American River Collegiate Academy: This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.
American River Collegiate Academy posts 43% meeting the standard against 43% statewide — ahead of most, with real headroom above the bar.
American River Collegiate Academy scores 38 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 38th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “43% proficient” and call it done. American River Collegiate Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Orangevale, where two in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 6.8% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
As a charter, American River Collegiate Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 59
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
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For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 16 | 19% | 31% | 31% | 19% | 50% | +7 |
| Grade 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 25% | 0% | 33% | 42% | 25% | −23 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 16 | 25% | 31% | 31% | 13% | 56% | +11 |
| Grade 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 17% | 25% | 25% | 33% | 42% | +6 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 12 | 8% | 25% | 58% | 8% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American River Collegiate Academy ← | — | 38 | 21.4% | 43.2% | −19.8 | 2.5% |
| Oakview Community Elementary | 0.7 mi | 63 | 26.1% | 53.0% | +16.9 | 5.2% |
| Pershing Elementary | 2.5 mi | 60 | 38.9% | 61.4% | +8.4 | 1.5% |
| Green Oaks Fundamental Elementary | 0.9 mi | 55 | 28.1% | 61.9% | +3.9 | 1.8% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.