Middle school (grades 6-8) · Santa Rosa, CA

Piner-Olivet Charter

Federal NCES profile for Piner-Olivet Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 060160206676Charter school
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Piner-Olivet Charter earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 87% of California schools.

#5 of 5
middle schools in Santa Rosa · Resource Index
27
Resource Index · Lower
26.5:1
large classes for California
34.3%
free-lunch eligible

Piner-Olivet Charter has class sizes larger than 87% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Piner-Olivet Charter ranks #5 of 5 middle schools in Santa Rosa, CA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+0 students YoY

Piner-Olivet Charter held near 216 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 8.4 → 8.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 060160206676 · Santa Rosa, CA Middle · SMALL · CHARTER

212 enr · 26.5:1 · 34.3% lunch · RII 27

Nearest enrollment peer: Berry Creek Middle School (212 students)

Piner-Olivet Charter held near 216 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE held 8.4 → 8.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Piner-Olivet Charter compares

Piner-Olivet Charter held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 26.5:1 ▲ 23% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 34.3% ▼ 38% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 212 top 82% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

26.5:1
Leaner classes than 4% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
212
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
34.3%
free-lunch eligible - 38% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
26.5:1
students per teacher - 23% above state mean
Top 87% in California - lower ratio than 13% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
9.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 53.8%
White 23.6%
Asian 12.3%
Two or More 5.2%
African American 3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.9%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 53.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 63.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.6, Piner-Olivet Charter is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Similar middle schools in Santa Rosa

4 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Piner-Olivet Charter

How many students attend Piner-Olivet Charter?

Piner-Olivet Charter has 212 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Santa Rosa, CA. CCD year-over-year: 216 (2022-23) → 216 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Piner-Olivet Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at Piner-Olivet Charter is 26.5:1, which is 23% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 69% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Piner-Olivet Charter?

34.3% of students at Piner-Olivet Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Piner-Olivet Charter?

The largest demographic group at Piner-Olivet Charter is Hispanic or Latino at 53.8% of enrollment, in Santa Rosa, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Piner-Olivet Charter?

Piner-Olivet Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Piner-Olivet Charter rank among middle schools in Santa Rosa?

By Resource Investment Index, Piner-Olivet Charter ranks #5 of 5 middle schools in Santa Rosa, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Santa Rosa on the city page.

What other schools are in Piner-Olivet Charter District?

None; Piner-Olivet Charter District is a single-school charter district, and Piner-Olivet Charter is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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