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Sacramento County Office of Education

At a glance

This district is not ranked due to insufficient test score data.

High 5 Alternative 1Grades K-12

10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather, CA 95655-4116·(916) 228-2500·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2007–2016

2016: better than 2.1% of districts

Schools

815

Students

Top rankedNorth Area Community1828^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Smallest classes

Foundations Academy 8.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

North Area Community

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Summary:

The Sacramento County Office of Education district consists of 6 schools, including 5 high schools and 1 alternative school, serving students in the Sacramento area. The district as a whole is ranked 1528 out of 1565 districts in California and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Foundations Academy, an alternative school, has the highest test scores in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the other schools. It also has the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 31.76%. Palmiter Special Education high school has the second-highest test scores and the second-lowest student-teacher ratio at 6.2. The other schools in the district generally perform below the Sacramento County and California averages on standardized tests, have high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, and have relatively high student-teacher ratios.

The district-wide graduation rate is on par with the state average at 86.4%, but the dropout rate is higher at 8.9%. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with a district-wide rate of 20.4%. Proficiency rates on standardized tests are significantly lower than state averages, ranging from 6.15% in English Language Arts to 1.26% in Mathematics. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch varies widely, from 31.76% at Foundations Academy to 96.88% at El Centro Junior/Senior High, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage across the district.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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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 (2025)
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 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
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
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	$26,765	$20,088	$6,677
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	$23,922	$18,940	$4,982
El Centro Junior/Senior High	Public	5-12	9601 Kiefer Blvd.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2525	76	5	15.1	96.1%	5 (6.6%)	35 (46.1%)	26 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.8%)	6.8	2160^th of 2162 public high schools	0.1%		9.9	2077^th of 2159 public high schools	3.8%	83			7.7			0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	$89,508	$81,320	$8,188
Foundations Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	10474 Mather Blvd.	Mather	95655	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2380	171	20	8.5	30.4%	46 (26.9%)	26 (15.2%)	64 (37.4%)	21 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	11 (6.4%)								(n/a)							0.0				0.0
Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High	Public	7-12	8182 Gerber Rd.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2329	111	3	33.1	70.3%	15 (13.5%)	15 (13.5%)	60 (54.1%)	7 (6.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	11 (9.9%)								(n/a)		2.6	2.4				6.7				7.1	$24,914	$19,114	$5,800

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Juan Unified	0.47 mi	80	999^th
Twin Rivers Unified	0.59 mi	51	1107^th
Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy District	0.77 mi	1	1387^th
Aspire Alexander Twilight College Prep Academy District	0.77 mi	1	1533^rd
Roseville Joint Union High	0.95 mi	9	417^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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