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Charter schools in Windsor, CA

1 school in Windsor, 30 more within 15 miles. Public, and free to attend.

Public charter schools (tuition-free)

Windsor charter schools at a glance

1 public charter school gives Windsor as its address in the 2025-26 federal school directory, and 30 more are within 15 miles. The school had about 1,075 students in 2024-25. Every one is a public school that charges no tuition.

1,075 students, 2024-25
$0 tuition

Networks and districts with the most of these schools: Rincon Valley Union Elementary (5), Mark West Union Elementary (3), Santa Rosa Elementary (3), Gravenstein Union Elementary (2), Twin Hills Union Elementary (2). Names as reported to the federal directory.

Charter schools in Windsor (1)

Largest first. Enrollment and teachers are from 2024-25; schools new in 2025-26 have no count yet.

Charter school Grades Students (2024-25) Per teacher Phone
Cali Calmecac Language Academy K-8 1,075 20.4 (707) 837-7747

Nearby, within 15 miles (30)

Charter schools in other towns, nearest first. Online schools are left out here because their address is an office.

Charter school Grades Students (2024-25) Per teacher Town Miles Phone
San Miguel Elementary K-6 401 20.1 Santa Rosa 3 (707) 524-2960
Mark West Charter K-8 124 18.6 Santa Rosa 4 (707) 524-2741
John B. Riebli Elementary K-6 411 20.6 Santa Rosa 5 (707) 524-2980
Piner-Olivet Charter 7-8 212 25.5 Santa Rosa 5 (707) 522-3310
Olivet Elementary Charter K-6 323 24.8 Santa Rosa 5 (707) 522-3045
Northwest Prep Charter K-12 138 17.6 Santa Rosa 6 (707) 522-3320
Village Charter K-8 118 Santa Rosa 6 (707) 524-2848
Morrice Schaefer Charter K-6 304 24.8 Santa Rosa 6 (707) 522-3015
Forestville Academy 2-8 152 14.8 Forestville 6 (707) 887-2279
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle 1-8 708 20.6 Santa Rosa 7 (707) 542-0171
Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts K-8 384 19.3 Santa Rosa 8 (707) 890-3920
Kid Street Charter K-6 118 16.9 Santa Rosa 8 (707) 525-9223
Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter 5-6 128 32 Santa Rosa 9 (707) 890-3860
Cesar Chavez Language Academy K-8 773 20 Santa Rosa 9 (707) 890-3890
Sebastopol Independent Charter K-8 286 20 Sebastopol 9 (707) 824-9700
Binkley Elementary Charter K-6 351 21.9 Santa Rosa 9 (707) 539-6060
Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS) K-8 525 19.8 Santa Rosa 9 (707) 890-3930
Roseland Charter K-12 1,254 18.7 Santa Rosa 9 (707) 545-0102
Whited Elementary Charter K-6 327 20.5 Santa Rosa 10 (707) 539-2400
Village Elementary Charter K-6 384 24 Santa Rosa 10 (707) 545-5754
Spring Lake Charter K-8 383 15.4 Santa Rosa 10 (707) 545-1771
Sunridge Charter K-8 256 25.6 Sebastopol 10 (707) 824-2844
Guerneville Elementary (Charter) K-8 171 17.1 Guerneville 10 (707) 869-2864
Manzanita Elementary Charter K-6 369 19.4 Santa Rosa 10 (707) 545-1771
Bennett Valley Charter 1-6 365 24.3 Santa Rosa 11 (707) 526-4433
Twin Hills Charter Middle 6-8 207 16.9 Sebastopol 11 (707) 823-7446
Hillcrest Middle 6-8 297 16.8 Sebastopol 12 (707) 823-7653
Salmon Creek School - A Charter 2-8 162 18.5 Occidental 12 (707) 874-1205
Gravenstein Elementary K-5 464 19.9 Sebastopol 13 (707) 823-5361
Pathways Charter K-12 348 20.1 Rohnert Park 14 (707) 585-6510

Charter schools: how they work

  • Public and free. NCES describes a public charter school as a publicly funded school, usually run by a group or organization under a contract (the charter) with the state, the district or another body. The federal definition says a charter school does not charge tuition.
  • Families choose it. Under the same definition, a charter school is one parents choose to send their children to, and it admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for.
  • Its own rules, its own accountability. The charter frees the school from some state or local rules; in return it must meet the standards written in its charter. It is nonsectarian.
  • No program badge. ChoiceFunded’s program badges and “schools that accept” lists cover private schools only. Charter schools are listed separately here, with no badge, and are never counted with private schools.

Sources: 20 U.S.C. 7221i (federal Charter Schools Program definitions); NCES, Condition of Education: Public Charter School Enrollment. Each state writes its own charter law, so ask the school how enrollment works there.

Questions parents ask

How many charter schools are in Windsor?

1 public charter school in the 2025-26 federal directory is in Windsor, and 30 more are within 15 miles. Cali Calmecac Language Academy.

Do charter schools in Windsor charge tuition?

No. Charter schools are public schools, and the federal definition of a charter school says it does not charge tuition. Ask each school about fees for extras.

How do I enroll in a Windsor charter school?

Apply to each school directly. Under the federal definition, a charter school admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for, so check each school’s application dates. Each state writes its own charter law.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (2025-26 directory, 2024-25 enrollment and staff). Where our data comes from.

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