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Capital City Independent Study

Q: Is Capital City Independent Study a good school?

Capital City Independent Study ranks in the bottom 2.9% of California alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Capital City Independent Study?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Capital City Independent Study.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Capital City Independent Study?

Students at Capital City Independent Study are 43% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 15% African American, 13% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

5688^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 3% of California alternative schools

Summary

Capital City Independent Study is a small, K-12 public alternative school serving 258 students within the Sacramento City Unified district, designed for students who may need a different approach from the traditional classroom setting.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below both state averages and nearby alternative schools like Visions In Education and Fortune. It also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 49% and a dropout rate over four times the state average, though its graduation rate has been volatile in recent years. Interestingly, these struggles persist despite the school having a favorable student-teacher ratio and spending more per student than most comparable schools, creating a notable gap between its resources and its outcomes.

When compared to other local alternatives, it's clear that serving a high-needs population does not predetermine results; schools like Fortune achieve stronger academic results with a similar student body. The data suggests that for families considering Capital City Independent Study, understanding the specific support systems and instructional model in place to address absenteeism, engagement, and core subject mastery, particularly in mathematics, would be crucial areas to explore.

258

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,047

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7222 24th St.
Sacramento, CA 95822-4978

(916) 395-5020

District: Sacramento City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.0%

Asian:

20.9%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (64% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg34%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,688^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,692^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,511^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

982^nd of 1,543Sacramento City Unified 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
2025	8.9	5688 of 5857	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	5394 of 5869	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4440 of 5859	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4112 of 5883	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.4	5594 of 5662	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	5651 of 5692	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	4957 of 5614	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	5538 of 5611	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.7	359 of 663	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	1.3	1132 of 1154	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	30.6	3698 of 5609	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3629 of 5635	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	43.3	2658 of 5087	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	2616 of 5084	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	5431 of 5460	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	5303 of 5517	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3838 of 5363	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4116 of 5264	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	4432 of 5638	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4292 of 5663	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	2692 of 2761	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1989 of 2783	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	2006 of 2781	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1616 of 2740	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.3	2512 of 2715	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	2080 of 2480	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	2394 of 2508	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	2423 of 2497	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	2227 of 2477	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	2219 of 2379	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.0	2180 of 2259	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.8	2132 of 2236	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	2003 of 2179	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	1996 of 2063	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.0	1847 of 2005	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	1645 of 1999	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	1615 of 1804	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	1609 of 1777	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.7	1642 of 1769	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.1	399 of 637	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	11.2	648 of 733	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	1365 of 2551	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1687 of 2531	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	1307 of 2509	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.2	2203 of 2380	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	2007 of 2395	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1402 of 2388	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1930 of 2374	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1193 of 2359	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	2492 of 2542	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1530 of 2579	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1920 of 2531	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1368 of 2458	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	2186 of 2369	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1951 of 2230	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	2526 of 2534	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2191 of 2552	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2125 of 2538	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1737 of 2527	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2259 of 2407	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1897 of 2273	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1511 of 2162	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1382 of 2159	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1275 of 2170	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1321 of 2123	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1577 of 2133	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1779 of 2017	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	1563 of 2021	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	1583 of 2039	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.8	1661 of 1994	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	1604 of 2426	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.8	1588 of 2354	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.4	1523 of 2367	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.9	1586 of 2281	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.4	1370 of 2238	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.3	1062 of 2117	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.4	969 of 2063	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	30.1	1088 of 1968	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.7	1143 of 1901	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.0	727 of 1653	56.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	360 of 521	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	425 of 592	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	530 of 582	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	533 of 591	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	56.4	254 of 1064	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	36.0	567 of 941	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1445 of 1906	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1349 of 1915	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1184 of 1858	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1465 of 1833	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1618 of 1760	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1512 of 1900	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1147 of 1902	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	915 of 1917	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	1323 of 1861	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1497 of 1814	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1559 of 1742	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1628 of 2013	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1195 of 2026	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1211 of 2030	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1184 of 1943	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1514 of 1937	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1606 of 1862	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1711 of 1942	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	1063 of 1948	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	996 of 1963	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1224 of 1916	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1452 of 1880	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1603 of 1834	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.1	978 of 1222	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	1097 of 1173	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2023)48th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2022)46th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2023)34th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2023)21st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2022)2nd percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2024)46th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2022)37th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2022)12th percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2023)76th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2023)31st percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-10 vs school

White (2019)20th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2023)10th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science16%-16 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Outside of maybe 2 or 3 school personnel, your gonna have to deal with rude, gossipy, and all around lousy school admin, front desk secretary's, and teachers. School has went down hill ever since this new principal took over. Not to mention this score ranks super low in academics smh. Close Quote

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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 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
Capital City Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	7222 24th St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 395-5020	258	20	13.1	76.7%	34 (13.2%)	38 (14.7%)	111 (43.0%)	54 (20.9%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (1.9%)	13 (5.0%)								(n/a)	21.4	8.7		25.0	16.3			6.7	5.6	24.0	7.7	30.0	16.3			6.7	0.0	4.0	3.9	6.9	5.5	81.7	85.9	88.7	87.3	85.9	88.7	$26,047	$5,314	$20,733
Fortune	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6829 Stockton Blvd. Ste. 380	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Fortune District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 273-1030	1,698	93	18.3	79.9%	22 (1.3%)	1,044 (61.5%)	373 (22.0%)	37 (2.2%)	8 (0.5%)	13 (0.8%)	201 (11.8%)								(n/a)	23.9	22.1	21.1		22.4	30.7	28.2	35.8	33.9	45.7	37.4	67.2	36.6	32.0	32.1	23.1	19.6	31.7	26.5	24.6	27.6	94.7	95.1	97.7		95.1	95.4	$22,195	$2,593	$19,602
Las Flores High (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	5900 Bamford Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 399-9890	532	20	26.2	72.0%	86 (16.2%)	64 (12.0%)	189 (35.5%)	97 (18.2%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.8%)	73 (13.7%)								(n/a)	33.3	29.7	40.7	40.9	36.2	29.4	33.3	33.3	61.9	41.0	32.9	55.0	43.5	17.7	16.7	25.0	23.8	39.5	35.2	40.9	34.1	89.2	93.9	95.4	93.9	90.8	92.3	$12,943	$1,241	$11,702
West Sacramento School for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Raider Ln.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 371-7891	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jessie Baker	Public, Alternative	K-12	8850 Southside Ave.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7703	170	14	12.1	55.9%	45 (26.5%)	24 (14.1%)	60 (35.3%)	29 (17.1%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	7 (4.1%)								(n/a)																												$37,155	$1,009	$36,146
Marconi Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2444 Marconi Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	Marconi Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 974-7307	464	12	38.3	89.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												41.4	41.4							4.8	4.8
Ralph Richardson Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4848 Cottage Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7411	54	6	8.9	37.0%	32 (59.3%)	3 (5.6%)	11 (20.4%)	5 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.7%)								(n/a)																												$69,258	$10,637	$58,621
California Innovative Career Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	1333 Grand Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	California Innovative Career Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 436-5770	1,729	121	14.2	93.2%	838 (48.5%)	160 (9.3%)	278 (16.1%)	220 (12.7%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	224 (13.0%)								(n/a)																												$17,644	$270	$17,374
Highlands Community Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	1333 Grand Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Highlands Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 844-2283	11,713	127	92.1	97.4%	5,530 (47.2%)	130 (1.1%)	1,637 (14.0%)	2,893 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (0.2%)	1,503 (12.8%)								(n/a)				8.3	8.3																							$16,929	$225	$16,704
Keema School for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1281 North Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3410	529	28	18.8	91.9%	109 (20.6%)	60 (11.3%)	264 (49.9%)	34 (6.4%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	46 (8.7%)								(n/a)	12.5	7.0	9.8		9.3			20.0	30.8	31.3	18.6	31.6	27.5			0.0	15.4	9.7	4.7	3.2	5.3	75.0	80.0	87.5	82.5	77.5	82.5	$18,219	$2,451	$15,768

Frequently Asked Questions about Capital City Independent Study

How many students attend Capital City Independent Study?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Capital City Independent Study.

Is Capital City Independent Study a good school?

Capital City Independent Study ranks in the bottom 2.9% of California alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Capital City Independent Study?

Students at Capital City Independent Study are 43% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 15% African American, 13% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What district is Capital City Independent Study in?

Sacramento City Unified

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