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Windsor Oaks Academy: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.

Windsor Oaks Academy posts low test scores — and test scores are one lens among several. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.

8681 Windsor Road, 95492 (opens in new tab)·Windsor Unified·Windsor·Grades 9-12·33 students·70% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(707) 837-7771
Continuation school — a small alternative high school designed for students at risk of not graduating. Focuses on credit recovery and flexible scheduling. Test scores and college-readiness rates are not directly comparable to comprehensive high schools.
2023–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope3047
% Exceeded8%16%
% Met+17%36%
Grad rate80.6%86.6%
College readiness0.0%33.9%
Absence56.0%30.2%
Suspension2.8%3.6%
Scope Score
30
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,677 statewide

Windsor Oaks Academy scores 30 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 22nd percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Most rating sites would stop at “17% proficient” and call it done. Windsor Oaks Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Windsor, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 22nd percentile since 2023.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade202320242025
Grade 117%0%17%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade202320242025
Grade 110%0%17%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
17%
State 36%
Graduate
81%
State 87%
Pass an AP exam
0%
State 34%

Of 100 students here: 17 are proficient by 11th grade → 81 graduate → 0 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 6 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
80.6%
State 86.6%
6.0pp below state avg
Exceeded standard
8.3%
State 15.8%
7.5pp below state avg
College readiness
0.0%
State 33.9%
AP course or exam readiness below state avg
Met or exceeded
16.7%
State 35.7%
19.0pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
56.0%
State 30.2%
25.8pp above state avg
Suspension rate
2.8%
State 3.6%
0.9pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.

  • Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

All students at this school: 17% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 17%, district —, state 36%17%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 18%, district 24%, state 32%18% · +2 vs school

6 of 8 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 56.0%, district 22.1%, state 30.2%56.0% · +25.8pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 2.8%, district —, state 3.6%2.8% · −0.9pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1286.4%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
High School
Windsor Oaks Academy
30/100
This school

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 11:1, district 21:111:1
Teaching staff5 teachers
Avg. experience9.8 years
Fully credentialed43%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$61,699 – $110,623
Principal salary$130,210 – $151,683
Superintendent salary$221,172

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $20,623, CA average $14,491$20,623 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,078 per student

$1,078 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,297 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction60%
Instruction support9%
Student services13%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance8%
Other4%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,700 per pupil
2019$12,581 per pupil
2018$12,148 per pupil
2017$11,332 per pupil
2016$11,141 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic81.8%
District 56.4% · CA 56.1%
White18.2%
District 34.6% · CA 19.9%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 69.7% (6pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$134K · CA $85K
Median home value$810K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+36% · CA 35%
ZIP population27,429
Median age42 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 33 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 5% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Windsor Oaks Academy a good high school?

Windsor Oaks Academy has a Scope Score of 30 out of 100, placing it in the 22nd percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,677 statewide. 8.3% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 7.5 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Windsor Oaks Academy's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 16.7% of students at Windsor Oaks Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 8.3% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 8.3% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 8.3% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 24 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Windsor Oaks Academy rank in California?

Windsor Oaks Academy ranks #1,677 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 22nd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Windsor Oaks Academy?

56.0% of students at Windsor Oaks Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 2.8%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Windsor Oaks Academy compare to other schools in Windsor?

Windsor Oaks Academy scores 30/100 (22nd percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 33 students. Use the schools in Windsor page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
80.6%
↓ vs CA 86.6% · 44th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
8.3%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 43th pctile
College readiness · 20%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 33.9% · 31th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
16.7%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 38th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
56.0%
↓ vs CA 30.2% · 29th pctile
▼ 3.2pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
2.8%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 54th pctile
▲ 0.5pp higher vs 2024
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11128%8%33%50%17%−32
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11128%8%17%67%17%−7

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide190%5%84%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = the same students tracked across grades, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Windsor Oaks Academy ←308.3%16.7%2.8%
Windsor High0 mi5717.1%44.6%2.9%
California average4715.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
80.6%
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
A-G Completion
0.0%
This school may not offer A-G courses
College-Going Rate
23.5%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20232517#17890.0%3.6%61.5%3.4%
20242516#17940.0%0.0%59.2%2.2%
20253022#16778.3%16.7%56.0%2.8%
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
What we can't show
  • — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female90.0%92.6%+2.6pp
Male96.0%81.3%-14.7pp
Hispanic/Latino89.5%89.1%-0.4pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged100.0%86.4%-13.6pp
All Students94.3%86.4%-7.9pp
09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot offered
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollmentnot reported
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Total enrollment (CRDC)34

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00.0%
California State University00.0%
California community college423.5%
In-state private00.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year00.0%
Out-of-state, 2-year00.0%
Not enrolled1376.5%

17 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 24% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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