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Pacific Career and Technology High

Public Grades 9-12

1969^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 8% of California high schools

Summary

Pacific Career and Technology High is a small public high school in North Highlands, California, serving grades 9–12 with 69 students. Its most important concern is low proficiency across all three tested subjects: in 2025–2026, 3% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 6% in math, and 3% in science.

Test results are far below state and district levels, and Pacific is near the bottom of nearby schools. Its proficiency rates trail California by 46 points in ELA, 32 in math, and 33 in science, and trail Twin Rivers Unified by 33, 21, and 18 points, respectively. Among seven nearby schools with results in all three subjects, Pacific had the lowest ELA and science scores; its math score was above two schools at 0% but below the other five. Attendance is another major concern: chronic absenteeism was 89%, 71 points above the state and 45 above the district. Only La Entrada Continuation High was higher among nearby schools with data. In contrast, Pacific’s 92% graduation rate was 4 points above the state’s.

ELA and science results have worsened over time while state results rose: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Pacific’s ELA proficiency fell 15 points as the state gained 3, and science fell 8 points as the state gained 6. Math improved 4 points overall but fluctuated, rather than improving steadily. SchoolDigger placed Pacific in the statewide 8th percentile with 0 stars in 2025–2026. Its student-teacher ratio was 6 students per teacher in 2024–2025, the lowest among nearby schools, while reported spending was the highest; these figures have not coincided with strong test results. In 2024–2025, 91% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible, the second-highest nearby rate after Foothill High at 92%; California is a statewide free-meals state, so this is the school’s reported eligibility measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Hispanic students fell from the 23rd to the 8th percentile, and for male students from the 18th to the 6th, indicating a recent decline in its rankings for both groups.

Students ?

6.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$52,458

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

6560 Melrose Dr.
North Highlands, CA 95660-4375

(916) 566-2715

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.3%

White:

17.4%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (89% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school4%

District avg30%

California avg42%

1,969^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified

1075^th of 1,530Twin 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
2026	9.6	1969 of 2135	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	1835 of 2162	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1871 of 2159	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1782 of 2170	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1979 of 2123	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1143 of 1290	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1769 of 2133	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1947 of 2017	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	1911 of 2021	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	1855 of 2039	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	1884 of 1994	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.2	2041 of 2426	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	1763 of 2354	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	1884 of 2367	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.3	1737 of 2281	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	1126 of 2238	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.5	533 of 1044	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1777 of 1906	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1651 of 1915	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1655 of 1915	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1773 of 1858	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1651 of 1833	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1663 of 1760	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	1729 of 1880	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	1470 of 1900	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1651 of 1902	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1491 of 1917	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1744 of 1861	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1348 of 1814	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	1821 of 1997	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	1668 of 2013	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1723 of 2026	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1658 of 2030	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1808 of 1943	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	977 of 1126	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1601 of 1937	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1779 of 1862	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	1814 of 1930	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1593 of 1942	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1748 of 1948	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1605 of 1963	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1782 of 1916	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1598 of 1880	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1773 of 1834	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	19.0	1120 of 1197	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	3.1	1159 of 1173	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)49th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2018)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy3%-46 vs state

Science3%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
Pacific Career and Technology High	Public	9-12	6560 Melrose Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2715	69	11	6.0	91.3%	12 (17.4%)	12 (17.4%)	34 (49.3%)	3 (4.3%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	4 (5.8%)	9.6	1969^th of 2135 public high schools	7.8%		14	1835^th of 2162 public high schools	15.1%	134		3.6		2.9			3.2	3.2			6.3	6.3	$52,458	$4,505	$47,953
Miles P. Richmond	Public	9-12	4330 Keema Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3495	79	7	11.1	68.4%	18 (22.8%)	10 (12.7%)	33 (41.8%)	7 (8.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.7%)								(n/a)													$48,222	$10,383	$37,839
Highlands High	Public	9-12	6601 Guthrie Way	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3465	778	41	18.9	88.8%	130 (16.7%)	87 (11.2%)	404 (51.9%)	66 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	73 (9.4%)	35	1373^rd of 2135 public high schools	35.7%		34.8	1383^rd of 2162 public high schools	36.0%	10		24.0		24.0			39.9	39.9			16.9	16.9	$25,766	$2,577	$23,189
Foothill High	Public	9-12	5000 McCloud Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3445	1,417	65	21.8	92.2%	307 (21.7%)	171 (12.1%)	568 (40.1%)	209 (14.7%)	4 (0.3%)	23 (1.6%)	130 (9.2%)	32.4	1437^th of 2135 public high schools	32.7%		29.8	1490^th of 2162 public high schools	31.1%	53		19.1	27.3	19.4			40.5	40.5			16.2	16.2	$20,400	$2,059	$18,341
Antelope High	Public	9-12	7801 Titan Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 726-1400	1,821	73	25.0	67.3%	666 (36.6%)	130 (7.1%)	471 (25.9%)	279 (15.3%)	12 (0.7%)	28 (1.5%)	230 (12.6%)	72.4	568^th of 2135 public high schools	73.4%		73.8	516^th of 2162 public high schools	76.1%	52		45.0		44.6			58.6	58.6			39.7	39.7	$15,871	$1,717	$14,154
La Entrada Continuation High	Public	9-12	5320 Hemlock St.	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8050	102	6	16.5	61.8%	42 (41.2%)	13 (12.7%)	34 (33.3%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.9%)	8.6	2024^th of 2135 public high schools	5.2%		7.9	2121^st of 2162 public high schools	1.9%	97		8.0		10.0			4.2	4.2			0.0	0.0	$30,578	$1,953	$28,625
Laurel Ruff Transition	Public	12	5325 Garfield Ave.	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7586	142	14	10.0	35.2%	74 (52.1%)	15 (10.6%)	28 (19.7%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	11 (7.7%)								(n/a)													$46,899	$5,969	$40,930
Center High	Public	9-12	3111 Center Ct. Ln.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6420	1,312	65	20.2	52.5%	444 (33.8%)	155 (11.8%)	398 (30.3%)	189 (14.4%)	12 (0.9%)	15 (1.1%)	94 (7.2%)	72.9	557^th of 2135 public high schools	73.9%		70.8	583^rd of 2162 public high schools	73.0%	26			34.4	34.4			62.4	62.4			37.6	37.6	$19,119	$435	$18,684
McClellan High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	3243 Center Ct. Ln.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6440	56	5	11.2	73.2%	18 (32.1%)	7 (12.5%)	25 (44.6%)	2 (3.6%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	15.4	1751^st of 2135 public high schools	18.0%		22.6	1637^th of 2162 public high schools	24.3%	114			20.0	20.0			7.4	7.4			0.0	0.0	$45,317	$3,818	$41,499
Options for Youth-San Juan	Public, Charter	7-12	5825 Windmill Way	Carmichael	91706	Sacramento County	Options for Youth-San Juan District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 485-5155	720	29	24.9	74.6%	239 (33.2%)	94 (13.1%)	248 (34.4%)	26 (3.6%)	9 (1.3%)	5 (0.7%)	83 (11.5%)	33.4	1415^th of 2135 public high schools	33.7%		37.9	1311^th of 2162 public high schools	39.4%	104	1.6		25.8	13.7	10.8	12.9	30.2	23.3	2.9	6.6	17.3	12.7	$24,019	$00	$24,019

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific Career and Technology High

How many students attend Pacific Career and Technology High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Pacific Career and Technology High.

Is Pacific Career and Technology High a good school?

Pacific Career and Technology High ranks in the bottom 7.8% of California high schools.

What district is Pacific Career and Technology High in?

Twin Rivers Unified

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Career and Technology High?

Students at Pacific Career and Technology High are 49% Hispanic, 17% White, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander.

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