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Innovations Academy

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

2156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 22% of California alternative schools

Summary

Innovations Academy is a small, K-12 alternative public school serving 113 students in Rancho Cordova, part of the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, with a focus on students who may benefit from a non-traditional setting.

The school's most significant challenge is a very high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is nearly triple the district average and is closely linked to its below-average test scores in English, math, and science. However, it maintains a notable strength in its 82.4% graduation rate, successfully guiding a majority of its enrolled students to completion. The school operates with a low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, indicating significant resources are allocated to support its students, many of whom come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

When compared to nearby alternative schools, the data presents a mixed picture. Innovations Academy has a similar graduation rate to its closest peer, Walnutwood High (Independent Study), but its chronic absenteeism is dramatically higher than most others, including Lake View Charter and Visions In Education. This suggests that effectively addressing attendance is the central priority for unlocking the potential of its substantial resources and improving overall student outcomes.

113

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,294

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10886 Gadsten Way
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

(916) 294-2445

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.3%

Hispanic:

30.1%

Two or more races:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2023 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (82% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg53%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,156^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 34 pts since 2023

From top 44% (2023) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,692^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2024

From bottom 16% (2024) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified

630^th of 1,543Folsom-Cordova Unified 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.8	2115 of 5869	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	1691 of 5859	71.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.0	1846 of 5643	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.7	1102 of 5638	80.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	2156 of 2761	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	2005 of 2783	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	1233 of 2781	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	2035 of 2533	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.8	754 of 2531	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	90.7	131 of 2374	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	2281 of 2542	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	2500 of 2579	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.4	1545 of 2552	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1562 of 2538	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1692 of 2162	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1805 of 2159	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.8	1658 of 1915	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.9	1611 of 2026	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2024)67th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2023)94th percentile+39 vs school

Male (2024)39th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)20th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science15%-18 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 (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 ()	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
Innovations Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10886 Gadsten Way	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 294-2445	113	9	12.3	58.4%	41 (36.3%)	10 (8.8%)	34 (30.1%)	7 (6.2%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	18 (15.9%)								(n/a)		19.1		6.7		14.6				30.8	28.0	28.6	33.3	31.2				30.8	12.0	14.3	6.7	18.3							$31,294	$31,020	$274
Walnutwood High (Independent Study)	Public, Alternative	K-12	10848 Gadsten Way	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9105	221	12	17.9	46.2%	119 (53.8%)	10 (4.5%)	54 (24.4%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25 (11.3%)								(n/a)				11.1		10.0							37.9	37.9							14.1	14.1							$22,536	$22,050	$486
Lake View Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3101 Zinfandel Dr. Ste. 350	Rancho Cordova	95662	Sacramento County	Lake View Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 957-5877	969	28	34.6	56.2%	706 (72.9%)	12 (1.2%)	140 (14.4%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (10.1%)								(n/a)	39.3	31.9		40.6		37.4	32.1	45.3	39.3	43.0	40.8	55.3	55.9	42.2	33.0	29.5	17.9	22.8	27.6	21.3	17.7	25.5	23.3	28.9	38.9	25.6	26.7	26.7	$29,337	$29,136	$201
New Pacific Charter - Rancho Cordova	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10710 Bear Hollow	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	New Pacific Charter - Rancho Cordova District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(866) 992-9033	164	6	27.3	45.1%	80 (48.8%)	6 (3.7%)	34 (20.7%)	40 (24.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)							27.3	25.0		38.9				29.6	16.7	31.3		44.4				30.4							$33,440	$33,054	$386
Foundations Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	10474 Mather Blvd.	Mather	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2380	171	20	8.5	30.4%	46 (26.9%)	26 (15.2%)	64 (37.4%)	21 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	11 (6.4%)								(n/a)														0.0								0.0
Visions In Education	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11931 Foundation Pl.	Gold River	95670	Sacramento County	Visions In Education District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 883-1601	7,460	290	25.7	57.0%	2,905 (38.9%)	627 (8.4%)	2,336 (31.3%)	490 (6.6%)	59 (0.8%)	55 (0.7%)	949 (12.7%)								(n/a)	40.7	44.6	29.2	39.6	30.7	37.0	40.5	47.6	48.8	47.0	55.2	52.6	51.6	49.8	36.4	33.3	30.8	27.5	40.3	39.7	41.9	37.4	44.4	49.5	65.0	46.1	47.9	47.7
Ralph Richardson Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4848 Cottage Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7411	54	6	8.9	37.0%	32 (59.3%)	3 (5.6%)	11 (20.4%)	5 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.7%)								(n/a)
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							$45,601	$44,982	$619
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Innovations Academy

What is the racial makeup of Innovations Academy?

Students at Innovations Academy are 36% White, 30% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 9% African American, 6% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Innovations Academy in?

Folsom-Cordova Unified

How many students attend Innovations Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 113 students attended Innovations Academy.

Is Innovations Academy a good school?

Innovations Academy ranks in the bottom 21.9% of California alternative schools.

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