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Sky Mountain Charter

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
2968th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Alternative Schools
Better than 49% of California alternative schools
Summary

Sky Mountain Charter is a large, K-12 public charter school in Placerville, CA, serving 2,511 students with a flexible, alternative education model that achieves standout results in graduation and attendance.

The school truly excels in keeping students engaged and on track to graduate. Its graduation rate of 96.8% is well above the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate is an exceptionally low 1.2%. This performance is notable because the school serves a diverse population with a level of economic need similar to other local charters like Clarksville Charter and Cottonwood, yet it achieves much stronger outcomes in these key areas. It also outperforms many nearby alternative schools, such as Placer County Pathways Charter and Mountainside Middle College High, in graduation and dropout rates. Academically, students perform better than the state average in English Language Arts and are particularly strong in Science, outperforming schools like American River Charter.

An area for growth is mathematics, where proficiency, while solid, trails the state average—a common trend among several alternative schools in the region. The school operates efficiently within the Sky Mountain Charter District, spending less per student than some comparable schools while maintaining a higher student-teacher ratio. Its large size likely allows for a wider range of resources and course offerings. Overall, Sky Mountain Charter demonstrates that an alternative model can successfully support a broad range of students to achieve excellent attendance, high graduation rates, and solid academic success.

2,511
Students ?
23.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
37.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4535 Missouri Flat Rd. Ste. 1A
       Placerville, CA  95667-5729

(800) 976-4436

District: Sky Mountain Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.3%
White:
31.0%
Two or more races:
17.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2022 → 86th in 2025
Strengths
97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school44%
California avg41%
Elementary school
2,968th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 49%▲ up 25 pts since 2019
From bottom 25% (2019) to bottom 49% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
819th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Top 30%▲ up 34 pts since 2019
From bottom 36% (2019) to top 30% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
295th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Top 14%▲ up 14 pts since 2019
From top 27% (2019) to top 14% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202543.72968 of 585749.3%★★☆☆☆
202451.42488 of 586957.6%★★★☆☆
202362.01953 of 585966.7%★★★☆☆
202256.72197 of 588362.7%★★★☆☆
202168.4409 of 141771.1%★★★★☆
201925.04359 of 578924.7%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202531.6916 of 120323.9%★☆☆☆☆
202441.9839 of 120530.4%★★☆☆☆
202359.3617 of 119048.2%★★☆☆☆
202269.1410 of 115464.5%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202266.0492 of 222777.9%★★★★☆
201951.9922 of 258564.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202544.82784 of 559750.3%★★★☆☆
202454.42196 of 561260.9%★★★☆☆
202364.51741 of 560969.0%★★★☆☆
202259.41958 of 563565.3%★★★☆☆
202161.7423 of 126766.6%★★★☆☆
201924.54260 of 549222.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202542.52836 of 510744.5%★★☆☆☆
202450.12261 of 510755.7%★★★☆☆
202362.51528 of 508770.0%★★★☆☆
202262.21514 of 508470.2%★★★★☆
201918.64464 of 496310.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202543.72891 of 546047.1%★★☆☆☆
202437.93296 of 551740.3%★★☆☆☆
202352.62185 of 536359.3%★★★☆☆
202255.11969 of 526462.6%★★★☆☆
201916.44765 of 51737.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202542.22977 of 562847.1%★★☆☆☆
202447.42609 of 564353.8%★★★☆☆
202357.02086 of 563863.0%★★★☆☆
202252.02345 of 566358.6%★★★☆☆
202172.2322 of 127274.7%★★★★☆
201926.74052 of 551026.5%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202523.7581 of 71819.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.3573 of 67014.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.6526 of 66921.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.5494 of 61019.0%★☆☆☆☆
201936.0325 of 44527.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202556.1881 of 284769.1%★★★☆☆
202473.6450 of 263582.9%★★★★☆
202374.3399 of 242083.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202523.02105 of 259819.0%★☆☆☆☆
202431.01925 of 265127.4%★☆☆☆☆
202338.31766 of 266133.6%★★☆☆☆
202226.62110 of 272622.6%★☆☆☆☆
20198.92671 of 28345.8%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202563.4819 of 276170.3%★★★★☆
202471.6662 of 278376.2%★★★★☆
202373.1613 of 278178.0%★★★★☆
202269.3696 of 274074.6%★★★★☆
202170.4216 of 89475.8%★★★★☆
201931.41734 of 271536.1%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202369.2244 of 71565.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202281.2166 of 153189.2%★★★★☆
201946.5613 of 149158.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202563.8744 of 253370.6%★★★★☆
202473.6569 of 255177.7%★★★★☆
202377.5483 of 253180.9%★★★★☆
202268.6636 of 250974.7%★★★★☆
201927.11718 of 238027.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202565.6619 of 239574.2%★★★★☆
202473.4442 of 238881.5%★★★★☆
202375.7386 of 237483.7%★★★★☆
202270.4485 of 235979.4%★★★★☆
201925.71689 of 221323.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202563.8682 of 254273.2%★★★★☆
202465.3639 of 257975.2%★★★★☆
202377.5369 of 253185.4%★★★★☆
202274.6411 of 245883.3%★★★★☆
201921.31985 of 236916.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202560.7829 of 253467.3%★★★☆☆
202466.6700 of 255272.6%★★★★☆
202365.7698 of 253872.5%★★★★☆
202267.8665 of 252773.7%★★★★☆
201934.91472 of 240738.8%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202531.0513 of 72629.3%★☆☆☆☆
202444.4402 of 70142.7%★★☆☆☆
202350.6348 of 67748.6%★★☆☆☆
202242.8386 of 66542.0%★★☆☆☆
201925.3442 of 55420.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202566.1319 of 156679.6%★★★★☆
202492.779 of 155294.9%★★★★★
202357.7428 of 153172.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202547.0798 of 152047.5%★★☆☆☆
202448.9762 of 153750.4%★★★☆☆
202353.8674 of 154356.3%★★★☆☆
202252.2725 of 155553.4%★★★☆☆
201913.81408 of 160212.1%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202585.7295 of 216286.4%★★★★☆
202486.5294 of 215986.4%★★★★☆
202378.4428 of 217080.3%★★★★☆
202281.7332 of 212384.4%★★★★☆
202180.7245 of 129081.0%★★★★☆
201968.1579 of 213372.9%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202241.9534 of 116154.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202586.9220 of 190688.5%★★★★☆
202487.3236 of 191587.7%★★★★☆
202379.2361 of 191581.1%★★★★☆
202271.4441 of 185876.3%★★★★☆
202188.3117 of 105488.9%★★★★☆
201966.8520 of 183371.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202587.8163 of 190091.4%★★★★★
202476.9355 of 190281.3%★★★★☆
202381.6288 of 191785.0%★★★★☆
202283.0215 of 186188.4%★★★★☆
201961.5602 of 181466.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202577.7384 of 201380.9%★★★★☆
202483.3285 of 202685.9%★★★★☆
202380.1330 of 203083.7%★★★★☆
202272.8385 of 194380.2%★★★★☆
201949.4945 of 193751.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202581.0346 of 194282.2%★★★★☆
202481.5346 of 194882.2%★★★★☆
202370.9506 of 196374.2%★★★★☆
202284.5251 of 191686.9%★★★★☆
202146.1563 of 112249.8%★★☆☆☆
201963.6599 of 188068.1%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202574.0150 of 57774.0%★★★★☆
202452.2284 of 57450.5%★★★☆☆
202349.2287 of 54147.0%★★☆☆☆
202258.1217 of 51557.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202598.524 of 125298.1%★★★★★
202470.2233 of 121680.8%★★★★☆
202324.8974 of 119718.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202569.5349 of 115569.8%★★★☆☆
202480.4196 of 117383.3%★★★★☆
202360.9468 of 119360.8%★★★☆☆
202260.1461 of 120461.7%★★★☆☆
201952.9586 of 122252.0%★★★☆☆
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
Disabled (2022)78th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)69th percentile+20 vs school
Female (2025)50th percentile~ school
Male (2025)47th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school
Asian (2025)24th percentile-25 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-30 vs school
White (2025)19th percentile-30 vs school
Middle school
Disabled (2022)89th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)80th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)71st percentile~ school
Male (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2023)66th percentile-12 vs school
White (2025)48th percentile-23 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-41 vs school
High school
Special Education (2025)98th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)88th percentile~ school
Male (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school
White (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school
Disabled (2022)54th percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state
Science42%+9 vs state
Mathematics35%-3 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 2,511 students attended Sky Mountain Charter.

Students at Sky Mountain Charter are 41% Hispanic, 31% White, 18% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

Sky Mountain Charter ranks 2968th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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