Orchard View

Orchard View is a K-12 campus of tiny scale in Sebastopol, California, one of the schools within Twin Hills Union Elementary, teacheing 224 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Orchard View sits 63% leaner than that benchmark.

Orchard View is one of 4 schools operated by Twin Hills Union Elementary, a district that serves 992 students overall.

Demographically, Orchard View records that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Orchard View lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Sonoma County's rate of about 51%.

In the broader community, Sonoma County reports that median household income runs about $104,674, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Sonoma County's 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), Orchard View is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Apple Blossom, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site. As a public charter, Orchard View runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. Orchard View delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Five-year trend. Orchard View's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 242 (now 224). Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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