Kit Carson International Academy: Two in five kids exceed the standard. But suspensions run 4× the state rate.
Kit Carson International Academy has real strengths and one number that complicates them. Most rating sites show you one or the other. Both belong on the same page.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Grad rate | College readiness | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55 | 43% | 74% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 34.4% | 16.2% |
| CA average · High School | 44 | 16% | 36% | 87.6% | 35.4% | 30.2% | 3.6% |
Kit Carson International Academy scores 55 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 75th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🏫 Solid Base — Ask what the school does for a kid who's already meeting the standard with room to spare — steady proficiency across the board doesn't tell you whether the strongest kids are being pushed further.
Most rating sites would stop at “74% proficient” and call it done. Kit Carson International Academy deserves a closer read. It sits at the 75th percentile of 2,160 California high schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
The headline number: 43.5% of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 15.8%.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 42nd to the 75th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 600 high schools.
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 74% of students meet the standard today, above the 45% who did in 2019.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 35% | 39% | 22% | 20% | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 35% | 30% | 27% | 17% | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 68% | 27% | 86% | 84% | 96% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 22% | 16% | 16% | 9% | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 16% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 21% | 3% | 40% | 36% | 52% |
The story this school is actually telling
of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 15.8%.
of students were suspended, versus 3.6% statewide — a school visit will tell you more than this number.
Of 100 students here: 74 are proficient by 11th grade → 100 graduate → 0 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.
The 7 things our score weighs
Ask about the discipline philosophy and what a typical suspension is for. Numbers can't tell you whether a campus feels strict or chaotic — a visit can.
- Ask what typically leads to a suspension, and what happens before it gets there.
- Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Kit Carson International Academy in Sacramento, 22.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 29.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Kit Carson International Academy trails its district average for low-income students by 7.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (7.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (25.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 41.1 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 199 students tested.
5 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Showing up, and staying in class
Grades 7–8 students miss school at roughly three times the rate of Grades 9–12 students (45.5% vs 16.4%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the upper grades.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$1,259 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
On the state's science test (CAST), 19% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 127 | 8% | 23% | 19% | 50% | 31% | −17 |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 4% | 19% | 33% | 43% | 24% | −22 |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 65% | 30% | 4% | 0% | 96% | +48 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 131 | 5% | 10% | 14% | 71% | 15% | −19 |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 2% | 3% | 17% | 78% | 5% | −27 |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 22% | 30% | 4% | 43% | 52% | +29 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 160 | 5% | 14% | 65% | 16% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 199 | 22.2% | −7 | −16 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 127 | 25.4% | −7 | −13 |
| Students with Disabilities | 59 | 15.3% | −2 | −2 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kit Carson International Academy ← | — | 55 | 43.5% | 73.9% | — | 16.2% |
| West Campus | 2.2 mi | 80 | 55.5% | 82.8% | — | 1.2% |
| Encina High | 2.7 mi | 30 | 0.7% | 4.0% | — | 11.0% |
| SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy | 2.9 mi | 29 | 2.5% | 12.0% | — | 1.5% |
| California average | — | 44 | 15.8% | 35.7% | — | 3.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 43 | 42 | #1195 | 13.2% | 44.7% | 26.8% | 13.9% | — |
| 2022 | 34 | 29 | #1483 | 8.3% | 15.0% | 35.4% | 15.0% | — |
| 2023 | 48 | 63 | #797 | 28.6% | 63.1% | 40.6% | 19.6% | — |
| 2024 | 47 | 60 | #849 | 24.4% | 60.0% | 32.9% | 13.5% | — |
| 2025 | 55 | 75 | #548 | 43.5% | 73.9% | 34.4% | 16.2% | — |
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 16 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 23.9% | 37.2% | +13.3pp |
| Male | 29.8% | 35.3% | +5.5pp |
| Asian | 8.1% | 9.7% | +1.6pp |
| Black/African American | 46.4% | 53.1% | +6.7pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 28.7% | 42.1% | +13.4pp |
| Pacific Islander | 28.6% | — | — |
| Two or More Races | 33.3% | 28.2% | -5.1pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 33.0% | 41.5% | +8.5pp |
| English Learners | 23.8% | 28.3% | +4.5pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 30.0% | 43.2% | +13.2pp |
| All Students | 26.8% | 36.2% | +9.4pp |
| Homeless | — | 60.4% | — |
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