Is Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences a good school?

Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences ranks 3102 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,077 students attended Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences.

What is the racial makeup of Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences?

Students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences are 67% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Summary:

Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences is a public charter elementary school serving 1,077 students in grades K-8 in Sacramento, California. It is part of the Twin Rivers Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Smythe Academy generally outperforms the district and state in academic areas, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's English Language Learner and Hispanic student groups perform particularly well, ranking in the top 20% and top 35% of California elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's Special Education and Disabled student groups perform below the state average. Smythe Academy also faces challenges with a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.5% in 2017-2018 to 27.1% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81.97% to 93.7% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Woodlake Elementary, Del Paso Heights Elementary, Hazel Strauch Elementary, Fairbanks Elementary, and Las Palmas Elementary, Smythe Academy generally outperforms them in student performance, but the nearby Garden Valley Elementary and Larry G. Meeks Academy (a virtual school) also demonstrate strong academic performance. Smythe Academy's statewide ranking has declined from 2,779 in 2017-2018 to 3,450 in 2022-2023, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other California elementary schools, which is concerning and warrants further investigation.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

2781 Northgate Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95833-2208

(916) 566-2740

District: Twin Rivers Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3102^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 22.9

Number of students: 1,077

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.4%

African American:

8.7%

Asian:

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences ranks worse than 52.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 28 ranked elementary schools in the Twin Rivers Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.25. (See more...)

Compare Details Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences ranks worse than 50.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.86. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences has the largest elementary school student body size in the Twin Rivers Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.4%), African American (8.7%), Asian (8.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences is 22.9, which is the 7^th best among 28 elementary schools in the Twin Rivers Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences employs 46.9 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences:

SchoolDigger ranks Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences 3102^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences 1392^nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences in the ranking list.)

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Twin Rivers Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Twin Rivers Unified 1122^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	22.09	4456^th	5314	16.1%
2011	24.57	4363^rd	5377	18.9%
2012	14.52	4981^st	5390	7.6%
2013	13.19	5148^th	5530	6.9%
2015	30.83	3634^th	5611	35.2%
2016	26.78	4031^st	5614	28.2%
2017	31.39	3725^th	5692	34.6%
2018	46.00	2779^th	5662	50.9%
2019	34.17	3596^th	5789	37.9%
2022	34.84	3464^th	5883	41.1%
2023	35.80	3450^th	5874	41.3%
2024	41.25	3102^nd	5862	47.1%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.17	1155^th	3246	64.4%
2019	48.84	1311^th	3275	60.0%
2022	58.90	802^nd	3311	75.8%
2023	65.18	626^th	3250	80.7%
2024	64.03	572^nd	3160	81.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.89	1701^st	2420	29.7%
2024	53.21	880^th	2634	66.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.34	1727^th	5084	66.0%
2019	50.95	2340^th	5173	54.8%
2022	47.34	2443^rd	5264	53.6%
2023	44.98	2705^th	5374	49.7%
2024	50.46	2364^th	5511	57.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.71	2613^th	5413	51.7%
2019	35.35	3385^th	5492	38.4%
2022	29.80	3757^th	5635	33.3%
2023	40.33	3000^th	5617	46.6%
2024	42.70	2875^th	5605	48.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	33.46	1609^th	2585	37.8%
2022	38.62	1137^th	2227	48.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	38.88	72^nd	118	39.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.95	2852^nd	5431	47.5%
2019	33.65	3488^th	5510	36.7%
2022	40.11	2997^th	5663	47.1%
2023	31.84	3619^th	5650	35.9%
2024	39.57	3087^th	5636	45.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	41.26	411^th	747	45.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.52	2000^th	4830	58.6%
2019	46.66	2511^th	4963	49.4%
2022	51.08	2131^st	5084	58.1%
2023	49.28	2272^nd	5098	55.4%
2024	57.44	1817^th	5102	64.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	48.36	1082^nd	2179	50.3%
2011	50.90	1072^nd	2236	52.1%
2012	48.41	1134^th	2259	49.8%
2013	37.43	1505^th	2379	36.7%
2015	29.83	1635^th	2477	34.0%
2016	19.86	2034^th	2497	18.5%
2017	23.32	1920^th	2508	23.4%
2018	27.44	1738^th	2480	29.9%
2019	30.40	1778^th	2715	34.5%
2022	31.05	1732^nd	2740	36.8%
2023	36.90	1564^th	2802	44.2%
2024	41.86	1392^nd	2777	49.9%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	21.79	529^th	665	20.5%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.43	976^th	1364	28.4%
2019	36.32	821^st	1442	43.1%
2022	44.76	606^th	1540	60.6%
2023	57.34	314^th	1529	79.5%
2024	49.93	446^th	1477	69.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.96	1150^th	1538	25.2%
2024	52.36	519^th	1550	66.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.68	1340^th	2230	39.9%
2019	44.21	1209^th	2369	49.0%
2022	42.41	1252^nd	2458	49.1%
2023	47.92	1097^th	2549	57.0%
2024	49.86	1048^th	2575	59.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.91	1674^th	2262	26.0%
2019	28.36	1668^th	2380	29.9%
2022	31.66	1610^th	2509	35.8%
2023	36.37	1443^rd	2547	43.3%
2024	39.98	1334^th	2546	47.6%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.11	700^th	1369	48.9%
2019	28.29	1079^th	1491	27.6%
2022	42.73	693^rd	1531	54.7%

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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	51.40	89^th	193	53.9%
2023	26.51	143^rd	197	27.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.16	1553^rd	2273	31.7%
2019	31.32	1567^th	2407	34.9%
2022	30.88	1615^th	2527	36.1%
2023	37.30	1433^rd	2558	44.0%
2024	42.87	1254^th	2547	50.8%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.67	609^th	700	13.0%
2022	7.31	673^rd	733	8.2%
2023	17.94	604^th	718	15.9%
2024	14.11	641^st	741	13.5%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.19	372^nd	600	38.0%
2019	44.46	331^st	643	48.5%
2022	44.35	313^th	637	50.9%
2023	44.96	300^th	614	51.1%
2024	58.78	204^th	626	67.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.59	1278^th	2072	38.3%
2019	39.69	1266^th	2213	42.8%
2022	40.54	1275^th	2359	46.0%
2023	48.76	1018^th	2391	57.4%
2024	53.15	904^th	2383	62.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	15.69	1349^th	1555	13.2%
2023	25.05	1175^th	1552	24.3%
2024	27.76	1099^th	1535	28.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2009	149	115	66	627	9	12	10	988
2010	141	109	56	656	10	15	38	1025
2011	132	103	55	647	10	19	42	1008
2012	111	115	60	691	12	18	49	1056
2013	99	129	59	724	10	17	46	1084
2014	99	119	61	754	9	26	59	1127
2015	88	110	61	743	7	24	48	1081
2016	66	118	65	747	9	29	57	1091
2017	75	111	56	774	7	29	68	1120
2018	61	119	64	770	3	29	63	1109
2019	59	108	71	794	4	40	56	1132
2020	76	96	68	801	6	40	70	1157
2021	68	94	81	769	5	38	72	1127
2022	70	105	97	731	6	27	79	1115
2023	67	94	91	726	1	20	78	1077

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	988	54.0	16.0	88.1
2010	1025	46.1	22.2	91.4
2011	1008	n/a	n/a	90.3
2012	1056	41.0	25.7	n/a
2013	1084	41.0	26.4	84.2
2014	1127	43.0	26.2	94.5
2015	1081	44.0	24.5	90.3
2016	1091	38.0	28.7	87
2017	1120	40.0	28.0	90.5
2018	1109	44.6	24.8	90.1
2019	1132	43.8	25.8	82.9
2020	1157	n/a	n/a	92.1
2021	1127	48.8	23.0	93.7
2022	1115	47.0	23.7	82
2023	1077	46.9	22.9	90.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	988	54.0	16.0	88.1
2010	1025	46.1	22.2	91.4
2011	1008	n/a	n/a	90.3
2012	1056	41.0	25.7	n/a
2013	1084	41.0	26.4	84.2
2014	1127	43.0	26.2	94.5
2015	1081	44.0	24.5	90.3
2016	1091	38.0	28.7	87
2017	1120	40.0	28.0	90.5
2018	1109	44.6	24.8	90.1
2019	1132	43.8	25.8	82.9
2020	1157	n/a	n/a	92.1
2021	1127	48.8	23.0	93.7
2022	1115	47.0	23.7	82
2023	1077	46.9	22.9	90.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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