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Rio Linda Preparatory Academy

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Rio Linda Preparatory Academy ranks 1478 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 46% of California middle schools

Summary

Rio Linda Preparatory Academy is a public middle school for grades 7-8 in Rio Linda, CA, serving 331 students within the Twin Rivers Unified district, and it stands out as a school on the rise, recently improving its statewide ranking to the 46th percentile after several years of lower performance.

This school is a relative academic strength within its district, outperforming most other local middle schools like Martin Luther King Junior Technology Academy and Rio Tierra Junior High in core subjects, with science being a particular bright spot. It shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, with its special education and homeless student populations ranking in the 87th and 89th percentiles statewide, respectively. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, at 31.9%, which is higher than the state average.

An interesting comparison is the nearby Westside Preparatory Charter, which has higher test scores and lower absenteeism with similar student demographics but receives substantially less funding per student. While Rio Linda Prep's recent improvement and strong support for vulnerable populations are positive signs, addressing attendance and understanding the varied effectiveness across different student groups remain important areas for continued growth.

331

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,066

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 G St.
Rio Linda, CA 95673-4327

(916) 566-2720

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Students who attend Rio Linda Preparatory Academy usually attend:

High:

Rio Linda High

Feeder schools for Rio Linda Preparatory Academy:

Elementary:

Dry Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.6%

White:

24.8%

Asian:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,478^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified

1107^th of 1,543Twin Rivers 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1478 of 2761	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1952 of 2783	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1908 of 2781	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	2003 of 2740	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1973 of 2715	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1936 of 2480	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	2176 of 2508	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	2043 of 2497	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	2090 of 2477	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	2101 of 2379	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.5	1721 of 2259	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	1733 of 2236	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.5	1503 of 2179	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	656 of 739	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	717 of 743	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	661 of 715	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	624 of 733	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	712 of 745	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	675 of 700	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.9	654 of 1531	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	857 of 1491	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	721 of 1369	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.6	497 of 1478	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	839 of 1521	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	964 of 1540	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1393 of 1442	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	552 of 1364	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	1421 of 2533	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1915 of 2551	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1882 of 2531	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	2052 of 2509	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1582 of 2380	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1729 of 2262	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	957 of 2395	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	1666 of 2388	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1647 of 2374	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	2127 of 2359	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1424 of 2213	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1603 of 2072	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	53 of 477	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	1105 of 2542	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	1799 of 2579	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1637 of 2531	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1705 of 2458	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1665 of 2369	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1662 of 2230	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1351 of 2534	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1709 of 2552	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1659 of 2538	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1693 of 2527	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1943 of 2407	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1862 of 2273	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	129 of 197	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	149 of 193	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	630 of 726	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	629 of 701	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	574 of 677	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	521 of 554	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	203 of 1566	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	36.9	870 of 1552	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	773 of 1531	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1121 of 1520	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1328 of 1537	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1311 of 1543	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1273 of 1555	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1457 of 1602	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1398 of 1496	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)89th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2023)35th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science26%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy	Public	7-8	1101 G St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2720	331	17	20.0	88.2%	82 (24.8%)	13 (3.9%)	151 (45.6%)	43 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	36 (10.9%)	40.6	1478^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.5%		27	1952^nd of 2783 public middle schools	29.9%	474													25.7	25.7		36.7	39.7	38.2		31.6	30.6	31.1	$29,066	$26,474	$2,592
Westside Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	6537 West Second St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1990	480	24	20.3	81.0%	119 (24.8%)	55 (11.5%)	199 (41.5%)	53 (11.0%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (9.2%)	52.7	1107^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.9%		53.9	1042^nd of 2783 public middle schools	62.6%	65													22.4	22.4		49.6	53.2	51.3		36.7	33.5	35.2	$23,263	$22,000	$1,263
Norwood Junior High	Public	7-8	4601 Norwood Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2710	450	22	20.6	83.1%	24 (5.3%)	69 (15.3%)	170 (37.8%)	136 (30.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	38 (8.4%)	42.3	1419^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.6%		34.2	1660^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.4%	241													20.9	20.9		48.2	49.8	49.0		29.9	19.4	24.8	$27,068	$24,754	$2,314
Alpha Technology Middle	Public	6-8	8920 Elwyn Ave.	Elverta	95626	Sacramento County	Elverta Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 991-4726	59	3	20.0	54.2%	26 (44.1%)	1 (1.7%)	25 (42.4%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	18.6	2283^rd of 2761 public middle schools	17.3%		29.5	1835^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.1%	448													19.1	19.1	15.8	27.3	38.1	27.4	15.8	13.6	4.8	11.3	$27,862	$26,018	$1,844
Martin Luther King Junior Technology Academy	Public	7-8	3051 Fairfield St.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3490	503	27	18.3	97.4%	28 (5.6%)	70 (13.9%)	248 (49.3%)	109 (21.7%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	32 (6.4%)	8.2	2663^rd of 2761 public middle schools	3.5%		7.8	2720^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.3%	57	3.5	13.3	6.8	6.9	13.3	9.1	10.3	6.7	9.1	3.5	26.7	11.4	5.5	5.5		17.3	14.8	16.0		7.2	4.6	5.9	$28,255	$26,222	$2,033
Rio Tierra Junior High	Public	7-8	3201 Northstead Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2730	328	17	19.4	93.0%	16 (4.9%)	57 (17.4%)	188 (57.3%)	29 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	27 (8.2%)	13.2	2511^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.1%		11	2630^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.5%	119													7.6	7.6		27.5	15.8	21.3		16.4	8.8	12.4	$32,960	$30,482	$2,478
Arcade Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Edison Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7300	595	24	24.2	83.4%	190 (31.9%)	44 (7.4%)	119 (20.0%)	206 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.2%)	18.5	2295^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.9%		28.8	1867^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.9%	428													18.7	18.7	24.8	29.1	23.3	25.9	10.7	14.6	17.4	14.4	$20,465	$18,548	$1,917
Natomas Middle	Public	6-8	3200 North Park Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5540	672	34	19.8	81.3%	59 (8.8%)	215 (32.0%)	178 (26.5%)	139 (20.7%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.8%)	65 (9.7%)	14	2480^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.2%		15.1	2473^rd of 2783 public middle schools	11.1%	7													10.5	10.5	20.9	22.8	26.6	23.5	11.9	11.7	11.4	11.6	$20,691	$18,618	$2,073
Foothill Ranch Middle	Public	7-8	5001 Diablo Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3440	509	26	19.4	92.9%	99 (19.4%)	63 (12.4%)	184 (36.1%)	103 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	52 (10.2%)	20.7	2195^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.5%		20.4	2248^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.2%	53													11.6	11.6		32.7	24.6	28.6		14.7	22.4	18.5	$25,389	$22,884	$2,505
Wilson C. Riles Middle	Public	7-8	4747 PFE Rd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 787-8100	682	34	20.0	56.0%	215 (31.5%)	89 (13.0%)	202 (29.6%)	105 (15.4%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	56 (8.2%)	34.9	1650^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.2%		32.7	1717^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.3%	67													24.8	24.8		36.7	34.6	35.7		24.9	28.8	26.7	$17,260	$16,694	$566

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Linda Preparatory Academy

What high school do graduates of Rio Linda Preparatory Academy attend?

Students who attend Rio Linda Preparatory Academy usually go on to attend Rio Linda High

Is Rio Linda Preparatory Academy a good school?

Rio Linda Preparatory Academy ranks 1478^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rio Linda Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Rio Linda Preparatory Academy.

What district is Rio Linda Preparatory Academy in?

Twin Rivers Unified

What is the racial makeup of Rio Linda Preparatory Academy?

Students at Rio Linda Preparatory Academy are 46% Hispanic, 25% White, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

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