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CORE Charter

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CORE Charter ranks 4144 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

4144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 29% of California alternative schools

Summary

CORE Charter is a K-12 alternative public school serving 554 students in Marysville, California, operating within the CORE Charter District with a focus on non-traditional educational approaches for students who may benefit from them.

When compared to other alternative schools in the area, CORE Charter shows significant strengths in student engagement and certain academic areas. The school has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 3.9%, far better than the state average and most nearby schools like Yuba City Independence Academy (82%). Its graduation rate is consistently strong at over 88%, and it performs notably well in science, outperforming the California state average. However, mathematics proficiency is an area for improvement, lagging behind the state average, though it still performs better than many local alternatives except for the high-achieving Sutter Peak Charter Academy.

Overall, CORE Charter stands out as a stable and successful option among alternative schools in the region, effectively supporting student attendance and graduation. The school serves a population with substantial economic need, yet achieves better outcomes in key areas than most comparable schools. Its profile suggests a particular effectiveness in science instruction and upper-grade English, while identifying elementary math as a focus for continued growth.

554

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

321 16th St.
Marysville, CA 95901-5122

(530) 742-2786

District: CORE Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.4%

Two or more races:

13.0%

Hispanic:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2022 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,144^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 16% (2019) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,092^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 45% (2019) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

522^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 13 pts since 2019

From top 12% (2019) to top 24% (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	27.9	4144 of 5857	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.9	2561 of 5869	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	3292 of 5859	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	3187 of 5883	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	888 of 1417	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4862 of 5789	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4188 of 5597	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	3291 of 5612	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3470 of 5609	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	2709 of 5635	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.5	841 of 1267	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	3965 of 5492	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	3577 of 5460	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	2001 of 5517	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	3672 of 5363	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	2744 of 5264	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3506 of 5173	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3614 of 5628	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.7	1523 of 5643	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	2059 of 5638	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.8	3975 of 5663	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5196 of 5510	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	2326 of 2598	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2243 of 2651	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	2437 of 2661	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2490 of 2726	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	2698 of 2834	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	1092 of 2761	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	882 of 2783	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	1208 of 2781	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	1061 of 2740	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	545 of 894	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1482 of 2715	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1243 of 2533	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	1149 of 2551	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	1327 of 2531	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	889 of 2509	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	380 of 738	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1681 of 2380	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.3	819 of 2388	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	611 of 2374	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1166 of 2542	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	960 of 2579	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	1240 of 2531	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	847 of 2458	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	531 of 721	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	1050 of 2369	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	800 of 2534	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	574 of 2552	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	794 of 2538	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	1075 of 2527	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	521 of 763	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	950 of 2407	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1053 of 1520	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	986 of 1537	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1068 of 1543	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1026 of 1555	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1270 of 1602	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	522 of 2162	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	609 of 2159	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	221 of 2170	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	662 of 2123	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	430 of 1290	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.4	247 of 2133	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	589 of 1906	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	637 of 1915	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.1	282 of 1915	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	736 of 1858	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.7	150 of 1054	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	660 of 1833	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.3	258 of 1902	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	98.1	37 of 1917	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.8	361 of 1861	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	330 of 2013	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	36.4	1306 of 2026	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	94.2	111 of 2030	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	55.0	744 of 1943	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.2	114 of 1937	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	486 of 1942	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	553 of 1948	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	171 of 1963	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	63.0	593 of 1916	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.4	808 of 1122	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	96.7	62 of 1880	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.1	536 of 1216	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	534 of 1155	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	539 of 1173	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	402 of 1193	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	789 of 1204	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.1	363 of 1222	70.3%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)68th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)66th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-30 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2024)86th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)56th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science39%+6 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

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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
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 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
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)
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 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 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
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
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

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How many students attend CORE Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended CORE Charter.

Is CORE Charter a good school?

CORE Charter ranks 4144^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is CORE Charter in?

CORE Charter District

What is the racial makeup of CORE Charter?

Students at CORE Charter are 72% White, 13% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian.

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