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Alta Vista Community Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-5

Summary

Alta Vista Community Charter is a public elementary charter school in Auburn, California, serving 110 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Auburn Union Elementary School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alta Vista Community Charter stands out for its diverse student population, with a higher percentage of white and multiracial students compared to nearby schools. Academically, the school outperforms the district and the state in several areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.9% in 2017-2018 to 31.0% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the range of 20.1% to 29.8% at nearby schools. Despite this challenge, Alta Vista Community Charter has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating stable academic performance.

When comparing Alta Vista Community Charter to other schools in the area, it lags behind some of the higher-performing charter and public schools, such as Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter, Newcastle Charter, and Ophir STEAM Academy, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate at Alta Vista Community Charter could be a focus for the school's administration and the Auburn Union Elementary School District.

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

173 Oak St.
Auburn, CA 95603-4318

(530) 885-7067

District: Auburn Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2017 → 63rd in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 63rd (2023) from a 29th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school38%

District avg33%

California avg39%

Not ranked this year

Alta Vista Community Charter did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

1047^th of 1,543Auburn Union Elementary 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
2023	56.7	2197 of 5859	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	1836 of 5883	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	605 of 1417	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	3195 of 5789	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3541 of 5662	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.4	4053 of 5692	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	63.4	1838 of 5614	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.3	1737 of 5611	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	63.9	1779 of 5635	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	564 of 1267	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	3020 of 5492	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	66.0	289 of 1110	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	1607 of 5173	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	1796 of 5084	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.3	767 of 5663	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	431 of 1272	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	3214 of 5510	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3442 of 5431	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	53.4	1331 of 2661	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	1049 of 2726	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.6	2451 of 2834	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	2429 of 2737	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2022)86th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)74th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2022)68th percentile~ school

White (2023)50th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-5 vs state

Science41%+11 vs state

Mathematics33%~ state avg

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Schools Near Alta Vista Community Charter

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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)							% 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 (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 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
Alta Vista Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	173 Oak St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-7067	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
EV Cain Middle	Public	K-8	150 Palm Ave.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 823-6106	411	24	17.0	69.1%	228 (55.5%)	4 (1.0%)	139 (33.8%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)								(n/a)	26.3	28.6	27.7	36.7	46.0	33.3	25.6	42.9	34.9	36.7	36.7	43.2	18.0	12.8	14.0	27.0	24.2							$15,705	$1,116	$14,589
Bowman Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	13777 Bowman Rd.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Ackerman Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-1974	606	28	21.9	25.1%	422 (69.6%)	3 (0.5%)	109 (18.0%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.1%)	75.9	1334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		84.8	956^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.7%	378	75.0	45.8	61.0	62.1	55.6	81.3	38.1	73.9	55.9	61.5	54.6	60.3	65.6	39.7	44.9	50.0	52.5	97.5						$12,603	$412	$12,191
Skyridge Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Perkins Way	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-7019	461	23	19.7	49.2%	345 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	58	2167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		55.2	2276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.2%	109	42.4	32.0	37.6	41.5	54.7	55.9	43.9	45.7	41.7	47.8	56.6	39.6	42.4	24.4	37.1	31.9	39.6	87.9	90.1	93.4	89.0	90.1	89.0	$14,777	$806	$13,971
Auburn Elementary	Public	K-8	11400 Lariat Ranch Rd.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 887-1958	501	23	21.7	84.4%	176 (35.1%)	6 (1.2%)	283 (56.5%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	14.7	5286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		17.8	5049^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	237	19.6	15.4	17.5	18.6	21.8	31.4	22.5	29.7	28.6	24.8	18.0	11.5	15.7	14.3	7.9	17.3	14.3	52.4	64.3	85.7	52.4	59.5	59.5	$14,444	$1,090	$13,354
Northside Elementary	Public	K-6	860 Cave Valley Rd.	Cool	95614	El Dorado County	Black Oak Mine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 333-8355	283	13	21.7	28.6%	184 (65.0%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (16.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.0%)	69.5	1623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.3%		72.3	1483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.7%	140	46.0		46.0	46.7	43.9	67.6	57.1			53.7	60.0	52.4	46.0	50.0			51.8	89.4	93.6	93.6		91.5		$17,172	$387	$16,785
Ophir STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	1373 Lozanos Rd.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-3495	200	10	19.2	21.0%	154 (77.0%)	3 (1.5%)	29 (14.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	76.6	1302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		91.4	613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	689	63.0	74.1	68.5	52.6		63.0	77.8	81.0	77.8	71.3	31.6		51.9	51.9	61.9	48.2	51.9							$13,812	$1,047	$12,765
Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	9050 Old State Hwy.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 259-1425	349	16	21.6	12.3%	275 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (14.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	68.1	1685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		54.1	2337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	652	51.1	40.9	47.8	48.7	57.1	52.2	65.5	71.9	63.6	58.7	59.5	51.4	30.4	51.7	37.5	40.9	44.8	51.3	56.4	61.5	59.0	56.4	56.4	$10,963	$144	$10,819
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	164	12	14.0	13.4%	129 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	78.3	1226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.1%		90.6	664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	562	55.0	71.4	61.8	50.0	75.0	55.0	77.8	77.8	78.6	67.5	62.5	70.0	50.0	38.9	83.3	64.3	61.4							$25,537	$2,211	$23,326
Newcastle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	333	12	28.6	18.3%	241 (72.4%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	81.1	1111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.0%		81.4	1093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	18	61.0	57.5	59.3	64.1	79.3	80.5	56.4	81.0	72.5	72.2	69.2	72.4	53.7	27.5	61.9	58.5	56.5	94.3			94.3			$11,656	$00	$11,656

Frequently Asked Questions about Alta Vista Community Charter

How many students attend Alta Vista Community Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Alta Vista Community Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Alta Vista Community Charter?

Students at Alta Vista Community Charter are .

What district is Alta Vista Community Charter in?

Auburn Union Elementary

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