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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95988

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At a glance

Schools

1,659

Students

Districts

Top rankedWillows High1090^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Walden Academy up 1,134 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Walden Academy 16.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 95988 has six schools: two elementary schools, one middle school, two high schools and one alternative school, with enrollment ranging from 24 students at Willows Community High to 488 at Murdock Elementary. The latest reported test results are mostly from 2025–2026, though Walden Academy’s latest results are from 2024–2025 and Willows Community High’s current test scores are suppressed. The clearest overall takeaway is that results vary widely by school, and most reported subject scores are below state results.

Willows High stands out in ELA: its 2025–2026 result was 48.9%, compared with 49.3% statewide, a gap of just 0.3 percentage points. It also led reported Science results, with 32% versus 36% statewide. Murdock Elementary led reported Mathematics at 30%, 8 points below the state’s 38%. At the other end, Glenn County Special Education had the lowest reported ELA and Mathematics results—8% and 0%. Completion measures also distinguish the high schools: Willows High had a 99% graduation rate and 1% dropout rate, while Willows Community High reported 79% graduation and 11% dropout.

Recent changes are mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Willows High ELA rose 15 points and Science rose 12, while Mathematics fell 8; Murdock Elementary Mathematics improved 9 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose from 47 to 49 for Willows High and from 7 to 18 for Murdock, while Willows Intermediate fell from 22 to 15. As context, all six schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 44% at Walden Academy to 76% at Glenn County Special Education; these figures do not form a simple pattern with test results. Student–teacher ratios ranged from 11.6 at Glenn County Special Education to 33.3 at Willows Community High.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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 11th 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
Glenn County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	451 South Villa Ave.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Glenn County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 934-6575	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Walden Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1149 West Wood St.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Walden Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 361-6480	167	10	16.7	44.3%	67 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (38.3%)	3 (1.8%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.4%)	30.9	3915^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.7%		17.6	5049^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%	1134	25.0				33.3	27.8	43.5	35.0	31.3				36.2	50.0	17.4	30.0	12.5				31.9	≥ 95%
Murdock Elementary	Public	K-4	655 West French St.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Willows Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 934-6640	488	24	20.0	74.0%	189 (38.7%)	4 (0.8%)	242 (49.6%)	20 (4.1%)	29 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	20.8	4744^th of 5817 public elementary schools	18.4%		13.7	5370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%	626						19.4	26.3						22.5	31.2	29.6						30.5	97%	0%	$27,324	$25,030	$2,294
Willows High	Public	9-12	203 North Murdock Ave.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Willows Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 934-6611	423	22	18.8	70.4%	147 (34.8%)	4 (0.9%)	240 (56.7%)	17 (4.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	47.6	1090^th of 2135 public high schools	48.9%		40.5	1249^th of 2162 public high schools	42.2%	159			32.6		32.3							48.9	48.9							20.2	20.2			$21,826	$19,596	$2,230
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%)	17.5	2323^rd of 2740 public middle schools	15.2%		24.9	2009^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.2%	314	27.1	14.8			20.2			27.1	25.4	31.4	27.8		27.7			16.7	16.4	17.7	14.8		16.4			$19,150	$17,074	$2,076
Willows Community High	Public	10-12	823 West Laurel St.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Willows Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 934-6605	24	1	33.3	58.3%	5 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (50.0%)	1 (4.2%)	6 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$39,009	$36,828	$2,181
Glenn County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	311 South Villa Ave.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Glenn County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 934-6575	93	8	11.6	76.3%	32 (34.4%)	1 (1.1%)	55 (59.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)								(n/a)													8.3								0.0			$94,554	$91,098	$3,456

Cities Near Zip Code 95988

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Willows	0.17 mi	8	716^th
Princeton	12.96 mi	3	651^st
Orland	13.84 mi	11	546^th
Maxwell	16.87 mi	3	474^th
Hamilton City	17.84 mi	4	747^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.