Archie Williams High

Summary:

Archie Williams High is a public high school serving 1,224 students in grades 9-12 in San Anselmo, California. Part of the Tamalpais Union High School District, Archie Williams High has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in California over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 467 out of 2,323 high schools and a 4-star rating.

Archie Williams High excels academically, with students outperforming the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the CAST Science assessments. The school maintains an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 95% to 97.9% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average. However, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, from 11.9% in 2018-2019 to 20.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.

While Archie Williams High performs significantly better than the nearby alternative and continuation high schools, such as Tamiscal High and San Andreas High, it lags behind the highly-ranked Redwood High, which is also part of the Tamalpais Union High School District, in several academic metrics. The school's performance gaps between different student subgroups, particularly for White and Multi-racial students, suggest the need for further investigation and targeted interventions to address these disparities.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
       San Anselmo, CA  94960-1800


(415) 453-8770

District: Tamalpais Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
467th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,261 Help


Feeder schools for Archie Williams High:

Elementary:    Brookside Elementary
    Hidden Valley Elementary
    Lagunitas Elementary
    Manor Elementary
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Middle:    White Hill Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.1 Help
Number of students:  1,224

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.7%
Hispanic:
14.2%
Two or more races:
6.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11.1% Help


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Compare Details Archie Williams High ranks better than 79.9% of high schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked high schools in the Tamalpais Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.26. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Archie Williams High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.7%), Hispanic (14.2%), two or more races (6.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 11.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Archie Williams High is 19.1. 2 high schools in the Tamalpais Union High School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Archie Williams High is $19,261. 2 high schools in the Tamalpais Union High School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Archie Williams High:

SchoolDigger ranks Archie Williams High 467th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Archie Williams High in the ranking list.)

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Tamalpais Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Tamalpais Union High 385th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Archie Williams High

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Rank History for all students at Archie Williams High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 75.94 107th 1653 93.5%
2005 73.56 195th 1901 89.7%
2006 69.40 296th 1968 85.0%
2007 81.71 101st 2063 95.1%
2008 76.12 181st 2117 91.5%
2009 78.19 141st 2238 93.7%
2010 75.79 189th 2281 91.7%
2011 83.00 102nd 2367 95.7%
2012 77.48 180th 2354 92.4%
2013 79.97 140th 2426 94.2%
2015 92.86 127th 1994 93.6%
2016 92.14 138th 2039 93.2%
2017 86.05 287th 2021 85.8%
2018 83.61 339th 2017 83.2%
2019 89.68 180th 2133 91.6%
2021 90.80 120th 1290 90.7%
2022 92.00 169th 2123 92.0%
2023 86.33 226th 2348 90.4%
2024 70.26 467th 2323 79.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Archie Williams High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 89.03 30th 515 94.2%
2023 60.21 253rd 786 67.8%
2024 39.34 430th 804 46.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Archie Williams High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 79.03 124th 1547 92.0%
2024 75.29 156th 1534 89.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Archie Williams High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.52 1023rd 1862 45.1%
2019 80.79 276th 1937 85.8%
2021 91.47 69th 1126 93.9%
2022 67.37 493rd 1943 74.6%
2023 80.63 277th 2247 87.7%
2024 47.87 910th 2235 59.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Archie Williams High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.83 357th 1760 79.7%
2019 89.52 164th 1833 91.1%
2021 91.63 86th 1054 91.8%
2022 91.35 159th 1858 91.4%
2023 81.43 279th 2118 86.8%
2024 71.23 431st 2098 79.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Archie Williams High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.37 419th 1052 60.2%
2019 81.73 125th 1117 88.8%
2022 79.02 139th 1161 88.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Archie Williams High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.24 308th 1834 83.2%
2019 86.21 227th 1880 87.9%
2021 86.39 162nd 1122 85.6%
2022 90.29 170th 1916 91.1%
2023 87.29 205th 2207 90.7%
2024 66.64 502nd 2172 76.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Archie Williams High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.75 991st 1742 43.1%
2019 87.79 148th 1814 91.8%
2022 84.17 200th 1861 89.3%
2023 64.89 512th 2142 76.1%
2024 65.61 483rd 2125 77.3%
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Rank History for White students at Archie Williams High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.02 345th 1173 70.6%
2019 75.34 248th 1222 79.7%
2022 82.36 172nd 1204 85.7%
2023 71.88 284th 1434 80.2%
2024 48.92 615th 1406 56.3%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Archie Williams High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 805 8 24 19 0 n/a n/a 0 856
1989 678 12 21 33 0 n/a n/a 0 744
1990 607 14 25 36 0 n/a n/a 0 682
1991 622 19 20 59 0 n/a n/a 0 720
1992 610 18 24 39 3 n/a n/a 0 694
1993 605 28 27 43 6 n/a n/a 0 709
1994 628 27 29 56 7 n/a n/a 0 747
1995 688 22 31 45 11 n/a n/a 0 797
1996 688 22 31 45 11 n/a n/a 0 797
1997 725 19 27 40 12 n/a n/a 0 823
1998 771 20 32 51 15 n/a n/a 0 889
1999 833 18 34 56 14 n/a n/a 0 955
2000 867 16 32 48 9 n/a n/a 47 1019
2001 877 12 25 40 8 n/a n/a 66 1028
2002 881 9 25 38 6 n/a n/a 107 1066
2003 881 9 25 38 6 n/a n/a 107 1066
2004 865 17 29 35 7 n/a n/a 92 1045
2005 868 27 29 45 9 n/a n/a 83 1061
2006 886 27 38 48 15 n/a n/a 62 1076
2007 809 20 23 35 9 n/a n/a 167 1063
2008 899 22 35 48 6 n/a n/a 0 1010
2009 876 17 31 36 6 1 72 0 1039
2010 873 21 33 36 2 2 82 0 1049
2011 865 13 31 59 5 2 48 0 1023
2012 811 9 28 69 4 1 57 0 979
2013 818 10 25 76 3 1 51 0 984
2014 800 11 25 83 3 2 56 0 980
2015 779 18 29 97 2 2 55 0 982
2016 832 22 37 115 2 5 64 0 1077
2017 889 16 44 130 4 4 55 0 1142
2018 899 17 51 157 5 4 70 0 1203
2019 981 13 51 168 5 6 77 0 1301
2020 1018 9 46 179 3 5 82 0 1342
2021 1012 9 43 186 1 5 92 7 1355
2022 956 4 34 168 0 3 108 2 1275
2023 927 12 28 174 1 1 80 1 1224

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Archie Williams High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 856 30.8 27.7 n/a
1989 744 31.5 23.6 n/a
1990 682 30.1 22.6 n/a
1991 720 35.2 20.4 n/a
1992 694 35.8 19.3 5.6
1993 709 36.2 19.6 4.8
1994 747 36.7 20.4 4.8
1995 797 41.6 19.2 3.8
1996 797 41.6 19.2 3.8
1997 823 46.5 17.7 3.6
1998 889 48.4 18.4 3.1
1999 955 50.1 19.1 3
2000 1019 52.6 19.4 2.8
2001 1028 55.6 18.5 1.1
2002 1066 58.3 18.3 1.8
2003 1066 58.3 18.3 1.8
2004 1045 56.9 18.4 1.9
2005 1061 58.0 18.3 2.4
2006 1076 60.1 17.9 2.3
2007 1063 60.3 17.6 4.2
2008 1010 66.8 15.1 5
2009 1039 58.9 15.6 4.8
2010 1049 60.0 17.4 6.1
2011 1023 n/a n/a 7.7
2012 979 56.3 17.3 n/a
2013 984 54.4 18.0 9.9
2014 980 51.9 18.8 7.9
2015 982 50.0 19.6 6.7
2016 1077 57.0 18.8 6.8
2017 1142 62.8 18.1 7.8
2018 1203 65.9 18.2 12.1
2019 1301 70.9 18.3 10.8
2020 1342 n/a n/a 10.4
2021 1355 69.4 19.5 12.2
2022 1275 65.0 19.6 10.1
2023 1224 63.9 19.1 11.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Archie Williams High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 856 30.8 27.7 n/a
1989 744 31.5 23.6 n/a
1990 682 30.1 22.6 n/a
1991 720 35.2 20.4 n/a
1992 694 35.8 19.3 5.6
1993 709 36.2 19.6 4.8
1994 747 36.7 20.4 4.8
1995 797 41.6 19.2 3.8
1996 797 41.6 19.2 3.8
1997 823 46.5 17.7 3.6
1998 889 48.4 18.4 3.1
1999 955 50.1 19.1 3
2000 1019 52.6 19.4 2.8
2001 1028 55.6 18.5 1.1
2002 1066 58.3 18.3 1.8
2003 1066 58.3 18.3 1.8
2004 1045 56.9 18.4 1.9
2005 1061 58.0 18.3 2.4
2006 1076 60.1 17.9 2.3
2007 1063 60.3 17.6 4.2
2008 1010 66.8 15.1 5
2009 1039 58.9 15.6 4.8
2010 1049 60.0 17.4 6.1
2011 1023 n/a n/a 7.7
2012 979 56.3 17.3 n/a
2013 984 54.4 18.0 9.9
2014 980 51.9 18.8 7.9
2015 982 50.0 19.6 6.7
2016 1077 57.0 18.8 6.8
2017 1142 62.8 18.1 7.8
2018 1203 65.9 18.2 12.1
2019 1301 70.9 18.3 10.8
2020 1342 n/a n/a 10.4
2021 1355 69.4 19.5 12.2
2022 1275 65.0 19.6 10.1
2023 1224 63.9 19.1 11.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Archie Williams High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $19,261

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Archie Williams High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 180th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 226th of 2348 High schools
 1.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Archie Williams High)76.276.3
 0.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Tamalpais Union High)71.877.1
 5.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Archie Williams High)62.852.7
 10.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Tamalpais Union High)57.958.2
 0.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Archie Williams High)3550.7
 15.7%
   12th Grade Science (Tamalpais Union High)47.260.6
 13.4%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13011224
 5.9%
African American1312
 7.7%
American Indian51
 80%
Asian5128
 45.1%
Hispanic168174
 3.6%
Pacific Islander61
 83.3%
White981927
 5.5%
Two or More Races7780
 3.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients10.8%11.1%
 0.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Archie Williams High

Archie Williams High ranks 467th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Archie Williams High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brookside Elementary
Elementary : Hidden Valley Elementary
Elementary : Lagunitas Elementary
Elementary : Manor Elementary
Elementary : Nicasio
Elementary : San Geronimo Valley Elementary
Elementary : Wade Thomas Elementary
Middle : White Hill Middle

Students at Archie Williams High are 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,224 students attended Archie Williams High.


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