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George Washington Carver School of Arts and Scienc

High School
Sacramento City UnifiedSacramentoSacramento County95827Charter School
📍 10101 Systems Parkway
Charter school — publicly funded but independently operated. Enrollment is open to all students regardless of neighborhood, typically through a lottery process. Charter schools have more flexibility in curriculum and operations but must meet state academic standards.
Scope Score
out of 100
State Rank
of 1,649 California high schools
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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
100.0%
AP Exam Prepared
16.7%
A-G Completion
23.9%
College-Going Rate
76.9%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year
Declined
-5.5 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Declined
-9.9 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for George Washington Carver School of Arts and Scienc
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard7.9%
Met Standard23.7%
Below Standard68.4%

Score Factors

Helping
✓Graduation rate: 100.0%
12.6pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)
25% weight
✓Chronic absenteeism: 31.4%
2.9pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)
10% weight
✓Suspension rate: 3.3%
0.8pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)
5% weight
Holding Back
▼Exceeded standard: 7.9%
7.8pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)
20% weight
▼College readiness: 16.7%
AP exam pass rate below state avg (state avg 35.3%)
20% weight
▼Met or exceeded: 31.6%
3.2pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)
15% weight
▼Baseline proficiency: 31.6%
Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)
5% weight
Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for George Washington Carver School of Arts and Scienc and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 7.8 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 7.6 points below the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.5%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.6% exceeded — 2.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 100.0% — above the state target. 23.9% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 76.9% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.4%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

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Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
7.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
31.6%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
31.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
76
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th3813.2%39.5%21.1%26.3%52.6%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th382.6%7.9%13.2%76.3%10.5%
Estimated K-12 PathEstimate
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Nearby schools

Nearby High Schools

4 within ~3 mi · avg 41.7

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Nearby Elementary Schools

12 within ~3 mi · avg 33.0

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Nearby Middle Schools

1 within ~3 mi · avg 27.9

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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score · Explore all schools · Blog