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Willits Unified Schools
Willits Unified is a public school district in California, based in Mendocino County (Willits). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Willits Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Willits Unified
5 of 6 schools in Willits Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 2F: 2
Best schools in Willits Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Sherwood (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Willits High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Sanhedrin Alternative (High school, underperforms expectations)
- F Baechtel Grove Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- F Blosser Lane Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Willits Unified
High schools (1)
- D Willits High, Willits
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- F Baechtel Grove Middle, Willits
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- F Blosser Lane Elementary, Willits
- Brookside Elementary, Willits
Other schools and academies (2)
- D- Sanhedrin Alternative, Willits
- C+ Sherwood, Willits
Where Willits Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Willits (6)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Mendocino County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,546 students with 84 full-time-equivalent teachers and 179 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0642560
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Potter Valley Community Unified (3 schools, 16 mi)
- Fort Bragg Unified (7 schools, 18 mi)
- Mendocino Unified (6 schools, 21 mi)
- Round Valley Unified (3 schools, 24 mi)
- Ukiah Unified (11 schools, 26 mi)
- Upper Lake Unified (4 schools, 31 mi)
- Lakeport Unified (5 schools, 35 mi)
- Leggett Valley Unified (4 schools, 36 mi)
Questions about Willits Unified
How many schools are in Willits Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Willits Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Willits Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Willits.
How good are the schools in Willits Unified?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 15.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29%. 20% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Willits Unified?
1,546 students were enrolled in Willits Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Willits Unified?
Willits Unified is in California, based in Mendocino County, with its district office in Willits. Its boundary covers about 315 sq mi.