Summary:
This analysis covers two high schools in Woodland, California (zip code 95695): Woodland Senior High, a large comprehensive school serving grades 9-12, and Cesar Chavez Community, a much smaller alternative school serving grades 7-12, which operate under the Woodland Joint Unified and Yolo County Office of Education districts, respectively.
Woodland Senior High demonstrates significant strengths, particularly in keeping students on track to graduate, with a 95.2% graduation rate and a low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.9%, both notably better than state averages. Its performance in English Language Arts is close to the state average. However, the school faces a major challenge in mathematics, where student proficiency is very low at 13.56%, a point that warrants attention from the school community.
In contrast, Cesar Chavez Community serves a distinct, at-risk population, which is reflected in its outcomes, including a high dropout rate and severe chronic absenteeism. It operates with significantly more funding per student and a very low student-teacher ratio, resources typically required to support its students' intensive needs. Parents should understand these two schools serve different purposes; Woodland Senior High is the main comprehensive option with strong graduation success but a math performance gap, while Cesar Chavez is an alternative setting for students who may not thrive in a traditional environment.
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