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Sutter Peak Charter Academy

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Sutter Peak Charter Academy ranks 2507 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 57% of California alternative schools

Summary

Sutter Peak Charter Academy is a K-12 alternative public school serving 714 students in Live Oak, California, that stands out for its exceptional student support and strong academic results.

The school achieves what many others strive for: a perfect 100% graduation rate with 0% dropout and virtually no chronic absenteeism, dramatically outperforming nearby alternative schools like Yuba City Independence Academy (72.2% graduation, 82% chronic absenteeism) and Live Oak Alternative. Academically, students excel in science, scoring over 17 points above the state average, and perform competitively in English. This success is achieved efficiently, with per-student spending notably lower than many peers in the Sutter Peak Charter Academy District.

While math scores are close to the state average, the school's consistent, high performance across key measures—especially given its status as an alternative school—makes it a compelling model. It demonstrates that with the right approach, schools can maintain high expectations and achieve outstanding outcomes in graduation, attendance, and core subjects like science.

714

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

40.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3934 Broadway Rd.
Live Oak, CA 95953-9401

(916) 468-4044

District: Sutter Peak Charter Academy District

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2022 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2022

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,507^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 24 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

591^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 40 pts since 2019

From bottom 39% (2019) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

571^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 21 pts since 2019

From top 47% (2019) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	2507 of 5857	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	1790 of 5869	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	1837 of 5859	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	2028 of 5883	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	3847 of 5789	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	2299 of 5597	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	1941 of 5612	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	1912 of 5609	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	2266 of 5635	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.5	3863 of 5492	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	1349 of 5107	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	1085 of 5107	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	860 of 5087	83.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	2224 of 5460	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	1793 of 5517	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	1618 of 5363	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	998 of 5264	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	29.0	3928 of 5173	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	2445 of 5628	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	1566 of 5643	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	1663 of 5638	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	1725 of 5663	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	3512 of 5510	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	2141 of 2598	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1857 of 2651	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	2016 of 2661	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	2182 of 2726	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	2535 of 2834	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	591 of 2761	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	517 of 2783	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	628 of 2781	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	855 of 2740	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	1656 of 2715	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	580 of 2533	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	615 of 2551	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	704 of 2531	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	941 of 2509	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	1307 of 2380	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	265 of 2542	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	345 of 2579	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	219 of 2531	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	58.5	771 of 2458	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	1638 of 2369	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	591 of 2534	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	468 of 2552	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	554 of 2538	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	677 of 2527	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	30.1	1605 of 2407	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	880 of 1520	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	707 of 1537	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	866 of 1543	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	826 of 1555	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1385 of 1602	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	571 of 2162	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	265 of 2159	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	310 of 2170	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	311 of 2123	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	1011 of 2133	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	935 of 1906	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.1	341 of 1915	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	509 of 1915	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	98.3	22 of 1858	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	41.4	1046 of 1833	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	75.5	379 of 1917	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	660 of 2013	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	91.5	139 of 2026	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	67.0	540 of 2030	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	1124 of 1937	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	485 of 1942	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	220 of 1948	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	94.5	126 of 1963	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	30.8	1266 of 1880	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	649 of 1155	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.4	307 of 1173	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	240 of 1193	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	318 of 1204	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	33.0	842 of 1222	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-40 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)42nd percentile-36 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2023)80th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science50%+18 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sutter Peak Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3934 Broadway Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Sutter Peak Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 468-4044	714	29	24.8	40.5%	445 (62.3%)	18 (2.5%)	159 (22.3%)	57 (8.0%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.1%)								(n/a)	48.5	54.0	56.3	43.8		50.3	29.8	46.4	54.6	56.6	55.6	65.1	69.7	53.2	33.3	33.9	28.8	43.4	49.2	39.7	21.2	36.6	42.9	46.0	65.1	42.9	46.0	42.9
Sutter County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	970 Klamath Ln.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Sutter County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-2900	332	32	10.3	69.6%	94 (28.3%)	8 (2.4%)	152 (45.8%)	59 (17.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)								(n/a)						0.0	6.7							2.2	6.7							3.9	92.5	92.5		92.5	92.5	92.5
Pathways Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1895 Lassen Blvd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Sutter County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 822-2480	19	1	20.8	84.2%	5 (26.3%)	1 (5.3%)	12 (63.2%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$34,600	$34,600	$00
Yuba City Independence Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	984 B St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 822-5244	102	9	11.8	75.5%	37 (36.3%)	2 (2.0%)	50 (49.0%)	7 (6.9%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)								(n/a)		25.0		18.8		19.4						41.7	41.2	31.4						8.3	0.0	7.8							$30,703	$29,018	$1,685
Harry P B Carden	Public, Alternative	K-12	1023 14th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6409	22	2	10.7	86.4%	10 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (50.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$69,347	$61,948	$7,399
Yuba County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	935 14th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-4871	170	15	11.3	64.7%	53 (31.2%)	7 (4.1%)	79 (46.5%)	14 (8.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.6%)								(n/a)
CORE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	321 16th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	CORE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2786	554	27	20.3	52.5%	401 (72.4%)	16 (2.9%)	38 (6.9%)	10 (1.8%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	72 (13.0%)								(n/a)	32.3	36.6		44.4		39.0	27.3	32.1	58.1	32.5	58.7	56.1	64.4	47.6	15.9	14.3	16.1	22.5	41.3	29.3	31.1	25.5	48.8	68.3	63.4	56.1	68.3	51.2
Lincoln (Abraham) (Alternative)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1919 B St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 740-6489	265	8	32.7	69.4%	108 (40.8%)	8 (3.0%)	98 (37.0%)	17 (6.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.8%)								(n/a)		20.0		14.8		16.2				23.1	26.1	13.3	33.9	26.8				0.0	34.8	23.3	19.0	17.8							$14,080	$13,242	$838
Yuba City Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	256 Wilbur Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-9667	256	20	12.7	84.4%	44 (17.2%)	2 (0.8%)	184 (71.9%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.7%)								(n/a)	0.0	17.4		7.7		9.1	26.1	29.4	21.1	44.0	20.8	39.1	30.8	30.6	8.7	23.5	5.3	8.0	4.2	17.4	0.0	9.7
Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1104 E St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-4000	250	14	17.6	89.6%	90 (36.0%)	5 (2.0%)	110 (44.0%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.8%)								(n/a)		9.1			23.1	15.4						18.2	14.3	15.3						0.0	0.0	0.0							$32,254	$30,764	$1,490

Frequently Asked Questions about Sutter Peak Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Sutter Peak Charter Academy?

Students at Sutter Peak Charter Academy are 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Sutter Peak Charter Academy in?

Sutter Peak Charter Academy District

How many students attend Sutter Peak Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 714 students attended Sutter Peak Charter Academy.

Is Sutter Peak Charter Academy a good school?

Sutter Peak Charter Academy ranks 2507^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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