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Washington Unified schools

Washington Unified’s 9 public elementary schools run from the bottom 1% to the 74th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
3Needs Support
3Developing
3Solid
0Strong
Top row: one dot per Washington Unified school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 5,721 California public elementary schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Highest in Washington Unified

Statewide percentile

Bridgeway Island and Sacramento Valley Charter are at the same percentile; treat that as a tie.

Context

The average Washington Unified elementary school had 22 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2024–25; the average California elementary school had 18 in 100.

The other 6 elementary schools

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Washington Unified’s 7 public middle schools run from the 12th to the 82nd percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
2Needs Support
3Developing
1Solid
1Strong
Top row: one dot per Washington Unified school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 2,177 California public middle schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Highest in Washington Unified

Statewide percentile
Context

The average Washington Unified middle school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California middle school had 18 in 100.

The other 4 middle schools

Washington Unified has one public high school we score, River City High, at the 37th percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong
Top row: one dot per Washington Unified school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 1,500 California public high schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

High schools in Washington Unified

Statewide percentile

Also in Washington Unified, not ranked with these schools

  • Yolo HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools

The district behind the schools

Spending, FY 2024–25

District finance · FY 2024–25

Where the district's dollars go.

Washington Unified spent $18,558 per student in FY 2024–25 — close to the median California district ($20,491). About 58 cents of every dollar goes to classroom instruction.

Current expense per student

Current expense of education per unit of average daily attendance, from the district's annual SACS filing to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus. Spending is context, not a measure of school quality.

Share by function

  • Instruction58%
  • Instruction support11%
  • Student services10%
  • Administration9%
  • Buildings & maintenance12%
  • Other1%

Shares of the same current-expense total, by SACS function. Names are simplified from the filing's own categories.

Students, staff and money

The system behind the schools

The people behind the classrooms — district-grain context that never enters a school's score.

People
Teacher salary range$49,968–$113,715
Teaching staff428 · FTE
District enrollment7,521 · students
Who attends
Hispanic 45.6% · White 21.7% · Black 4.3% · Asian 17.8% · Other 10.6%
Free/reduced lunch69% · economic need indicator

CDE Form J-90 salary schedule 2024–25 · CDE enrollment (district averages)

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Cities in the district

Districts nearby

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Questions parents ask

Are the public schools in Washington Unified good?
Washington Unified’s 9 public elementary schools run from the bottom 1% to the 74th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 3 Solid, 3 Developing and 3 Needs Support. Washington Unified’s 7 public middle schools run from the 12th to the 82nd percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 1 Solid, 3 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Washington Unified has one public high school we score, River City High, at the 37th percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score; it isn’t a grade. How we score schools.
Which public schools in Washington Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Bridgeway Island Elementary, 74th percentile statewide (Solid). Middle: Sacramento Valley Charter, 82nd percentile statewide (Strong). High: River City High, 37th percentile statewide (Developing). Each level is ranked separately, and a few percentiles apart is a tie. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
How does chronic absence in Washington Unified compare with California?
The average Washington Unified elementary school had 22 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2024–25; the average California elementary school had 18 in 100. The average Washington Unified middle school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California middle school had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
Does living in Washington Unified decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2025 and chronic-absence rates for 2024–25, both published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them. Methodology and limitations.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology

Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.

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