📍 1963 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, 94595
Acalanes Center for Independent Study is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County. The school has 47 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jon Drury. It is part of the Acalanes Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
Acalanes Center for Independent Study enrolls 47 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 13% Two or more races and 8.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 32 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 13% |
| Asian | 4 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
10 of the school's 47 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Acalanes Center for Independent Study is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small).
Acalanes Center for Independent Study is one of 5 schools in Acalanes Union High, based in Lafayette, California. The district serves 5,425 students district-wide and employs 282 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 47 students, Acalanes Center for Independent Study is smaller than the district average of about 1,085 students per school.
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