Northwest Prep Charter

Northwest Prep Charter is a public combined-grade school run by Northwest Prep Charter District in Santa Rosa, California. It enrolled 138 students in kindergarten through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 77% lower than the average for combined schools in California, which is about 602.

Northwest Prep Charter District operates Northwest Prep Charter.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Northwest Prep Charter is Hispanic (43%). The remaining students are 42% White, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Sonoma County is about 30% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Northwest Prep Charter comes in at 62%.

The school reports 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.6 students per teacher. For comparison, combined schools in California average 18.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 67% of students. Among public schools in Sonoma County, the average eligibility rate is 51%.

In Sonoma County (population about 485,040), median household income is about $104,674, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 184 public schools operate in Sonoma County, serving about 63,389 students.

The school nearest to Northwest Prep Charter is Village Charter, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

For locale, NCES codes Northwest Prep Charter as Rural: Fringe. Northwest Prep Charter is a publicly funded charter school.

The student count in 2024-25 was 138, 37% above the 101 of 2020-21.

The Northwest Prep Charter community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.