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Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 4% of California alternative schools

Summary

Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter is a public K-12 charter school in Marysville, California, serving approximately 250 students as part of the Yuba County Office of Education.

The school faces significant challenges, with graduation and academic proficiency rates far below state averages; notably, its mathematics proficiency was 0% for the 2024-2025 school year, and its dropout rate is exceptionally high at 62.8%. While the school serves a high-needs population and has a chronic absenteeism rate of 36.7%, this is actually lower than some nearby alternative schools like Yuba City Independence Academy. The school spends significantly more per student ($24,552) than many higher-performing local alternatives, such as CORE Charter and Sutter Peak Charter Academy.

These struggles appear to reflect broader systemic issues within the Yuba County Office of Education district, yet the existence of other successful alternative schools in the region demonstrates that different approaches can yield better results in graduation and academic performance, suggesting room for improvement through revised strategies and interventions.

250

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,552

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1104 E St.
Marysville, CA 95901-4825

(530) 749-4000

District: Yuba County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.0%

White:

36.0%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2019 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (37% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg7%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,639^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

1,780^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	2639 of 2761	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	2556 of 2781	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	2726 of 2740	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	858 of 894	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	2521 of 2715	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	2439 of 2497	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.9	2456 of 2477	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	2263 of 2379	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.1	2150 of 2259	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	2115 of 2236	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.7	2063 of 2179	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.8	1969 of 2063	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	1849 of 2005	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	1874 of 1999	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	1747 of 1804	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	1394 of 1777	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.0	1659 of 1769	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	19.0	2202 of 2531	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	2442 of 2458	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	688 of 721	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	2163 of 2369	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1780 of 2162	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1622 of 2159	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1701 of 2170	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1709 of 2123	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1109 of 1290	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1703 of 2133	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1615 of 2017	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	1526 of 2021	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	1575 of 2039	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	1616 of 1994	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	1590 of 2426	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.9	1701 of 2354	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	1726 of 2367	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	1597 of 2281	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.7	1643 of 2238	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	1682 of 2117	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	1449 of 2063	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	1428 of 1968	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.7	1369 of 1901	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	1410 of 1653	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.5	1046 of 1117	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	787 of 1052	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1699 of 1906	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1507 of 1915	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1692 of 1915	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1592 of 1858	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	947 of 1054	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1603 of 1833	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1469 of 1760	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1777 of 1900	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1540 of 1902	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1628 of 1917	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1444 of 1814	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1373 of 1742	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1627 of 2013	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1532 of 2026	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1816 of 2030	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1589 of 1943	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	999 of 1126	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1519 of 1937	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1503 of 1862	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1871 of 1942	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1537 of 1948	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1875 of 1963	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1019 of 1122	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1488 of 1880	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1515 of 1834	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1227 of 1252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	717 of 1216	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	1144 of 1155	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1042 of 1173	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1105 of 1204	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1187 of 1222	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1126 of 1173	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)13th percentile+5 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science15%-17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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
Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1104 E St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-4000	250	14	17.6	89.6%	90 (36.0%)	5 (2.0%)	110 (44.0%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.8%)								(n/a)		9.1			23.1	15.4						18.2	14.3	15.3						0.0	0.0	0.0							$24,552	$1,905	$22,647
CORE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	321 16th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	CORE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2786	554	27	20.3	52.5%	401 (72.4%)	16 (2.9%)	38 (6.9%)	10 (1.8%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	72 (13.0%)								(n/a)	32.3	36.6		44.4		39.0	27.3	32.1	58.1	32.5	58.7	56.1	64.4	47.6	15.9	14.3	16.1	22.5	41.3	29.3	31.1	25.5	48.8	68.3	63.4	56.1	68.3	51.2	$12,773	$1,299	$11,474
Yuba County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	935 14th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-4871	170	15	11.3	64.7%	53 (31.2%)	7 (4.1%)	79 (46.5%)	14 (8.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.6%)								(n/a)																													$73,476	$1,120	$72,356
Harry P B Carden	Public, Alternative	K-12	1023 14th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6409	22	2	10.7	86.4%	10 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (50.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$32,371	$4,415	$27,956
Lincoln (Abraham) (Alternative)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1919 B St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 740-6489	265	8	32.7	69.4%	108 (40.8%)	8 (3.0%)	98 (37.0%)	17 (6.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.8%)								(n/a)		20.0		14.8		16.2				23.1	26.1	13.3	33.9	26.8				0.0	34.8	23.3	19.0	17.8							$14,188	$2,128	$12,060
Yuba City Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	256 Wilbur Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-9667	256	20	12.7	84.4%	44 (17.2%)	2 (0.8%)	184 (71.9%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.7%)								(n/a)	0.0	17.4		7.7		9.1	26.1	29.4	21.1	44.0	20.8	39.1	30.8	30.6	8.7	23.5	5.3	8.0	4.2	17.4	0.0	9.7
Yuba City Independence Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	984 B St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 822-5244	102	9	11.8	75.5%	37 (36.3%)	2 (2.0%)	50 (49.0%)	7 (6.9%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)								(n/a)		25.0		18.8		19.4						41.7	41.2	31.4						8.3	0.0	7.8
Sutter County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	970 Klamath Ln.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Sutter County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-2900	332	32	10.3	69.6%	94 (28.3%)	8 (2.4%)	152 (45.8%)	59 (17.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)								(n/a)						0.0	6.7							2.2	6.7							3.9	92.5	92.5		92.5	92.5	92.5	$54,284	$1,523	$52,761
Pathways Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1895 Lassen Blvd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Sutter County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 822-2480	19	1	20.8	84.2%	5 (26.3%)	1 (5.3%)	12 (63.2%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$7,634	$59	$7,575
Sutter Peak Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3934 Broadway Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Sutter Peak Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 468-4044	714	29	24.8	40.5%	445 (62.3%)	18 (2.5%)	159 (22.3%)	57 (8.0%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.1%)								(n/a)	48.5	54.0	56.3	43.8		50.3	29.8	46.4	54.6	56.6	55.6	65.1	69.7	53.2	33.3	33.9	28.8	43.4	49.2	39.7	21.2	36.6	42.9	46.0	65.1	42.9	46.0	42.9	$11,513	$257	$11,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter

How many students attend Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter?

Students at Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter are 44% Hispanic, 36% White, 11% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Not Specified, 2% Asian.

What district is Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter in?

Yuba County Office of Education

Is Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter a good school?

Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter ranks in the bottom 4.4% of California alternative schools.

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