School district · California

Maxwell Unified

Maxwell Unified in California: 3 public schools with 331 students and 15.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,900 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
331
Students per teacher
15.0
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,900
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
22.1
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
331
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

35%proficient

−0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 68% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

150 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

26%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

148 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.9K15
$13.0K16
$12.9K17
$12.0K18
$13.4K19
$13.0K20
$14.6K21
$16.4K22
$19.4K23
$18.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.3% · $657K
State
63% · $5M
Local
29% · $2.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,683
Support services
$7,314
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$399K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Maxwell ElementaryFree meals for all
K–512417.746%39%
6–89020.128%18%
Maxwell Sr HighFree meals for all
9–1211711.1——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
515 Oak St., Maxwell, CA 95955
Phone
(530)438-2052
Website