📍 1149 W. Wood St., Willows, Glenn County, 95988
Walden Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Willows, Glenn County. The school has 192 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amber Calonico. It is part of the Walden Academy District school district. It serves grades K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Walden Academy enrolls 192 students across grades K–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 86 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 15% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
107 of the school's 192 students (56%) 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.
Walden Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Walden Academy is one of 1 schools in Walden Academy District, based in Willows, California. The district serves 167 students district-wide and employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 192 students, Walden Academy is close to the district average of about 167 students per school.