543Woodland Joint 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	20.3	4804 of 5857	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3829 of 5869	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4850 of 5859	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4875 of 5883	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3922 of 5789	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3967 of 5662	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	4830 of 5692	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.7	3553 of 5614	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.7	3350 of 5611	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.4	3649 of 5530	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.9	3746 of 5390	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.7	4150 of 5377	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.4	3029 of 5314	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.1	3103 of 5193	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.4	4012 of 5113	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.9	4143 of 5113	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.3	3781 of 4818	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.4	3387 of 4822	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.8	3799 of 4809	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.7	1090 of 2227	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.8	1912 of 2585	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	2582 of 3162	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3012 of 3245	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	3233 of 3311	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	2860 of 3275	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1901 of 3246	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	4689 of 5597	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3675 of 5612	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4718 of 5609	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4241 of 5635	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4235 of 5492	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	4059 of 5413	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4112 of 5107	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3304 of 5107	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4595 of 5087	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	4450 of 5084	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2998 of 4963	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3181 of 4830	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	4112 of 5460	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	3255 of 5517	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4525 of 5363	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4089 of 5264	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3638 of 5173	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3737 of 5084	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4569 of 5628	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3615 of 5643	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4523 of 5638	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5021 of 5663	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	3294 of 5510	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3562 of 5431	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1984 of 2847	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	2125 of 2635	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2127 of 2420	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	2259 of 2661	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2375 of 2726	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2023)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-20 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rhoda Maxwell Elementary	Public	K-6	50 Ashley Ave.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-1784	395	16	24.2	83.5%	57 (14.4%)	9 (2.3%)	286 (72.4%)	22 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.3%)	20.3	4804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%		31.3	3829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	975																					22.9	22.9	14.0	29.8	31.3	37.7	28.4	18.0	17.5	16.7	17.3	17.4	93.4	97.4	96.1	94.7	97.4	96.1	$13,234	$4,867	$8,367
Freeman Elementary	Public	K-6	126 North West St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-1758	415	18	22.6	88.0%	42 (10.1%)	10 (2.4%)	318 (76.6%)	20 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.3%)	24.9	4420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.9	4218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	202																					15.1	15.1	39.6	23.4	37.7	18.8	29.1	39.3	30.3	24.1	9.4	25.4	96.6				96.6		$12,395	$5,605	$6,790
T. L. Whitehead Elementary	Public	K-6	624 West Southwood Dr.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-2824	331	16	20.4	88.5%	33 (10.0%)	3 (0.9%)	253 (76.4%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	13 (3.9%)	9.3	5667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		11.3	5596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.7%	71																					5.1	5.1	13.0	14.0	20.5	22.0	17.1	19.2	16.0	7.7	4.8	12.4							$10,115	$1,919	$8,196
Beamer Elementary	Public	K-6	525 Beamer St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-1769	496	19	25.9	74.0%	27 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	35	3574^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%		25.5	4321^st of 5869 public elementary schools	26.4%	747	4.2	4.9	11.7	6.9	6.8	25.0	8.2	33.3	17.2	21.1	8.3	8.2	6.7	19.0	10.4	1.4	4.9	3.3	5.2	3.6	41.7	41.7	26.4	23.0	48.3	39.7	33.9	30.6	27.9	38.3	17.0	28.6							$8,878	$1,185	$7,693
Dingle Elementary	Public	K-6	625 Elm St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-7084	338	15	22.3	82.2%	35 (10.4%)	3 (0.9%)	268 (79.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.1%)	13.4	5394^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.9%		12.2	5543^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.6%	149	0.0	10.7	8.7	3.3	5.6	11.5	17.9	30.4	3.3	15.0	0.0	25.0	8.7	3.3	9.4	0.0	7.1	8.7	3.3	4.7	26.8	26.8	18.4	13.0	34.2	14.3	19.5	12.2	8.5	14.6	4.0	9.5							$9,532	$806	$8,726
Zamora Elementary	Public	K-6	1716 Cottonwood St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 666-3641	409	18	22.5	52.1%	160 (39.1%)	2 (0.5%)	204 (49.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.6%)	68.5	1666^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		74.2	1401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	265																					32.7	32.7	52.7	79.1	42.9	65.0	58.8	63.6	64.3	34.7	45.0	52.2							$12,866	$6,111	$6,755
Gibson Elementary	Public	K-6	312 Gibson Rd.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-3944	344	18	19.0	70.9%	83 (24.1%)	7 (2.0%)	207 (60.2%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.2%)	25	4410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		25.7	4306^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	104																					12.5	12.5	20.0	36.6	24.5	48.9	33.1	22.9	29.3	14.3	22.5	21.8	96.9	96.9		96.9	96.9	96.9	$15,573	$7,808	$7,765
Woodland Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	1444 Stetson St.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-2898	713	29	24.4	83.6%	51 (7.2%)	6 (0.8%)	558 (78.3%)	64 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.8%)	19 (2.7%)	18.2	4997^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		21.6	4714^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.7%	283	3.9	18.8	3.3	6.3	7.6	21.2	20.8	25.0	12.5	19.6	5.8	35.4	0.0	17.2	13.8	3.9	18.8	0.0	4.7	6.3	11.4	11.4	16.3	28.6	25.5	31.8	25.7	16.3	33.7	5.7	20.7	18.9	95.7			95.7	96.8		$11,201	$4,295	$6,906
Plainfield Elementary	Public	K-6	20450 County Road 97	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-9301	257	12	21.2	57.2%	110 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (46.3%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.2%)	49.9	2594^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		54	2344^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	250																					14.7	14.7	60.9	44.4	36.4	56.1	48.9	60.9	47.2	26.5	31.0	39.3							$9,745	$1,099	$8,646
Ramon S. Tafoya Elementary	Public	K-6	720 Homestead Way	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 666-4324	772	30	25.5	81.5%	73 (9.5%)	25 (3.2%)	415 (53.8%)	158 (20.5%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	88 (11.4%)	25.9	4325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%		33.6	3635^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	690																					16.1	16.1	24.0	30.0	35.7	39.5	32.5	24.0	23.9	22.5	28.1	24.7	97.4	98.3		97.4	97.4	97.4	$10,640	$3,341	$7,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Rhoda Maxwell Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rhoda Maxwell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rhoda Maxwell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lee Middle
High : Woodland Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Rhoda Maxwell Elementary?

Students at Rhoda Maxwell Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Rhoda Maxwell Elementary a good school?

Rhoda Maxwell Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.0% of California elementary schools.

What district is Rhoda Maxwell Elementary in?

Woodland Joint Unified

How many students attend Rhoda Maxwell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Rhoda Maxwell Elementary.

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