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North Area Community

Q: Is North Area Community a good school?

North Area Community ranks in the bottom 15.4% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend North Area Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended North Area Community.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North Area Community?

Students at North Area Community are 41% Hispanic, 23% African American, 23% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades 7-12

1828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 15% of California high schools

Summary

North Area Community is a small public high school serving grades 7-12 in Sacramento, CA, with approximately 280 students under the Sacramento County Office of Education.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English (7.84%) and Math (0.65%) far below state averages, and a graduation rate of 25.0% that is dramatically lower than nearby comprehensive high schools like Rio Linda High (95.9%) and Grant Union High (90.8%). Its performance is more comparable to other specialized schools in the area, such as Elinor Lincoln Hickey Junior/Senior High, suggesting it serves a student population with high needs.

Despite spending more per student ($37,216) than many local comprehensive high schools, academic outcomes remain low, highlighting that funding alone does not determine success. A positive trend is a notable improvement in chronic absenteeism, which has been cut by more than half since 2021. The school's long-term performance has declined from its peak in 2007, and it currently ranks in the bottom 15% of California high schools.

280

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,216

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4000 Pinell St.
Sacramento, CA 95838-2907

(916) 228-2073

District: Sacramento County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.4%

African American:

22.9%

White:

22.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2006 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2006

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (25% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg46%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,715^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,828^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Sacramento County Office of Education

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	2715 of 2761	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.0	2483 of 2497	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.4	2447 of 2477	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	592 of 609	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	2512 of 2533	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	2384 of 2395	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	2517 of 2542	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	2500 of 2534	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	1517 of 1520	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1828 of 2162	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	1883 of 2039	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	1869 of 2426	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	1987 of 2354	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.8	1952 of 2367	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.5	1731 of 2281	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	1759 of 2238	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	1151 of 2117	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.1	1061 of 2063	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	4.5	1820 of 1968	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.2	1761 of 1901	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1722 of 2013	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+28 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Area Community	Public	7-12	4000 Pinell St.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2073	280	14	20.0	63.6%	63 (22.5%)	64 (22.9%)	116 (41.4%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	22 (7.9%)	14.3	1828^th of 2162 public high schools	15.4%					(n/a)	8.3		3.4	6.1		1.8	11.1	6.7	7.8		0.0	1.4	0.0	0.7	$37,216	$6,097	$31,119
Vista Nueva Career and Technology High	Public	9-12	2035 North Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2750	99	13	7.6	93.9%	5 (5.1%)	24 (24.2%)	60 (60.6%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (3.0%)	12.9	1882^nd of 2162 public high schools	13.0%		10.3	2052^nd of 2159 public high schools	5.0%	170		3.8	4.2	3.9				20.0	20.0				1.9	1.9	$32,319	$5,116	$27,203
Grant Union High	Public	9-12	1400 Grand Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3450	1,987	98	20.1	91.3%	100 (5.0%)	311 (15.7%)	987 (49.7%)	397 (20.0%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (3.5%)	114 (5.7%)	40.8	1243^rd of 2162 public high schools	42.5%		33.6	1408^th of 2159 public high schools	34.8%	165		14.1	3.3	13.2				46.5	46.5				24.1	24.1	$20,656	$3,394	$17,262
Futures High	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Grace Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Futures High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1902	469	22	21.2	79.3%	335 (71.4%)	35 (7.5%)	57 (12.2%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	44.4	1157^th of 2162 public high schools	46.5%		40.7	1228^th of 2159 public high schools	43.1%	71		24.1		23.4				44.4	44.4				22.0	22.0	$13,272	$1,013	$12,259
Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2360 El Camino Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-1788	464	22	21.0	81.7%	28 (6.0%)	82 (17.7%)	267 (57.5%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (14.7%)	29.1	1500^th of 2162 public high schools	30.6%		45.5	1111^th of 2159 public high schools	48.5%	389	6.8		13.6	9.1	17.7	14.8	19.5	36.4	20.8	11.8	3.5	10.2	7.1	8.1	$18,260	$2,362	$15,898
Palmiter Special Education	Public	7-12	2040 Ethan Way	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2020	41	5	8.2	68.3%	15 (36.6%)	11 (26.8%)	10 (24.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.8%)								(n/a)									18.2					9.1	$96,247	$2,255	$93,992
Elinor Lincoln Hickey Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	2040 Ethan Way	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2074	136	7	18.8	78.7%	26 (19.1%)	24 (17.6%)	61 (44.9%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.7%)	16 (11.8%)								(n/a)			0.0	3.5					0.0					0.0	$25,042	$3,547	$21,495
Mira Loma High	Public	9-12	4000 Edison Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7465	1,655	73	22.5	62.7%	562 (34.0%)	106 (6.4%)	372 (22.5%)	464 (28.0%)	6 (0.4%)	23 (1.4%)	113 (6.8%)	66.2	671^st of 2162 public high schools	69.0%		83.4	355^th of 2159 public high schools	83.6%	316		39.0	6.3	36.3				55.1	55.1				33.3	33.3	$16,958	$2,207	$14,751
Capital College & Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	501 Arden Way	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Capital College & Career Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 234-0583	115	8	14.2	71.3%	22 (19.1%)	33 (28.7%)	38 (33.0%)	5 (4.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	14 (12.2%)								(n/a)															$59,457	$12,400	$47,057
Rio Linda High	Public	9-12	6309 Dry Creek Rd.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2725	1,594	78	20.3	83.0%	298 (18.7%)	118 (7.4%)	817 (51.3%)	244 (15.3%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	90 (5.6%)	50.6	1023^rd of 2162 public high schools	52.7%		56.1	853^rd of 2159 public high schools	60.5%	170		22.8	12.5	22.3				56.5	56.5				23.4	23.4	$20,279	$2,960	$17,319

Frequently Asked Questions about North Area Community

Is North Area Community a good school?

North Area Community ranks in the bottom 15.4% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of North Area Community?

Students at North Area Community are 41% Hispanic, 23% African American, 23% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What district is North Area Community in?

Sacramento County Office of Education

How many students attend North Area Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended North Area Community.

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