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Vista Nueva Career and Technology High

Public Grades 9-12

1882^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 13% of California high schools

Summary

Vista Nueva Career and Technology High is a very small public high school serving 99 students in grades 9-12 within the Twin Rivers Unified district in Sacramento, a district that faces significant challenges across its schools.

The school presents a complex picture, with a remarkably high graduation rate of nearly 89% but alarmingly low scores in core academic subjects like math, where less than 2% of students are proficient. This disconnect is paired with a severe chronic absenteeism rate of over 83%, meaning most students miss a large amount of school, which fundamentally hinders learning. Despite these struggles, the school operates with intensive resources, spending over $32,000 per student—far more than nearby schools like Rio Linda High or Futures High—and maintains an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of about 8-to-1 for personalized support.

When compared to other small local schools, the situation stands out. For instance, Futures High achieves higher academic proficiency with less than half the funding per student and a much better attendance rate. This suggests that Vista Nueva's substantial resources are not effectively translating into academic gains, and overcoming the attendance crisis is the most urgent barrier to improving student outcomes.

Students ?

7.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$66,998

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2035 North Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95838-3129

(916) 566-2750

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

African American:

24.2%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2012 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (83% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,882^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High 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	12.9	1882 of 2162	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2052 of 2159	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2072 of 2170	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1864 of 2123	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1925 of 2133	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1926 of 2017	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	1863 of 2021	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1950 of 2039	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	2058 of 2426	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.3	1836 of 2354	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	1741 of 2367	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	1912 of 2281	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.3	539 of 2238	75.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	515 of 523	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	509 of 517	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.4	1110 of 1161	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	1056 of 1085	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	884 of 1064	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	905 of 1044	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1660 of 1906	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1873 of 1915	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1864 of 1915	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1725 of 1858	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1773 of 1833	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1519 of 1900	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1834 of 1902	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1796 of 1917	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1616 of 1861	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1559 of 1814	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1646 of 1742	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1748 of 2013	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1897 of 2026	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1916 of 2030	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1693 of 1943	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1702 of 1937	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1764 of 1862	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1696 of 1942	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1813 of 1948	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1869 of 1963	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1699 of 1916	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1624 of 1880	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1758 of 1834	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 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 (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 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
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	$66,998	$60,712	$6,286
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
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	$25,300	$22,860	$2,440
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
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
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
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	$20,371	$18,698	$1,673
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)															$62,701	$58,710	$3,991
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	$25,307	$23,344	$1,963

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Nueva Career and Technology High

What is the racial makeup of Vista Nueva Career and Technology High?

Students at Vista Nueva Career and Technology High are 61% Hispanic, 24% African American, 5% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Vista Nueva Career and Technology High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 99 students attended Vista Nueva Career and Technology High.

Is Vista Nueva Career and Technology High a good school?

Vista Nueva Career and Technology High ranks in the bottom 13.0% of California high schools.

What district is Vista Nueva Career and Technology High in?

Twin Rivers Unified

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