Acalanes Center for Independent Study

1963 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595

Grades
9–12
High
Students
61
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Acalanes Union High
Contra Costa County

Not graded

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About Acalanes Center for Independent Study

Acalanes Center for Independent Study is an alternative high school in Walnut Creek, California, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Acalanes Union High. The school is located in a small city in Contra Costa County.

In the 2024–25 school year, 61 students were enrolled, with about 9.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California high school (18.5 students per teacher).

Grades & enrollment

Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12

Location & nearby schools

1963 Tice Valley Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
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School details

Type
Alternative School · What this means
Level
High
Grades offered
9–12
Enrollment (2024–25)
61 students
Students per teacher
9.5 to 1
AP courses offered
2
Charter school
No
Magnet school
No
Locale
City — Small
School district
Acalanes Union High
County
Contra Costa County
NCES school ID
060165010751

Schools near Acalanes Center for Independent Study

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Acalanes High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,256 students
A2.2 mi

School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.