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Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter/Placer Academy

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Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

498

Students ?

33.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9050 Old State Hwy.
Newcastle, CA 95658-9515

(916) 259-1425

District: Newcastle Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.5%

Hispanic:

8.6%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2018

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 34 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school62%

District avg58%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter/Placer Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

183^rd of 1,543Newcastle Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	80.5	1104 of 5662	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	82.8	1011 of 5692	82.2%	★★★★☆
2016	85.3	883 of 5614	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.7	1049 of 5611	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	67.7	1689 of 5530	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	80.6	1011 of 5413	81.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	77.1	1179 of 5431	78.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	55.2	1350 of 2737	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	80.5	439 of 2480	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	88.9	269 of 2508	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	92.8	151 of 2497	94.0%	★★★★★
2015	81.8	392 of 2477	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.0	427 of 2379	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	75.4	494 of 2262	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	81.3	392 of 2273	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	64.0	537 of 1496	64.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2018)81st percentile~ school

Male (2018)78th percentile~ school

White (2018)51st percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Male (2018)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2018)78th percentile-4 vs school

White (2018)64th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+20 vs state

Mathematics56%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Placer County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	360 Nevada St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 745-1440	85	13	6.7	58.8%	39 (45.9%)	7 (8.2%)	21 (24.7%)	4 (4.7%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.5%)	10 (11.8%)								(n/a)
Placer County Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	360 Nevada St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 745-1440	14	2	5.9	78.6%	7 (50.0%)	1 (7.1%)	5 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$117,866	$70,746	$47,120
Placer County Pathways Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	360 Nevada St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 745-1440	293	19	15.4	50.5%	181 (61.8%)	4 (1.4%)	85 (29.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)								(n/a)	58.3	50.0				53.6	69.6	77.3	70.8	73.9	50.0	46.9		61.3	69.6	68.2	45.8	65.2	45.8	40.6		52.3							$19,947	$3,647	$16,300
Rocklin Alternative Education Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3250 Victory Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 632-3195	42	3	14.2	40.5%	31 (73.8%)	1 (2.4%)	5 (11.9%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.1%)								(n/a)				25.0	45.5	34.4							66.7	53.9							16.7	23.1							$17,959	$291	$17,668
John Adams Academy - Lincoln	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1797 Bella Breeze Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	John Adams Academy - Lincoln District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 209-5540	1,392	64	21.8	23.6%	861 (61.9%)	17 (1.2%)	336 (24.1%)	84 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	81 (5.8%)								(n/a)	49.2	27.5	65.6	50.0		42.2	39.5	44.1	56.6	51.2	61.0	54.6	81.0	52.2	48.7	35.6	41.5	43.2	43.9	25.8	38.1	39.7	93.1	94.2	97.1	93.6	93.6	94.8	$15,440	$392	$15,048
Horizon Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	873 First St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Horizon Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 408-5200	1,757	67	26.3	55.5%	915 (52.1%)	105 (6.0%)	405 (23.1%)	82 (4.7%)	4 (0.2%)	13 (0.7%)	228 (13.0%)								(n/a)	41.2	39.5		40.7	46.2	40.6	57.1	50.0	49.0	54.6	47.6	47.2	64.4	53.5	53.3	44.1	46.9	34.6	43.7	38.3	39.3	42.4	30.3	31.7	38.7	30.3	40.1	31.7	$11,551	$253	$11,298
ATLAS Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	870 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 409-2404	80	2	35.5	27.5%	56 (70.0%)	4 (5.0%)	13 (16.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)								(n/a)				35.7		40.9							77.8	75.0							33.3	35.7							$11,295	$555	$10,740
Sierra Vista	Public, Alternative	3-12	5280 Stirling St.	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Placer County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 277-8799	16	2	8.0	75.0%	11 (68.8%)	2 (12.5%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)														27.3								0.0							$243,465	$3,578	$239,887
John Adams Academy - Roseville	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Sierra Gate Plaza	Roseville	95678	Placer County	John Adams Academy - Roseville District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-6800	1,668	80	20.8	33.9%	1,124 (67.4%)	18 (1.1%)	297 (17.8%)	109 (6.5%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	107 (6.4%)								(n/a)	33.8	36.5		52.7		38.8	40.3	45.9	42.4	55.0	52.4	52.5	76.7	50.7	58.4	54.1	24.0	41.3	39.5	36.9	48.7	42.5	90.9	94.1	94.1	92.5	92.5	93.1	$15,500	$636	$14,864
New Pacific Charter - Roseville	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	143 Clinton Ave.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	New Pacific Charter - Roseville District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 890-7579	195	8	24.2	45.6%	125 (64.1%)	9 (4.6%)	46 (23.6%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)	53.3	18.2				38.5	28.6	45.0	60.0	44.4	46.2	27.3		41.8	19.1	25.0	46.7	22.2	7.7	18.2		23.5							$19,101	$272	$18,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter/Placer Academy

How many students attend Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter/Placer Academy?

In the 2017-18 school year, 498 students attended Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter/Placer Academy.

What district is Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter/Placer Academy in?

Newcastle Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter/Placer Academy?

Students at Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter/Placer Academy are 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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