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Futures High

Q: Is Futures High a good school?

Futures High ranks 1157 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 46% of California high schools

Summary

Futures High is a public high school serving 469 students in grades 9-12 in Sacramento, operating within the Futures High District, and stands out for its strong graduation rate and effective management of student attendance despite serving a community with significant economic need.

While the school's test scores in subjects like math and science are below the state average, it performs substantially better than many nearby alternative schools, such as Elinor Lincoln Hickey Junior/Senior High and Discovery High. Its 83.1% graduation rate far exceeds those schools and is competitive with comprehensive high schools like Natomas High. Furthermore, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is notably low at 16.3%, which is better than the state average and dramatically lower than rates at schools like Vista Nueva Career and Technology High.

The school demonstrates remarkable strengths with specific student groups, ranking in the top percentiles statewide for English Language Learners and showing dramatic improvement for Hispanic students. It also achieves these outcomes efficiently, spending significantly less per student than other alternative schools. However, challenges remain, including a dropout rate higher than the state average and ongoing work needed in mathematics proficiency, which is a common area for improvement across the region.

469

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Grace Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95838-2348

(916) 286-1902

District: Futures High District

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.4%

Hispanic:

12.2%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2019 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (12% vs 9%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

California avg41%

1,157^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 20 pts since 2019

From top 34% (2019) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

839^th of 1,543Futures High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1157 of 2162	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1228 of 2159	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1516 of 2170	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1193 of 2123	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	771 of 1290	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	722 of 2133	66.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.8	20 of 1085	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	119 of 1064	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	46 of 1044	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	61.5	112 of 467	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	142 of 941	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	839 of 1906	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.0	1334 of 1915	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1465 of 1915	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1217 of 1858	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	735 of 1054	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	649 of 1833	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	405 of 1900	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	38.1	1200 of 1902	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1528 of 1917	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.6	687 of 1861	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1009 of 2013	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	933 of 2026	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	1349 of 2030	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	969 of 1943	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	632 of 1126	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.2	481 of 1937	75.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1322 of 1942	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	948 of 1948	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	1369 of 1963	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1023 of 1916	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	672 of 1122	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	754 of 1880	59.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	939 of 1155	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	952 of 1173	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1068 of 1193	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1021 of 1204	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	781 of 1222	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 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 (2025)	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
Futures High	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Grace Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Futures High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1902	469	22	21.2	79.3%	335 (71.4%)	35 (7.5%)	57 (12.2%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	44.4	1157^th of 2162 public high schools	46.5%		40.7	1228^th of 2159 public high schools	43.1%	71		24.1		23.4				44.4	44.4				22.0	22.0
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
North Area Community	Public	7-12	4000 Pinell St.	Sacramento	95826	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
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
Rio Linda High	Public	9-12	6309 Dry Creek Rd.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2725	1,594	78	20.3	83.0%	298 (18.7%)	118 (7.4%)	817 (51.3%)	244 (15.3%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	90 (5.6%)	50.6	1023^rd of 2162 public high schools	52.7%		56.1	853^rd of 2159 public high schools	60.5%	170		22.8	12.5	22.3				56.5	56.5				23.4	23.4	$25,307	$23,344	$1,963
SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1214 North Market Blvd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1920	234	18	13.0	70.9%	20 (8.5%)	58 (24.8%)	115 (49.1%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	32 (13.7%)	25.6	1580^th of 2162 public high schools	26.9%		24.6	1595^th of 2159 public high schools	26.1%	15	0.0	27.3	16.7	12.8			5.6	27.9	20.3			0.0	4.8	2.9
Discovery High	Public	9-12	3401 Fong Ranch Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 928-5200	130	10	13.1	82.3%	4 (3.1%)	40 (30.8%)	66 (50.8%)	6 (4.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.2%)	14.7	1814^th of 2162 public high schools	16.1%		14.4	1836^th of 2159 public high schools	15.0%	22		5.5	8.9	7.2				5.5	5.5				3.6	3.6	$42,163	$40,418	$1,745
Natomas High	Public	9-12	3301 Fong Ranch Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 641-4960	1,157	52	22.0	76.0%	89 (7.7%)	243 (21.0%)	605 (52.3%)	132 (11.4%)	6 (0.5%)	23 (2.0%)	57 (4.9%)	29.5	1496^th of 2162 public high schools	30.8%		33	1426^th of 2159 public high schools	34.0%	70		14.5	11.3	12.9				41.2	41.2				9.0	9.0	$20,204	$18,040	$2,164
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
Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2360 El Camino Ave.	Sacramento	94606	Alameda 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Futures High

What district is Futures High in?

Futures High District

How many students attend Futures High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Futures High.

Is Futures High a good school?

Futures High ranks 1157^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Futures High?

Students at Futures High are 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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