Windsor Unified School District

Windsor Unified School District
Address
9291 Old Redwood Highway
Windsor
, California, 95492
United States
District information
GradesK–12[1]
SuperintendentJeremy Decker
SchoolsWindsor High School
NCES District ID0600034 [1]
Students and staff
Students4,700 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers233.62 (FTE)[1]
Staff262.33 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio20.12:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.wusd.org

Windsor Unified School District or WUSD is the public school district in Windsor, California. The district serves 5,400 students from kindergarten through high school.[2] Its 2013 API score was 776.[3]

Schools

There are 7 schools[4] in the district:

  • Windsor High School (Grades 9-12)
  • Windsor Oaks Academy (Grades 10-12)
  • Windsor Middle School (Grades 6-8)
  • Cali Calmécac Language Academy (Grades K-8)
  • Brooks Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
  • Mattie Washburn Elementary School (Grades K-2)

In 2018/2019 School year it was decided that Windsor Creek Elementary School (Grades 2-3) will be closing because of lack of students. Grade 2 was transferred to Mattie Washburn Elementary School and Grade 3 was transferred to Brooks Elementary School.

Windsor Unified is also the lead agency in the North County Consortium, which serves students with special needs in 7 area school districts.[5]

Awards

Windsor Unified School District earned two California Golden Bell Awards[2] from the California School Boards Association: the first in 1999[6] and the second in 2008.[7]

Four of Windsor's schools[2] have been recognized as California Distinguished Schools by the California State Board of Education.

  • 2009:[8] Windsor Middle School
  • 2006:[8] Brooks Elementary School
  • 2005:[8] Windsor High School
  • 2004:[8] Windsor Creek Elementary School
  • 2001:[8] Windsor Middle School

Windsor's alternative high school, Windsor Oaks Academy, was named a Model Continuation High School in 2012 by the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Windsor Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Windsor Unified School District Superintendent Vacancy Announcement" (PDF). Edjoin. 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  3. ^ "Windsor Unified 2012-13 Accountability Progress Reporting (APR)". California Department of Education. 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  4. ^ "School Sites". Windsor Unified School District. 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  5. ^ "North County Consortium". Windsor Unified School District. 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  6. ^ "California Golden Bell Award Winners". 1999. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  7. ^ "Press Release: 2008 Golden Bell Award Winners Announced: the Windsor Unified School District and the Town of Windsor". Town of Windsor. 2008. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Distinguished School Awards Honorees 1986-2009". California Department of Education. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  9. ^ "State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Selects 25 California Continuation High Schools for Model Status". California Department of Education. 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2016-02-07.

See also