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Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy

Q: Is Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy a good school?

Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy ranks 1500 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy?

Students at Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy are 58% Hispanic, 18% African American, 15% Two or more races, 6% White, 3% Asian.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

1500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 31% of California high schools

Summary

Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy is a public charter high school serving 464 students in grades 6-12 in Sacramento, operating within its own district and serving a student population where over 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school shows a mix of strengths and significant challenges. While its graduation rate of 88.5% is a strength that compares favorably to many nearby schools like Mira Loma High and Grant Union High, its academic test scores in English and Math are well below the state average and those of surrounding comprehensive schools. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism, at 36.1%, is notably high, nearly double the state average and higher than several local schools such as San Juan Choices Charter. The school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years.

Compared to other schools, Aspire Alexander Twilight spends more per student than some nearby comprehensive high schools but has seen academic performance decline even as funding increased. A positive recent change is a major improvement in the student-teacher ratio, dropping from over 43:1 to 21:1, which could support future student outcomes. The school has shown historical effectiveness with English Language Learners, but recent data indicates declines across all student subgroups.

464

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2360 El Camino Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95821-5611

(916) 979-1788

District: Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

African American:

17.7%

Two or more races:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2019 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,622^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 14% (2019) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

1,500^th of 2,162

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Bottom 31%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 40% (2019) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

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1387^th of 1,543Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	2622 of 2761	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	2614 of 2783	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	2677 of 2781	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2226 of 2740	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	2333 of 2715	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	569 of 609	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	482 of 627	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	563 of 613	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	386 of 637	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	429 of 643	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	1161 of 1531	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	883 of 1491	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	813 of 1478	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1504 of 1521	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	736 of 1540	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	873 of 1442	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	2438 of 2533	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	2470 of 2551	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	2459 of 2531	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	2034 of 2509	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	2145 of 2380	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2119 of 2395	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	2235 of 2388	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2182 of 2374	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1536 of 2359	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	2013 of 2213	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	2354 of 2542	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	2354 of 2579	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	2417 of 2531	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1763 of 2458	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	2027 of 2369	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	2423 of 2534	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2343 of 2552	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	2415 of 2538	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2041 of 2527	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	2026 of 2407	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	720 of 726	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	654 of 701	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	663 of 677	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	658 of 665	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1564 of 1566	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1517 of 1552	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1522 of 1531	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1500 of 2162	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	1111 of 2159	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	1015 of 2170	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	1365 of 2123	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	734 of 1290	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1270 of 2133	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	73.4	89 of 1044	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1430 of 1906	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	1006 of 1915	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1208 of 1915	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1349 of 1858	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	801 of 1054	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	1182 of 1833	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1295 of 1900	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	901 of 1902	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	759 of 1917	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	1095 of 1861	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1057 of 1814	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1421 of 2013	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	941 of 2026	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	766 of 2030	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	1328 of 1943	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	553 of 1126	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	1150 of 1937	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1385 of 1942	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	1062 of 1948	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	725 of 1963	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	1128 of 1916	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	486 of 1122	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	1157 of 1880	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2022)91st percentile+56 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 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
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
Encina High	Public	9-12	1400 Bell St.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7538	766	44	17.3	87.7%	145 (18.9%)	108 (14.1%)	204 (26.6%)	257 (33.6%)	7 (0.9%)	12 (1.6%)	33 (4.3%)	9.2	2057^th of 2162 public high schools	4.9%		13.5	1872^nd of 2159 public high schools	13.3%	185		2.3	0.0	2.0				6.9	6.9				1.1	1.1	$29,996	$27,406	$2,590
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
El Camino Fundamental High	Public	9-12	4300 El Camino Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7430	1,226	55	22.2	54.6%	450 (36.7%)	105 (8.6%)	444 (36.2%)	94 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	11 (0.9%)	107 (8.7%)	54.6	938^th of 2162 public high schools	56.6%		61.4	730^th of 2159 public high schools	66.2%	208		36.5		36.5				53.0	53.0				17.7	17.7	$20,497	$19,288	$1,209
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy

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What is the racial makeup of Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy?

Students at Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy are 58% Hispanic, 18% African American, 15% Two or more races, 6% White, 3% Asian.

Is Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy a good school?

Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy ranks 1500^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy.

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