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Paseo Grande Charter

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Paseo Grande Charter ranks 1733 rd of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 37% of California alternative schools

Summary

Paseo Grande Charter is a small, K-12 alternative school of 152 students in Sacramento, operating as its own Paseo Grande Charter District, which serves a community with significant economic need.

The school faces profound challenges with student engagement, evidenced by a critically low graduation rate of 14.9% and an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 64.9%, meaning nearly two-thirds of students miss too much school. This starkly contrasts with nearby alternative schools like Westlake Charter (100% graduation, 15.8% absenteeism) and Natomas Charter (96.4% graduation, 3.5% absenteeism), showing vastly different outcomes within the same educational model. Even more striking, Keema School for Independent Study, which serves a similarly high-need population, achieves a 97.5% graduation rate just 1.6 miles away.

Despite these systemic issues, Paseo Grande has shown a remarkable, though volatile, recent improvement in math test scores, with 38.75% of students proficient—surpassing the state average and outperforming several neighbors like Marconi Learning Academy. However, this academic potential is overshadowed by the school's struggle to keep students enrolled and attending, a situation further highlighted by its exceptionally high per-student spending of $36,034, which is nearly double that of the highest-achieving schools in the comparison.

152

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,034

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5248 Rose St.
Sacramento, CA 95838-1633

(833) 980-1356

District: Paseo Grande Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.8%

White:

27.0%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2023 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 57 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (15% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (30% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,733^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

610^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 57 pts since 2023

From bottom 15% (2023) to top 28% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	610 of 2162	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	29.6	1501 of 2159	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1846 of 2170	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	397 of 1906	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	349 of 2013	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	789 of 1942	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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

Female (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-30 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-34 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Science20%-13 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 (2024)
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
Paseo Grande Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5248 Rose St.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Paseo Grande Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(833) 980-1356	152	7	23.1	77.6%	41 (27.0%)	19 (12.5%)	65 (42.8%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (12.5%)								(n/a)		13.6				20.0				30.8	46.7	13.6	46.7	35.0				23.1	46.7	27.3	50.0	38.8							$36,034	$78	$35,956
Higher Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 Grace Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Higher Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-5183	519	16	33.0	78.2%	64 (12.3%)	85 (16.4%)	206 (39.7%)	103 (19.8%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.8%)	33 (6.4%)								(n/a)	1.9	14.8				8.4	3.5	26.8	13.2	15.5	26.8	37.0		20.4	3.5	25.0	1.9	8.6	3.6	3.7		7.8	96.7	96.7	96.7		96.7		$19,075	$1,245	$17,830
Keema School for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1281 North Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3410	529	28	18.8	91.9%	109 (20.6%)	60 (11.3%)	264 (49.9%)	34 (6.4%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	46 (8.7%)								(n/a)	12.5	7.0		9.8		9.3			20.0	30.8	31.3	18.6	31.6	27.5			0.0	15.4	9.7	4.7	3.2	5.3	75.0	80.0	87.5	82.5	77.5	82.5	$18,219	$2,451	$15,768
Heritage Peak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	631 L St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Heritage Peak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(866) 992-9033	1,181	52	22.8	54.7%	674 (57.1%)	49 (4.1%)	301 (25.5%)	108 (9.1%)	21 (1.8%)	9 (0.8%)	19 (1.6%)								(n/a)	44.9	37.7		45.3		41.2	31.0	45.2	50.0	47.8	52.8	49.1	63.0	48.4	35.7	40.0	30.8	32.8	34.4	33.0	21.0	32.7	42.7	47.6	56.1	43.9	48.8	43.9	$13,101	$1,229	$11,872
Highlands Community Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	1333 Grand Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Highlands Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 844-2283	11,713	127	92.1	97.4%	5,530 (47.2%)	130 (1.1%)	1,637 (14.0%)	2,893 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (0.2%)	1,503 (12.8%)								(n/a)					8.3	8.3																							$16,929	$225	$16,704
California Innovative Career Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	1333 Grand Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	California Innovative Career Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 436-5770	1,729	121	14.2	93.2%	838 (48.5%)	160 (9.3%)	278 (16.1%)	220 (12.7%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	224 (13.0%)								(n/a)																													$17,644	$270	$17,374
Community Outreach Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5637 Skvarla Ave.	McClellan	95652	Sacramento County	Community Outreach Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-5170	1,931	78	24.6	74.0%	1,852 (95.9%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (3.0%)	16 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)								(n/a)	27.5	23.2				25.8	32.5	42.3	37.1	39.7	34.5	29.6		36.1	37.6	41.0	31.3	32.3	28.0	25.2		33.2	65.7	86.1	84.3	97.1	74.4		$16,955	$1,144	$15,811
Community Collaborative Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5715 Skvarla Ave.	McClellan	95652	Sacramento County	Community Collaborative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-5161	649	47	13.9	84.6%	337 (51.9%)	64 (9.9%)	200 (30.8%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.8%)								(n/a)	18.2	11.5	22.6	9.7	10.5	13.7	11.5	23.5	21.9	7.1	9.6	11.5	26.7	17.4	11.1	20.0	12.1	0.0	9.6	7.7	4.0	7.9							$17,738	$1,086	$16,652
Marconi Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2444 Marconi Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	Marconi Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 974-7307	464	12	38.3	89.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													41.4	41.4							4.8	4.8
Natomas Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2920 Advantage Way	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 419-3788	1,850	79	23.4	39.8%	358 (19.4%)	196 (10.6%)	541 (29.2%)	441 (23.8%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (0.6%)	299 (16.2%)								(n/a)	56.1	32.5		49.2		43.0	62.5	66.0	74.8	64.7	65.2	59.0	78.6	66.4	59.6	59.4	53.3	38.5	31.4	29.8	35.1	40.7	97.2			97.9		97.9	$13,714	$344	$13,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Paseo Grande Charter

What is the racial makeup of Paseo Grande Charter?

Students at Paseo Grande Charter are 43% Hispanic, 27% White, 13% African American, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

Is Paseo Grande Charter a good school?

Paseo Grande Charter ranks 1733^rd of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paseo Grande Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Paseo Grande Charter.

What district is Paseo Grande Charter in?

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