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Wheatland Charter Academy is an elementary public charter school located in Beale AFB, California, serving grades K-5 with an enrollment of 87 students. The school is part of the Wheatland District, which is ranked 359 out of 1,560 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Wheatland Charter Academy has a diverse student population, with 47.13% White, 29.89% Hispanic, and 19.54% two or more races. The school consistently ranks in the top half of California elementary schools, with a ranking of 1,201 out of 5,848 schools in the 2022-2023 school year, earning a 4-star rating. Wheatland Charter Academy also ranks 30 out of 140 California elementary schools for military-connected students, indicating a strong focus on serving this population. The school outperforms the Wheatland District and the state of California in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with 61.54% and 58.97% of students scoring proficient or better, respectively. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.7% in 2018-2019 to 13.6% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern.
Wheatland Charter Academy outperforms the nearby Wheatland Elementary and Lone Tree Elementary schools in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with a significant gap in some grade levels. The school also has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (41.38%) compared to the nearby Wheatland Elementary (55.83%) and Lone Tree Elementary (36.08%) schools, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance. Additionally, Wheatland Charter Academy outperforms the schools in the Marysville Joint Unified District, such as Edgewater Elementary, Ella Elementary, and Linda Elementary, in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.
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