Wildflower Open Classroom

Wildflower Open Classroom is a rural-scale primary school in Chico, California, run under Wildflower Open Classroom District. The school enrolls 183 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 61% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Operationally, Wildflower Open Classroom answers to Wildflower Open Classroom District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Wildflower Open Classroom lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Wildflower Open Classroom has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Wildflower Open Classroom tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Butte County's rate of about 63%.

In the area at large, Butte County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,928, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Butte County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), Wildflower Open Classroom is one campus in the mix.

Bidwell Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Wildflower Open Classroom operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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