Wheatland Charter Academy

Wheatland Charter Academy is an elementary campus of one-room-style scale in Beale AFB, California, part of Wheatland, works with 89 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 81% smaller than typical.

Wheatland runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,359 students. Wheatland Charter Academy is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wheatland Charter Academy shows that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 8% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Yuba County's rate of about 68%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wheatland Charter Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Yuba County put median household income runs about $76,373, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Yuba County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,045 students), of which Wheatland Charter Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lone Tree Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wheatland Charter Academy at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. Wheatland Charter Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 98 students in 2018 compared to 89 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 53% to 48%.

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