Is Creative Connections Arts Academy a good school?

Creative Connections Arts Academy ranks 3068 th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Creative Connections Arts Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 691 students attended Creative Connections Arts Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Creative Connections Arts Academy?

Students at Creative Connections Arts Academy are 47% Hispanic, 26% White, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Creative Connections Arts Academy

Summary:

Creative Connections Arts Academy is a public charter school located in North Highlands, California, serving 691 students in grades K-12. The school is part of the Twin Rivers Unified School District, which is ranked 1122 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Creative Connections Arts Academy stands out as a high-performing school within its district, with consistently high graduation rates ranging from 95.7% to 100% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 4.3%, much lower than the district and state. In terms of test scores, Creative Connections Arts Academy outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science across most grade levels. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, it is still lower than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools, Creative Connections Arts Academy shines. Keema School for Independent Study has lower graduation rates, higher dropout rates, and significantly lower test scores, while Heritage Peak Charter has higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and higher test scores in most subjects and grade levels. Other nearby schools, such as Community Collaborative Charter and Community Outreach Academy, have much lower graduation rates, higher dropout rates, and significantly lower test scores across the board. With its focus on the arts and relatively low student-teacher ratio, Creative Connections Arts Academy appears to be providing a quality education to its students, particularly those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

7201 Arutas Dr.
North Highlands, CA 95660-2809

(916) 566-1870

District: Twin Rivers Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3068^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 20.5

Number of students: 691

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.6%

White:

25.9%

African American:

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Creative Connections Arts Academy ranks worse than 52.3% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.96. (See more...)

Compare Details Creative Connections Arts Academy ranks better than 62.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.32. (See more...)

Compare Details Creative Connections Arts Academy ranks better than 59.9% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.33. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Creative Connections Arts Academy who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 Student population at Creative Connections Arts Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.6%), White (25.9%), African American (14.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Creative Connections Arts Academy is 20.5. (See more...)

Compare Creative Connections Arts Academy employs 33.5 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Creative Connections Arts Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Creative Connections Arts Academy 3068^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Creative Connections Arts Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Creative Connections Arts Academy 1031^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Creative Connections Arts Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Creative Connections Arts Academy 931^st of 2323 California public high schools. (See Creative Connections Arts Academy 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 all elementary school students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	67.77	1576^th	5314	70.3%
2011	73.72	1313^th	5377	75.6%
2012	66.26	1715^th	5390	68.2%
2013	65.92	1782^nd	5530	67.8%
2015	54.19	2231^st	5611	60.2%
2016	56.50	2154^th	5614	61.6%
2017	65.31	1792^nd	5692	68.5%
2018	59.48	2060^th	5662	63.6%
2019	60.09	2068^th	5789	64.3%
2022	42.80	2921^st	5883	50.3%
2023	46.32	2736^th	5874	53.4%
2024	41.96	3068^th	5862	47.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.41	1110^th	5084	78.2%
2019	63.91	1521^st	5173	70.6%
2022	44.85	2609^th	5264	50.4%
2023	50.76	2317^th	5374	56.9%
2024	46.00	2674^th	5511	51.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.45	1826^th	5413	66.3%
2019	62.09	1884^th	5492	65.7%
2022	46.60	2604^th	5635	53.8%
2023	41.09	2959^th	5617	47.3%
2024	40.23	3048^th	5605	45.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	81.82	311^th	2585	88.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.77	2460^th	5431	54.7%
2019	51.88	2364^th	5510	57.1%
2022	39.04	3067^th	5663	45.8%
2023	52.36	2313^th	5650	59.1%
2024	44.31	2796^th	5636	50.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	61.37	192^nd	662	71.0%
2024	78.66	84^th	593	85.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.11	2664^th	4830	44.8%
2019	52.64	2120^th	4963	57.3%
2022	55.46	1872^nd	5084	63.2%
2023	47.34	2398^th	5098	53.0%
2024	51.58	2168^th	5102	57.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.18	1553^rd	2737	43.3%
2019	50.05	1545^th	2834	45.5%
2022	23.44	2191^st	2726	19.6%
2023	26.73	2062^nd	2662	22.5%
2024	29.61	1971^st	2647	25.5%

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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 Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	66.81	626^th	2179	71.3%
2011	69.59	563^rd	2236	74.8%
2012	63.05	743^rd	2259	67.1%
2013	81.56	277^th	2379	88.4%
2015	74.57	540^th	2477	78.2%
2016	47.91	1160^th	2497	53.5%
2017	41.01	1369^th	2508	45.4%
2018	50.10	1098^th	2480	55.7%
2019	50.80	1128^th	2715	58.5%
2022	46.84	1257^th	2740	54.1%
2023	59.84	913^th	2802	67.4%
2024	54.32	1031^st	2777	62.9%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	53.94	383^rd	1540	75.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.21	767^th	2230	65.6%
2019	50.17	1006^th	2369	57.5%
2022	58.95	759^th	2458	69.1%
2023	70.68	502^nd	2549	80.3%
2024	62.44	697^th	2575	72.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.74	1157^th	2262	48.9%
2019	35.56	1426^th	2380	40.1%
2022	54.09	969^th	2509	61.4%
2023	60.17	821^st	2547	67.8%
2024	57.44	870^th	2546	65.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.19	937^th	2273	58.8%
2019	65.14	700^th	2407	70.9%
2022	35.92	1457^th	2527	42.3%
2023	55.42	927^th	2558	63.8%
2024	48.05	1133^rd	2547	55.5%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	74.33	109^th	614	82.2%
2024	77.07	101^st	626	83.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.97	1212^th	2072	41.5%
2019	45.19	1089^th	2213	50.8%
2022	53.97	886^th	2359	62.4%
2023	68.07	559^th	2391	76.6%
2024	67.13	564^th	2383	76.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.59	720^th	1496	51.9%
2019	44.13	882^nd	1602	44.9%
2022	32.47	1055^th	1555	32.2%
2023	63.31	526^th	1552	66.1%
2024	32.58	1015^th	1535	33.9%

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

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Rank History for all high school students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2011	56.29	632^nd	2367	73.3%
2012	46.27	878^th	2354	62.7%
2013	61.72	496^th	2426	79.6%
2015	71.53	516^th	1994	74.1%
2016	52.22	959^th	2039	53.0%
2017	54.08	928^th	2021	54.1%
2018	69.17	609^th	2017	69.8%
2019	58.29	788^th	2133	63.1%
2022	66.12	596^th	2123	71.9%
2023	59.55	665^th	2348	71.7%
2024	47.33	931^st	2323	59.9%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	11.52	672^nd	786	14.5%
2024	21.45	591^st	804	26.5%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.09	444^th	1323	66.4%
2024	33.96	677^th	1350	49.9%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.23	940^th	1547	39.2%
2024	29.00	1014^th	1534	33.9%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.08	537^th	1862	71.2%
2019	69.00	485^th	1937	75.0%
2022	52.62	793^rd	1943	59.2%
2023	65.05	521^st	2247	76.8%
2024	51.25	823^rd	2235	63.2%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.29	1015^th	1760	42.3%
2019	40.05	1070^th	1833	41.6%
2022	59.88	622^nd	1858	66.5%
2023	55.25	708^th	2118	66.6%
2024	42.96	1005^th	2098	52.1%

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Rank History for high school Military Connected students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	54.51	96^th	233	58.8%
2024	33.62	159^th	234	32.1%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.26	290^th	1834	84.2%
2019	59.54	667^th	1880	64.5%
2022	70.57	482^nd	1916	74.8%
2023	60.97	593^rd	2207	73.1%
2024	49.92	810^th	2172	62.7%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	82.39	88^th	720	87.8%
2024	68.31	176^th	721	75.6%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.43	464^th	1742	73.4%
2019	42.81	1042^nd	1814	42.6%
2022	44.62	966^th	1861	48.1%
2023	61.57	571^st	2142	73.3%
2024	66.58	461^st	2125	78.3%

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Rank History for high school White students at Creative Connections Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	9.45	1089^th	1222	10.9%
2022	85.73	126^th	1204	89.5%
2023	58.59	465^th	1434	67.6%
2024	29.00	927^th	1406	34.1%

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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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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2009	180	34	6	56	0	1	59	0	336
2010	192	33	9	101	1	1	22	0	359
2011	230	50	14	151	3	1	19	0	468
2012	274	77	24	197	3	4	25	0	604
2013	293	79	23	192	7	8	29	0	631
2014	303	72	19	205	9	8	32	0	648
2015	281	82	23	200	9	9	33	0	637
2016	284	86	22	213	6	10	39	0	660
2017	262	92	23	232	10	9	34	0	662
2018	276	98	25	234	14	6	26	0	679
2019	275	107	28	262	12	6	25	0	715
2020	248	96	34	285	15	6	30	0	714
2021	219	100	29	306	10	6	25	0	695
2022	192	100	30	294	9	6	31	2	664
2023	179	100	28	322	11	7	42	2	691

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

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Creative Connections Arts Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	336	15.5	20.4	44.6
2010	359	15.0	23.9	52.9
2011	468	n/a	n/a	54.1
2012	604	24.0	25.0	n/a
2013	631	29.0	21.7	55.9
2014	648	28.3	22.8	65
2015	637	30.0	21.2	63.9
2016	660	29.0	22.7	63.6
2017	662	28.4	23.3	66.9
2018	679	27.4	24.7	68.6
2019	715	29.8	23.9	65.3
2020	714	n/a	n/a	74.4
2021	695	31.6	21.9	77.3
2022	664	32.3	20.5	72
2023	691	33.5	20.5	76

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 Creative Connections Arts Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	336	15.5	20.4	44.6
2010	359	15.0	23.9	52.9
2011	468	n/a	n/a	54.1
2012	604	24.0	25.0	n/a
2013	631	29.0	21.7	55.9
2014	648	28.3	22.8	65
2015	637	30.0	21.2	63.9
2016	660	29.0	22.7	63.6
2017	662	28.4	23.3	66.9
2018	679	27.4	24.7	68.6
2019	715	29.8	23.9	65.3
2020	714	n/a	n/a	74.4
2021	695	31.6	21.9	77.3
2022	664	32.3	20.5	72
2023	691	33.5	20.5	76

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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