Willowside Middle School

What Willowside Middle School does

Willowside Middle School is a public middle school serving approximately 400 students in grades 6-8, located in the West Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, and Graton areas of Sonoma County, California. It operates as one of two campuses within the Oak Grove Union School District (OGUSD), a California public school district governed by an elected Board of Trustees under the California Education Code. The district serves over 800 TK through 8th-grade students across Oak Grove Elementary (TK-5) and Willowside Middle (6-8).

The school's core deliverable is a balanced K-8 public education program covering academics, integrated arts, athletics, enrichment, social-emotional learning, and English-learner support, delivered through a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework. Technology infrastructure includes Google Workspace for Education with Clever single sign-on, take-home Chromebooks for students, an Apple teacher ecosystem (MacBook, iPad, AppleTV), the Aeries student information system, ParentSquare for family communications, and adaptive learning tools (Lexia for reading, Dreambox for math). Non-tuition programs such as Cougar Clubhouse (after-school care), Mighty Oaks, Summer Camp, and Food Services generate fee-based or grant-funded revenue alongside California Universal Meals.

There is no tuition. Funding flows through California's Local Control Funding Formula, federal grants (including ESSER III and ELO-P), and local property taxes, with supplementary fees for childcare and optional Chromebook insurance. Enrollment is managed via a district lottery and waitlist system rather than commercial sales motion, and the school's addressable market is constrained to its geographic catchment rather than a discretionary consumer base.

Name

Willowside Middle School

Legal name

Oak Grove Union School District

Website

https://ogusd.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Willowside Middle School is a California public middle school (grades 6-8) serving approximately 400 students in Sonoma County as part of the Oak Grove Union School District, delivering tuition-free education supported by state funding, property taxes, and limited fee-based programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Public middle school
• K-8 education services
• Rural school district
• Academic curriculum programs
• Student support services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Willowside Middle School provides public middle school education to approximately 400 students in grades 6-8, including academic instruction, fine arts, athletics, enrichment, and student support programs. As part of the Oak Grove Union School District in Sonoma County, California, it offers a balanced educational program with technology integration through Chromebooks, Google Workspace, and adaptive learning software, supplemented by before/after school care, food services, and English Learner support.

Product overview

Willowside Middle School is part of the Oak Grove Union School District, a two-school public school district serving over 800 TK-8th grade students in Sonoma County, California. The district operates Oak Grove Elementary (TK-5) and Willowside Middle School (6-8), each serving approximately 400 students. Core educational offerings are supplemented by before and after school childcare programs (Mighty Oaks at Oak Grove Elementary and Cougar Clubhouse at Willowside), Summer Camp, Food Services, and specialized support programs including Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and English Learner services. Technology integration includes Google Workspace for Education, Chromebooks for middle school students, and adaptive learning software (Lexia for reading, Dreambox for math). The district uses Aeries for student information management, ParentSquare for communications, and Clever for single-sign-on access to third-party educational applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Willowside Middle School (6-8)
• Cougar Clubhouse (After School Care)
• Mighty Oaks (Before/After School Care)
• Summer Camp 2026
• Food Services Program
• Take-Home Chromebook Program
• Student Portal
• Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
• English Learner Master Plan Program
• Adaptive Learning Software (Lexia and Dreambox)

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 400 students served in grades 6-8

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration16 records

Feature4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kenwood School District: Small K-8 public school district serving the Kenwood area of Sonoma County. Closest analog by size and rural character — both are small, single-school-district operations where scale constraints shape program offerings.
• Wright School District: Small Sonoma County K-8 school district operating under California Education Code. Comparable as a small-district, rural-public-school analog facing similar scale and funding constraints.
• Piner-Olivet Union School District: Santa Rosa-area K-8 public school district sharing the same Sonoma County operating environment, accountability structure, and curricular standards as Willowside. A natural peer for parent-choice comparison.
• Bellevue Union School District: Santa Rosa-area K-8 public school district with comparable enrollment scale and LCFF-funded operations. Operates under the same regulatory framework and serves a similar Sonoma County demographic.
• Bennett Valley Union School District: Santa Rosa-area K-8 public school district operating under the same California Education Code and LCFF framework. Comparable in enrollment scale and grade configuration to Willowside.
• Twin Hills Union School District: Adjacent K-8 public school district also headquartered in the Sebastopol area of Sonoma County. Most directly comparable peer: same grade span (TK-8), same rural/suburban Sonoma County demographic, and similar student population scale. Operates under the same California Education Code and LCFF funding model.
• Gravenstein Union School District: Neighb Sebastopol/Freestone-area K-8 public school district with comparable enrollment size and rural character. Closest geographic peer to Willowside, sharing district-line proximity and an overlapping applicant pool for families choosing between the two.
• Old Adobe Union School District: Petaluma-area K-8 public school district in Sonoma County with comparable enrollment and demographic profile. Shares the same funding model, accountability framework (LCAP, SARC), and operational structure as Willowside.
• Mark West Union School District: Santa Rosa-area K-8 public school district serving a similar suburban/rural Sonoma County population. Comparable in scale, governance (elected board, LCFF-funded), and curricular structure (Common Core, CAASPP), making it a relevant peer for benchmarking operations and outcomes.

Regional players

• Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District: Larger unified K-12 school district serving the Cotati/Rohnert Park area of Sonoma County. Comparable as a regional Sonoma County public education provider, though it operates at greater scale and with a broader grade span (K-12) than Willowside's K-8 footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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