Petaluma Accelerated Charter

Set in Petaluma, California, Petaluma Accelerated Charter is a rural-scale middle school, part of Petaluma Joint Union High. It serves 115 students across grades 7 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Petaluma Accelerated Charter sits 83% below that benchmark.

Within Petaluma Joint Union High, which oversees 11 schools and 4,900 students, Petaluma Accelerated Charter is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Petaluma Accelerated Charter logs that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Petaluma Accelerated Charter records 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.3:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sonoma County (around 51%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Petaluma Accelerated Charter sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 62.9%; actual is 90.7%, +27.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Sonoma County shows median household earnings sit near $104,674, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Petaluma Accelerated Charter is one of 184 public schools in Sonoma County (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students).

The closest other public school is McKinley Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Petaluma Accelerated Charter comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 32.3%.

Petaluma Accelerated Charter operates from a downtown location. Petaluma Accelerated Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Petaluma Accelerated Charter's enrollment has increased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 105 (now 115). The White share of enrollment edged down from 69% to 53% over that span.

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