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La Vida Charter School

Charter | K-12 | 52 students

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Willits's La Vida Charter School is a charter school serving 52 students in grades K-12.

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79% of students at this school are White.

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Ann Kelly leads this school.

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Posted October 9, 2010

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LaVida is a unique school that offers the best of both homeschooling and on-site classes. The school is set on beautiful Ridgewood Ranch and has an old-fashioned village school atmosphere. A nurturing vibe with Waldorf inspired teaching methods. It is the utopia of publicly funded schools!
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732

Change from
2011 to 2012

+57

API Statewide Rank
(2011)

1 / 10

API Similar Schools Rank (2011)

N/A

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732

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Change from
2011 to 2012

+57

Change from 2011 to 2012

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API Statewide Rank
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1 / 10

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API Similar Schools Rank (2011)

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API Similar Schools Rank (2011)

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity	This school	State average
White	79%	28%
Multiple or No Response	7%	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	6%	1%
Hispanic or Latino	4%	49%
Asian	3%	8%
African American	1%	7%
Filipino	0%	3%
Pacific Islander	0%	1%

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Average class size

	This school	District average	State average
Average class size	9	N/A	25

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Teacher experience

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	3	N/A	11
Average years teaching	17	N/A	13

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Teacher credentials

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	90%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	0%	N/A	2%

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

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Arts & music

Visual arts	Painting
Performing and written arts	Dance Drama

Language learning

Foreign languages taught

French
Latin
Spanish

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School basics

School start time	9:00am
School end time	3:00pm
School Leader's name	Ann Kelly
Fax number	(707) 459-6377

Programs

Foreign languages taught

French
Latin
Spanish

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Arts & music

Visual arts	Painting
Performing arts	Dance Drama

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