Summary:
Windsor High is a public high school located in Windsor, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,603 students. The school is part of the Windsor Unified School District, which is ranked 963 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Windsor High has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 94.0% in 2018-2019 to 97.2% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average and the Windsor Unified School District's overall graduation rates. The school's dropout rates have also been relatively low, ranging from 2.2% in 2019-2020 to 4.3% in 2018-2019, lower than the state and district averages. However, Windsor High has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.6% in 2017-2018 to 19.3% in 2021-2022, though still lower than the state average of 14.7% in 2022-2023. In terms of test scores, Windsor High outperformed the Windsor Unified School District and the state of California in the percentage of students proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy for both 11th grade and End of Course, but performed below the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments/Mathematics and CAST/Science.
Compared to nearby schools, Windsor High performs better than Windsor Oaks Academy in graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Maria Carrillo High and Analy High. Additionally, Windsor High has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients, around 46-47% in recent years, suggesting a significant population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may impact academic performance. The school also faces challenges in addressing disparities among student subgroups, with female and White students generally performing better than their male and Hispanic counterparts, and English Language Learners and Special Education students having the lowest statewide rankings.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Windsor Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
778th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,569
Feeder schools for Windsor High:
Student/teacher ratio: 19.5
Number of students: 1,638
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
52.9%
White:
37.5%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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Asian:
2.9%
American Indian:
0.8%
Not Specified:
0.8%
African American:
0.7%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.1%
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