Heartwood Charter

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Petaluma, California

Heartwood Charter in Petaluma, California enrolled 739 students in 2024-25 with 22.6 full-time teachers, 32.6 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 40-52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 40% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

528 students in 2022-23, 600 students in 2023-24, 739 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.4 to 22.6.

Students enrolled at Heartwood Charter by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 600, 2024-25: 73902004006008002022-235282023-246002024-25739
Students enrolled at Heartwood Charter by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 600, 2024-25: 73902004006008002022-235282023-246002024-25739
Students enrolled at Heartwood Charter by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 600, 2024-25: 73902004006008002022-235282023-246002024-25739
Students enrolled at Heartwood Charter by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 600, 2024-25: 73902004006008002022-235282023-246002024-25739
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352821.424.7
2023-2460021.428.1
2024-2573922.632.6

32.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 California schools of this kind

Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Heartwood Charter 32.6; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHeartwood Charter 32.6state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Heartwood Charter 32.6; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHeartwood Charter 32.6state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Heartwood Charter 32.6; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHeartwood Charter 32.6state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Heartwood Charter 32.6; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHeartwood Charter 32.6state median 18.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Heartwood Charter enrolled 318 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent8.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.5% of students were White, 17.5% Hispanic, 15.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White62.5%
  2. Hispanic17.5%
  3. Two or more races15.8%
  4. Asian2.6%
  5. Black1.0%
  6. American Indian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Heartwood Charter scored proficient or above: 40-52% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑52%40‑52%45%
Math, 2022-2334%22‑35% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Schools of this kind in Petaluma

2 public schools of this kind in Petaluma report 2024-25 enrollment; Heartwood Charter is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Heartwood Charter73932.630.0%
South County Consortium1299.939.5%

All public schools in Petaluma →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Heartwood Charter

  1. South County ConsortiumThe nearest public school of this kind, 4.8 miles away: 129 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  2. Pathways CharterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 5.2 miles away: 348 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
  3. Compare Heartwood Charter with South County ConsortiumStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Heartwood Charter District spends per student$9,780 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,780
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaHeartwood Charter is the number 120 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#120 of 539
  6. California schools by students per teacher32.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.32.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Heartwood Charter

  1. How many students attend Heartwood Charter?
    739 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 528 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Petaluma, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Heartwood Charter?
    32.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Heartwood Charter a Title I school?
    Heartwood Charter has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Heartwood Charter do on state tests?
    The students tested at Heartwood Charter scored proficient or above: 40-52% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Heartwood Charter in?
    Heartwood Charter District, NCES district ID 0602512. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060251214416 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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