Other · California

Heartwood Charter

CharterMostly virtual

Heartwood Charter, a public other school in Petaluma, California: grades k–12, 739 students, 32.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Heartwood Charter District.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 739
Teachers (FTE): 22.6
Students per teacher: 32.6
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 94% of schools in California

Median 18.0 · 539 schools compared

More students per teacher than 94% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 78% of schools in California

Median 234 · 541 schools compared

Larger than 81% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

56%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 84% of schools in California

Median 39% · 344 schools compared

377 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

36%proficient

−2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of schools in California

Median 28% · 344 schools compared

371 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Mostly virtual
Area: Rural area near a city
Run by: Heartwood Charter District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Heartwood Charter District.

Location

Address: 170 Liberty School Rd., Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone: (415)488-9572
County: Sonoma County

Website Quality of life in Sonoma County Schools in Sonoma County

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Liberty Independent StudyCharterMostly virtual	K–12	0	—	—	—	0.0 mi
Cotati-Rohnert Park PreschoolSpecial education	—	—	—	—	—	4.2 mi
South County ConsortiumSpecial education	K–12	129	9.9	—	—	4.8 mi
Pathways CharterCharter	K–12	348	20.1	43%	28%	5.2 mi
Roseland CharterCharter	K–12	1,254	18.7	37%	24%	9.9 mi
Learning House	K–12	0	—	—	—	10.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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