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Aspire Capitol Heights Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

5645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aspire Capitol Heights Academy is a K-8 charter school serving 222 students in Sacramento, operating within the Aspire Capitol Heights Academy District, and it faces significant academic challenges while serving a community with high economic need.

The school's academic performance is critically low, with only 14% of students proficient in English and 7% in math, which is dramatically below state averages and the lowest among all nearby schools like Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary (84% ELA proficiency) and Caleb Greenwood Elementary. A major differentiator is chronic absenteeism, with nearly half the students missing significant school, a rate more than double the state average and much higher than neighboring schools. Despite these outcomes, the school spends over $28,500 per student, which is 33% more than the Sacramento City Unified average and far more than higher-performing nearby charters like California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 4% of California schools for years, showing a stark contrast within its own small geographic area where school performance varies widely. A recent positive change is a significantly improved student-teacher ratio, suggesting a potential opportunity for growth if coupled with effective strategies to address attendance and instruction.

222

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7300 Folsom Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95826-2622

(916) 739-8520

District: Aspire Capitol Heights Academy District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.6%

Hispanic:

28.4%

Two or more races:

14.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2019 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,645^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,723^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1527^th of 1,543Aspire Capitol Heights Academy District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	5645 of 5857	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	5852 of 5869	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	5806 of 5859	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	5828 of 5883	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5531 of 5789	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	463 of 569	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	564 of 593	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	638 of 661	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	530 of 663	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	490 of 747	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	5399 of 5597	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	5513 of 5609	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	5611 of 5635	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	5394 of 5492	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	8.1	4901 of 4963	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	5253 of 5460	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	5491 of 5517	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	5326 of 5363	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	5215 of 5264	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	4933 of 5173	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	5254 of 5628	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	5609 of 5638	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	5594 of 5663	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5064 of 5510	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	2723 of 2761	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	2687 of 2783	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2701 of 2781	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	599 of 609	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	575 of 627	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.6	2446 of 2551	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	2504 of 2542	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	2475 of 2579	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	2431 of 2531	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	2512 of 2534	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	2458 of 2552	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)19th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Female (2024)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 vs state

Science6%-27 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)							% 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 (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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 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
Aspire Capitol Heights Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 Folsom Blvd.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Aspire Capitol Heights Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 739-8520	222	13	16.8	91.4%	0 (0.0%)	119 (53.6%)	63 (28.4%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.9%)	9.8	5645^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.6%		5.6	5852^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	207																													10.7	0.0	5.8	13.6	28.6	17.9	0.0	21.7	0.0	13.7	9.1	23.8	3.6	0.0	8.7	0.0	7.1	86.5				91.9
Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary	Public	K-6	1410 60th St.	Sacramento	95819	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4685	647	26	24.8	14.7%	322 (49.8%)	19 (2.9%)	167 (25.8%)	51 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	84 (13.0%)	96.3	211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.5	299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	88																													67.4		67.4	74.4	90.2	85.3	85.0			83.8	78.9	89.1	67.4	73.9			77.2	96.9		96.9				$21,295	$18,436	$2,859
Tahoe Elementary	Public	K-6	3110 60th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4750	319	17	19.3	66.5%	60 (18.8%)	47 (14.7%)	155 (48.6%)	14 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (11.9%)	21.4	4717^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		15.9	5221^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	504																													23.4		23.4	18.0	17.7	38.3	30.3			26.8	20.5	5.9	29.8	12.1			18.3	89.1	92.2		92.2	90.6	92.2	$31,377	$27,632	$3,745
California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Chestnut Hill Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 325-0910	417	19	22.4	24.7%	206 (49.4%)	16 (3.8%)	107 (25.7%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (14.6%)	65.8	1801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		64.8	1832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	31																													42.9	62.5	49.3	46.2	52.2	55.1	61.0	40.0	68.0	53.8	59.0	41.3	36.7	56.1	32.0	48.0	45.8
New Joseph Bonnheim (NJB) Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	7300 Marin Ave.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5240	286	13	22.8	88.1%	34 (11.9%)	23 (8.0%)	188 (65.7%)	25 (8.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	8 (2.8%)	29.3	4016^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		29.6	3959^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	57																													14.6		14.6	28.6	33.3	34.8	52.9			37.1	25.0	25.6	10.6	40.0			24.2	91.7			91.7			$28,772	$23,266	$5,506
Earl Warren Elementary	Public	K-6	5420 Lowell St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4545	413	18	22.9	86.2%	19 (4.6%)	17 (4.1%)	267 (64.6%)	85 (20.6%)	5 (1.2%)	9 (2.2%)	11 (2.7%)	47.5	2735^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.3%		38.1	3301^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	566																													22.7		22.7	42.2	37.7	36.9	51.6			42.1	42.6	42.6	30.3	53.2			42.0	65.0	80.0	75.0	77.5	77.5	75.0	$25,844	$21,896	$3,948
The Language Academy of Sacramento	Public, Charter	K-8	2850 49th St.	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	The Language Academy of Sacramento District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 277-7137	615	32	19.1	71.2%	26 (4.2%)	5 (0.8%)	575 (93.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	37.8	3358^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		36.9	3377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.5%	19	13.9	12.1	7.6	6.0	10.6	14.1	10.7	47.7	24.2	30.3	17.9	27.3	37.5	30.7	18.5	16.7	6.1	26.9	34.9	23.4	21.1	13.9	7.6	4.6	3.0	1.5	15.6	7.6	28.8	28.1	28.5	24.6	18.2	40.9	52.2	57.6	51.6	40.9	55.4	19.7	21.2	38.8	48.5	42.2	37.6	96.4					96.4
Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-6	2929 Belmar St.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4595	408	18	22.5	55.4%	148 (36.3%)	50 (12.3%)	140 (34.3%)	20 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.8%)	37.8	3357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		34.9	3532^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	175																													23.7		23.7	30.9	41.8	40.7	44.4			38.8	39.7	36.4	15.8	40.0			32.9							$25,838	$22,570	$3,268
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	4914 58th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4640	263	12	21.9	83.3%	32 (12.2%)	25 (9.5%)	146 (55.5%)	32 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (9.1%)	12.1	5496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		14.8	5320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	176																													2.9		2.9	15.8	8.3	22.9	33.3			20.0	10.5	13.9	14.3	16.7			13.8	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	$26,926	$23,514	$3,412
Sierra Oaks K-8	Public	K-8	171 Mills Rd.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2390	614	26	23.8	56.8%	230 (37.5%)	61 (9.9%)	168 (27.4%)	94 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	54 (8.8%)	27.3	4189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%		34.7	3546^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	643																													23.5	15.6	20.1	20.5	48.7	30.5	33.3	35.0	29.4	32.9	26.0	32.6	20.2	12.7	24.6	11.1	21.9	93.1	97.2		97.2	93.1	97.2	$18,779	$17,430	$1,349

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What is the racial makeup of Aspire Capitol Heights Academy?

Students at Aspire Capitol Heights Academy are 54% African American, 28% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

Is Aspire Capitol Heights Academy a good school?

Aspire Capitol Heights Academy ranks in the bottom 3.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Aspire Capitol Heights Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Aspire Capitol Heights Academy.

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