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T. L. Whitehead Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

T. L. Whitehead Elementary is a K–6 school serving 331 students in Woodland, within Woodland Joint Unified. Its 2025–2026 proficiency results are low across English language arts, math and science compared with state and district results. The clearest concern is English language arts: the school had the lowest result among 11 nearby K–6 schools, and its proficiency was also well below the state and district.

Math is the school’s strongest subject in comparison with nearby schools, while science is closest to the state result; neither is strong in absolute terms. In 2025–2026, proficiency at T. L. Whitehead Elementary was 17% in English language arts, 13% in math and 14% in science, compared with nearby-school averages of 39%, 28% and 34%. The school ranked last among nearby schools in English language arts and second-lowest in math and science. Compared with state results, it was lower by 33 percentage points in English language arts, 26 in math and 22 in science. The gaps with the district were 25, 13 and 15 points, respectively.

Math and science proficiency have risen since 2022–2023, by about 2 and 6 percentage points, while English language arts edged down by about 2 points; the state gap remains substantial. Chronic absenteeism improved from 49% in 2021–2022 to 33% in 2025–2026, but remains above the district’s 23%, the state’s 18% and every nearby school. SchoolDigger gives T. L. Whitehead Elementary 0 stars and a 4th-percentile ranking for 2025–2026, down from the 51st percentile in 2014–2015. Context includes a 20.4 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school average of 23.3, and 89% free/reduced lunch eligible that year—the highest among these schools.

331

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,640

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

624 West Southwood Dr.
Woodland, CA 95695-4304

(530) 662-2824

District: Woodland Joint Unified

Students who attend T. L. Whitehead Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lee Middle
High:	Woodland Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.4%

White:

10.0%

Asian:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg33%

California avg42%

5,594^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 44 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

1017^th of 1,530Woodland 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
2026	10.1	5594 of 5817	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	5667 of 5857	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	5596 of 5869	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	5554 of 5859	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4833 of 5883	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	3354 of 5789	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3905 of 5662	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.0	3098 of 5692	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.5	2927 of 5614	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.5	2767 of 5611	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.9	2934 of 5530	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.1	3133 of 5390	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.5	4087 of 5377	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	5175 of 5314	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.9	4581 of 5193	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	3826 of 5113	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.7	3721 of 5113	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	3426 of 4818	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.2	3887 of 4822	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.4	3671 of 4809	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	2920 of 3162	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	2969 of 3245	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	2701 of 3311	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	2708 of 3275	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	2917 of 3246	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	5063 of 5581	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	5245 of 5597	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	5315 of 5612	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	5444 of 5609	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4808 of 5635	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3484 of 5492	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3940 of 5413	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	4875 of 5094	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	4904 of 5107	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	4919 of 5107	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	4804 of 5087	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4022 of 5084	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	2966 of 4963	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3966 of 4830	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	5155 of 5423	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	5246 of 5460	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5160 of 5517	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	4999 of 5363	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4043 of 5264	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2543 of 5173	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	3333 of 5084	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	5489 of 5603	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	5485 of 5628	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5258 of 5643	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4961 of 5638	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4414 of 5663	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	2914 of 5510	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	3603 of 5431	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	2576 of 2927	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)12th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-33 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	10.1	5594^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.8%		9.3	5667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%	73																					14.3	14.3	12.5	17.8	16.0	21.1	16.8	12.2	11.1	14.0	13.2	12.6	95%	0%	$10,640	$1,283	$9,357
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%)	62	1989^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.8%		68.5	1666^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%	323																					57.8	57.8	52.2	52.5	64.4	43.8	53.0	51.1	44.8	46.7	22.9	41.3	≥ 98%		$9,850	$2,084	$7,766
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%)	25.7	4322^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	25.7%		20.3	4804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%	482																					34.4	34.4	17.7	37.2	41.4	34.8	32.8	19.6	20.9	18.0	13.0	17.9	≥ 98%		$10,446	$1,460	$8,986
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%)	18.4	4947^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.4	5394^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.9%	447	0.0	7.7	3.9	13.6	5.9	18.5	7.7	38.5	9.1	18.8	7.4	11.5	7.7	13.6	9.9	0.0	3.9	0.0	4.6	2.0	25.6	25.6	14.0	21.1	41.0	41.0	28.9	4.4	7.7	15.4	12.8	9.9	95%	0%	$9,972	$350	$9,622
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%)	19.6	4850^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.6%		25	4410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%	440																					12.8	12.8	31.6	21.1	34.8	38.0	32.0	13.2	13.2	12.8	22.0	15.6	97%	0%	$12,645	$3,205	$9,440
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%)	26.3	4283^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	26.4%		24.9	4420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%	137																					15.5	15.5	50.0	32.1	31.0	23.5	33.7	31.9	30.4	19.0	21.2	25.4	≥ 95%		$9,835	$2,108	$7,727
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%)	32.5	3780^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.0%		35	3574^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%	206	9.1	7.0	6.9	7.9	7.8	36.4	9.9	29.3	6.4	20.8	14.3	14.1	6.9	12.7	12.3	6.5	5.6	1.7	4.8	4.8	42.1	42.1	27.3	28.2	36.8	41.3	32.8	24.7	29.6	26.3	33.3	28.4	≥ 98%		$8,450	$381	$8,069
Woodland Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	1444 Stetson St.	Woodland	95695	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%)	19.2	4882^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.2	4997^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%	115	0.0	5.7	9.1	5.3	5.0	8.5	13.2	34.1	10.5	15.9	0.0	13.2	4.6	5.3	6.0	0.0	3.8	4.6	5.3	3.5	19.1	19.1	23.9	19.2	32.6	32.4	27.2	22.3	14.9	27.0	16.7	20.0	≥ 99%		$8,903	$1,214	$7,689
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%)	48.5	2691^st of 5817 public elementary schools	53.7%		49.9	2594^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%	97																					43.2	43.2	45.0	44.0	48.7	48.4	46.6	40.0	36.0	35.1	21.9	33.6	≥ 95%		$10,591	$864	$9,727
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%)	34.9	3597^th of 5817 public elementary schools	38.2%		25.9	4325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%	728																					30.8	30.8	30.3	37.1	41.0	36.6	36.5	29.3	29.5	31.9	31.3	30.6	≥ 99%		$8,685	$1,024	$7,661

Frequently Asked Questions about T. L. Whitehead Elementary

What is the racial makeup of T. L. Whitehead Elementary?

Students at T. L. Whitehead Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is T. L. Whitehead Elementary a good school?

T. L. Whitehead Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.8% of California elementary schools.

What district is T. L. Whitehead Elementary in?

Woodland Joint Unified

What schools do graduates of T. L. Whitehead Elementary attend?

Students who attend T. L. Whitehead Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lee Middle
High : Woodland Senior High

How many students attend T. L. Whitehead Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended T. L. Whitehead Elementary.

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