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Heartwood Charter

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Heartwood Charter ranks 2088 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

2088^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 64% of California alternative schools

Summary

Heartwood Charter is an alternative public charter school located in Petaluma, California, serving 600 students in grades K-12. The school is part of the Heartwood Charter District.

Heartwood Charter consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts/Literacy assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 42.03% to 64.71% compared to the state average of 44.21% to 49.65%. In science, the school's proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state average at 54.47% versus 32.65%. However, the school's mathematics performance is more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. Heartwood Charter has also experienced a steady decline in chronic absenteeism rates, from 30.0% in 2021-2022 to 6.1% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the state average. The school's spending per student has increased over the years, from $8,753 in 2021-2022 to $12,966 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby alternative schools like Sonoma County Special Education and Nova Education Center, Heartwood Charter's academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Science, is generally stronger. However, Heartwood Charter has a higher student-teacher ratio, ranging from 21.8 to 28 students per teacher, which may impact the level of individualized attention and support available to students.

739

Students ?

32.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,966

Per pupil spending ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Liberty School Rd.
Petaluma, CA 94952

(415) 488-9572

District: Heartwood Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Two or more races:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2021 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 33 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,088^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 4 pts since 2021

From top 31% (2021) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

685^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 15 pts since 2021

From top 40% (2021) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	2088 of 5857	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	2002 of 5869	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	2107 of 5859	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	2732 of 5883	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	445 of 1417	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	2278 of 5597	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	1899 of 5612	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	1983 of 5609	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	2668 of 5635	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	1884 of 5107	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	1600 of 5460	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	1938 of 5517	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	1055 of 5363	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	2125 of 5264	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	1870 of 5628	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	2051 of 5643	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	2206 of 5638	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	2860 of 5663	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	578 of 718	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	574 of 670	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	181 of 2847	93.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1751 of 2598	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1855 of 2651	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1879 of 2661	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	2255 of 2726	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	685 of 2761	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	673 of 2783	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	789 of 2781	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	1264 of 2740	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	359 of 894	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	614 of 2533	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	622 of 2551	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	933 of 2531	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	979 of 2509	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	389 of 2542	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	361 of 2579	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	710 of 2531	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	753 of 2534	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	699 of 2552	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	757 of 2538	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	687 of 1520	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	711 of 1537	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	691 of 1543	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.8	1242 of 1555	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-45 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science54%+22 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heartwood Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	170 Liberty School Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Heartwood Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(415) 488-9572	739	23	32.6	36.0%	456 (61.7%)	7 (0.9%)	128 (17.3%)	19 (2.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (15.6%)								(n/a)	53.7	52.9			54.5	42.0	52.4	61.9	62.5	54.4	64.7		56.2	38.2	31.3	40.3	39.1	34.8	35.4		36.8	22.8	22.8	22.8	22.8	22.8	22.8	$12,966	$661	$12,305
Liberty Independent Study	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	170 Liberty School Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Liberty Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 795-4380	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																												$4,639	$137	$4,502
South County Consortium	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Douglas St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4641	129	13	9.9	50.4%	72 (55.8%)	3 (2.3%)	39 (30.2%)	5 (3.9%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	5 (3.9%)								(n/a)					33.3								30.0								10.0							$46,766	$602	$46,164
Pathways Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Professional Center Dr. St	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Pathways Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 585-6510	348	17	20.1	45.7%	158 (45.4%)	9 (2.6%)	119 (34.2%)	19 (5.5%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (9.8%)								(n/a)	40.9	28.6	17.1		26.8	37.5	42.1	47.6	44.4	48.3	38.9	40.0	42.6	29.4	42.1	19.1	33.3	31.0	20.0	2.9	23.5	66.7	70.8	79.2	70.8	79.2	70.8	$14,250	$767	$13,483
Roseland Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1691 Burbank Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Roseland Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-0102	1,254	67	18.7	89.3%	19 (1.5%)	9 (0.7%)	1,182 (94.3%)	16 (1.3%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.4%)								(n/a)		18.4	24.7		21.1					34.9	39.5	48.4	40.3					23.8	23.2	27.9	24.7							$20,671	$5,456	$15,215
Learning House	Public, Alternative	K-12	203 South A St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3902	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orchard View	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 Watertrough Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 823-4709	224	14	16.3	21.9%	145 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (24.6%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)								(n/a)	53.9	52.6	50.0	64.3	54.4		53.3	66.7	64.7	41.2	79.0	64.5	61.3		28.6	46.7	61.1	37.5	57.9	32.3	43.2							$13,921	$77	$13,844
Pivot Charter School - North Bay	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2999 Cleveland Ave.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Pivot Charter School - North Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 843-4676	437	27	15.9	61.8%	191 (43.7%)	10 (2.3%)	159 (36.4%)	12 (2.7%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.3%)								(n/a)		15.6	16.2	17.2	17.7					16.0	23.3	29.4	29.1					20.8	10.0	6.7	10.7							$11,843	$981	$10,862
Northwest Prep Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2590 Piner Rd.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Northwest Prep Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3320	138	8	17.6	67.4%	58 (42.0%)	1 (0.7%)	60 (43.5%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.1%)								(n/a)		12.0		33.3	23.5					41.2	28.0	71.4	43.6					29.4	8.0	14.3	14.5
Nova Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	720 Diablo Blvd.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-7653	73	5	14.7	32.9%	33 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (26.0%)	7 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.4%)								(n/a)				40.9	41.4							56.5	53.7							13.0	24.4							$28,702	$1,888	$26,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Heartwood Charter

Is Heartwood Charter a good school?

Heartwood Charter ranks 2088^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Heartwood Charter in?

Heartwood Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Heartwood Charter?

Students at Heartwood Charter are 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

How many students attend Heartwood Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Heartwood Charter.

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