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Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

5753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy is a public elementary school (grades K-5) serving 437 students in Sacramento, a community where many families face significant economic challenges.

Academically, the school is struggling profoundly, with only about 11% of students proficient in English and 13% in math, which are among the lowest scores in the entire state and notably lower than all other nearby schools. A particularly concerning area is science, where proficiency is under 5%. While the school spends over $20,000 per student—more than most surrounding schools—this high investment has not led to better academic results. For example, Hagginwood Elementary and Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8, which serve similar student populations, achieve much higher test scores with similar or even less funding.

The school's performance has been unstable from year to year, with test scores dropping sharply recently. It operates as its own small district, the Aspire Alexander Twilight College Prep Academy District, which is ranked near the very bottom in California, whereas other local schools belong to larger districts like Twin Rivers Unified or San Juan Unified. On a positive note, the school has improved its student-teacher ratio and has a lower rate of chronic student absences than some immediate neighbors, such as Northwood Elementary and Greer Elementary, though attendance remains a serious challenge.

437

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,677

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2360 El Camino Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95821-5611

(916) 979-1788

District: Aspire Alexander Twilight College Prep Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

African American:

22.0%

Two or more races:

17.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2019 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

California avg41%

5,753^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 13% (2019) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1533^rd of 1,543Aspire Alexander Twilight College Prep 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	5753 of 5857	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	5336 of 5869	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5597 of 5859	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5198 of 5883	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	5026 of 5789	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	306 of 569	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	342 of 661	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	397 of 663	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	348 of 747	53.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	2240 of 3162	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	2871 of 3245	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	1869 of 3311	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	3103 of 3275	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	5537 of 5597	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	4893 of 5612	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5264 of 5609	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4960 of 5635	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	4646 of 5492	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	5020 of 5107	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4636 of 5107	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	4808 of 5087	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4044 of 5084	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4341 of 4963	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	5304 of 5460	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4829 of 5517	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	5100 of 5363	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4647 of 5264	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	4349 of 5173	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	5469 of 5628	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5276 of 5643	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5465 of 5638	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4872 of 5663	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4972 of 5510	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	711 of 718	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.2	2156 of 2635	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)46th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Science5%-28 vs state

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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 Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2360 El Camino Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	Aspire Alexander Twilight College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-1788	437	20	21.8	82.6%	9 (2.1%)	96 (22.0%)	243 (55.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	78 (17.8%)	7.6	5753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		14.7	5336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	417																													4.7		4.7	8.7	14.1	11.1				11.2	15.7	12.3	10.9				13.1							$20,677	$1,656	$19,021
Howe Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2404 Howe Ave.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5165	741	31	23.9	84.3%	167 (22.5%)	68 (9.2%)	171 (23.1%)	294 (39.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (4.6%)	6.9	5783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		8.3	5760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	23																													5.6		5.6	17.3	11.4	8.5				12.5	14.4	8.6	3.3				8.7	93.9	97.0	97.0	97.7	95.4		$18,525	$4,241	$14,284
Dyer-Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Bell St.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7150	735	29	25.3	89.0%	159 (21.6%)	44 (6.0%)	158 (21.5%)	319 (43.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	43 (5.9%)	5.2	5834^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%		5.9	5848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.4%	14																													3.5		3.5	6.6	13.2	8.4				9.3	8.3	7.4	2.6				6.2	92.6	96.3	98.2	96.3	94.4	97.2	$19,714	$3,749	$15,965
Cottage Elementary	Public	K-5	2221 Morse Ave.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2306	502	19	26.4	76.3%	167 (33.3%)	16 (3.2%)	72 (14.3%)	209 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.0%)	8.9	5691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		11.1	5618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	73																													8.6		8.6	19.1	14.7	24.2				19.2	14.0	6.7	2.9				8.4	95.3	97.6	97.6		96.1		$18,777	$4,132	$14,645
D. W. Babcock Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Cormorant Way	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3415	369	18	20.5	89.7%	43 (11.7%)	48 (13.0%)	169 (45.8%)	51 (13.8%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	43 (11.7%)	22	4676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		23.4	4538^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	138																													10.8		10.8	33.3	23.9	34.3	36.0			31.8	32.7	21.3	5.4	17.7			20.1	88.6			93.2	90.9	93.2	$21,150	$4,254	$16,896
Greer Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Bell St.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7157	762	29	26.2	81.5%	133 (17.5%)	169 (22.2%)	206 (27.0%)	182 (23.9%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	63 (8.3%)	9.2	5677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%		13.5	5436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	241																													11.3		11.3	9.9	9.0	24.1				14.4	9.3	14.7	10.4				11.4	90.2	96.4	97.3	97.3	90.2	97.3	$16,871	$3,591	$13,280
General Davie Junior Primary Center	Public	K	1500 Dom Way	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2416	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hagginwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1418 Palo Verde Ave.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3475	340	16	21.2	90.3%	35 (10.3%)	50 (14.7%)	165 (48.5%)	52 (15.3%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.4%)	26.5	4272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		19	4936^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	664																													22.2		22.2	33.9	26.2	23.3	37.8			30.7	38.1	13.6	11.1	30.4			24.8	81.3	89.6	93.8	89.6	87.5	93.8	$21,143	$3,640	$17,503
Northwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2630 Taft St.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2705	351	18	19.4	95.2%	39 (11.1%)	47 (13.4%)	162 (46.2%)	66 (18.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.8%)	12.4	5470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.6%		8.3	5762^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	292																													7.6		7.6	15.7	10.0	22.9	35.1			19.9	17.3	11.5	0.0	25.6			12.8	90.3	90.3	96.8	96.8	90.3	96.8	$18,542	$3,586	$14,956
Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8	Public	K-8	2950 Hurley Way	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8960	883	37	24.0	76.7%	165 (18.7%)	74 (8.4%)	422 (47.8%)	149 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	62 (7.0%)	19.4	4885^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		26.7	4233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.9%	652	14.3	28.3	15.0	7.1	21.1	11.5	16.8	53.1	41.3	52.5	10.7	52.6	30.8	41.8	22.5	52.2	12.5	14.3	47.4	3.9	26.0	10.2	19.6	12.5	3.6	15.8	15.4	13.0	25.5	15.3	21.7	24.0	18.6	26.8	28.6	38.3	32.2	27.3	23.5	21.4	19.6	16.3	34.5	22.0	22.8							$17,459	$2,983	$14,476

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Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 1.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy?

Students at Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy are 56% Hispanic, 22% African American, 18% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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