Acalanes Center for Independent Study
Walnut Creek · CA · Acalanes Union High · Public
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Prospect High (Continuation) → Berkeley Technology Academy → Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court → Vicente Martinez High → Mt. McKinley → Redwood Continuation High → Contra Costa School of Performing Arts → Alternatives in Action →At a glance
- 3 AP courses offered — Moderate
- AP rigor: Bottom 44% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 69% in 2019 (Bottom 14% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Acalanes Center for Independent Study compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Prospect High (Continuation), Berkeley Technology Academy, Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 44% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 14% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +5.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 61 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect High (Continuation) Pleasant Hill |
Public | 4.2 | 60 | +3.4% |
| Berkeley Technology Academy Berkeley |
Public | 10.7 | 54 | +3.8% |
| Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court San Leandro |
Public | 11.4 | 55 | +0.0% |
| Vicente Martinez High Martinez |
Public | 10.0 | 50 | -23.1% |
| Mt. McKinley Martinez |
Public | 7.7 | 38 | — |
| Redwood Continuation High Castro Valley |
Public | 11.3 | 92 | -9.8% |
| Contra Costa School of Performing Arts Walnut Creek |
Public · charter | 4.6 | 129 | -23.7% |
| Alternatives in Action Oakland |
Public · charter | 10.1 | 106 | -29.3% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantAcalanes Center for Independent Study is a public high school in Walnut Creek, CA, enrolling 61 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
It offers 3 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 44% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
2 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 4% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 69% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 610 students per school counselor.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Acalanes Center for Independent Study offer? Acalanes Center for Independent Study offers 3 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 44% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Acalanes Center for Independent Study's graduation rate? Acalanes Center for Independent Study's federal four-year graduation rate was about 69% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Acalanes Center for Independent Study? Acalanes Center for Independent Study is a public high school in Walnut Creek, CA, enrolling 61 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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