- 2520 33rd St.
- Sacramento, CA 95817
- (916) 739-8520
Charter | Grades K-8 | Sacramento City Unified
About Capitol Heights Academy
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Capitol Heights Academy is located in Sacramento, CA and is one of 91 schools in Sacramento City Unified. It is a charter school that serves 211 students in grades K-8.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Capitol Heights Academy made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Capitol Heights Academy's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Capitol Heights Academy had an API growth score of 828 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Capitol Heights Academy's 2009 base score was 788 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Capitol Heights Academy had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Capitol Heights Academy's students and teachers.
Capitol Heights Academy Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Black
45 %
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Hispanic
38 %
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White
12 %
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Multiple or No Response
5 %
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Asian
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 53%
- Male 47%
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i think capitol height academy is a wonderful school it teaches all the student the step to get to college and achieve their goals in life im a student there and would like to say thank you so much for helping me
Aug 25, 2009
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About Sacramento, CA
- Population Median Age 34 years
- Median Household Income $37,049
- Average Household Size 2.58 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 27%
- % Owning / % Renting 50% / 50%
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