Is Community Outreach Academy a good school?

Community Outreach Academy ranks 3665 th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Community Outreach Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,797 students attended Community Outreach Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Community Outreach Academy?

Students at Community Outreach Academy are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Community Outreach Academy

Summary:

Community Outreach Academy is a public charter school located in McClellan, California that serves 1,714 students in grades K-12. The school faces some significant challenges, with a high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients at 82.5% and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 26.2% in the 2022-2023 school year.

Academically, Community Outreach Academy is underperforming compared to the state average and nearby charter schools. For example, only 31.39% of students were proficient or better in ELA End of Course in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 47.04%. This is a stark contrast to higher-performing nearby schools like Visions In Education and Heritage Peak Charter, which have proficiency rates 10-20 percentage points higher across multiple subjects and grade levels.

The high percentage of students on free/reduced lunch at Community Outreach Academy suggests the school is serving a very high-need student population, which, combined with the high chronic absenteeism, likely presents significant challenges in improving academic outcomes. To address these issues, the school would likely benefit from implementing targeted academic interventions, attendance initiatives, and additional student support services to better meet the unique needs of its student body.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

5637 Skvarla Ave.
McClellan, CA 95652-2439

(916) 286-5170

District: Community Outreach Academy District

SchoolDigger Rank:
3665^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 1,797

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.8%

Hispanic:

2.4%

Asian:

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Community Outreach Academy ranks worse than 62.5% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.14. (See more...)

Compare Details Community Outreach Academy ranks worse than 57.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.54. (See more...)

Compare Details Community Outreach Academy ranks worse than 54.5% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.35. (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.

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Community Outreach Academy 3665^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Community Outreach Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Community Outreach Academy 1604^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Community Outreach Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Community Outreach Academy 1265^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Community Outreach Academy in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	51.59	2514^th	5789	56.6%
2022	40.11	3078^th	5883	47.7%
2023	30.92	3809^th	5874	35.2%
2024	33.14	3665^th	5862	37.5%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	70.70	515^th	3275	84.3%
2022	70.19	482^nd	3311	85.4%
2023	59.71	789^th	3250	75.7%
2024	69.38	429^th	3160	86.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	40.90	1281^st	2634	51.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	66.53	1376^th	5173	73.4%
2022	52.71	2109^th	5264	59.9%
2023	38.02	3233^rd	5374	39.8%
2024	40.90	3067^th	5511	44.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	57.06	2116^th	5492	61.5%
2022	40.91	2944^th	5635	47.8%
2023	29.00	3864^th	5617	31.2%
2024	34.21	3470^th	5605	38.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	42.37	1215^th	2585	53.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	45.89	2685^th	5510	51.3%
2022	39.37	3042^nd	5663	46.3%
2023	33.16	3526^th	5650	37.6%
2024	32.35	3616^th	5636	35.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	23.14	2320^th	2834	18.1%
2022	14.98	2394^th	2726	12.2%
2023	9.90	2475^th	2662	7.0%
2024	11.84	2399^th	2647	9.4%

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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 Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	57.35	968^th	2715	64.3%
2022	41.51	1415^th	2740	48.4%
2023	32.49	1721^st	2802	38.6%
2024	35.54	1604^th	2777	42.2%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	84.66	103^rd	1442	92.9%
2022	77.86	122^nd	1540	92.1%
2023	68.73	187^th	1529	87.8%
2024	71.27	148^th	1477	90.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	73.88	416^th	2369	82.4%
2022	56.60	821^st	2458	66.6%
2023	40.25	1325^th	2549	48.0%
2024	44.52	1217^th	2575	52.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	57.00	889^th	2380	62.6%
2022	51.81	1026^th	2509	59.1%
2023	34.59	1496^th	2547	41.3%
2024	37.08	1434^th	2546	43.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	55.45	910^th	2407	62.2%
2022	32.00	1581^st	2527	37.4%
2023	30.49	1644^th	2558	35.7%
2024	33.15	1549^th	2547	39.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	32.73	1096^th	1602	31.6%
2022	19.88	1279^th	1555	17.7%
2023	13.89	1363^rd	1552	12.2%
2024	16.06	1316^th	1535	14.3%

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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 Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.68	1284^th	2348	45.3%
2024	35.35	1265^th	2323	45.5%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	60.55	139^th	1323	89.5%
2024	67.16	106^th	1350	92.1%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.44	1086^th	1547	29.8%
2024	42.04	664^th	1534	56.7%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.73	1144^th	2247	49.1%
2024	42.14	1073^rd	2235	52.0%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.82	1282^nd	2118	39.5%
2024	34.97	1223^rd	2098	41.7%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.84	1200^th	2207	45.6%
2024	34.00	1214^th	2172	44.1%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	6.64	668^th	712	6.2%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.18	1510^th	2142	29.5%
2024	29.02	1394^th	2125	34.4%

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Rank History for high school White students at Community Outreach Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	16.87	1137^th	1434	20.7%
2024	17.71	1102^nd	1406	21.6%

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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 Community Outreach Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2019	1577	5	10	18	0	0	1	0	1611
2020	1646	4	13	30	0	0	7	0	1700
2021	1623	2	9	46	0	0	7	0	1687
2022	1481	7	9	35	1	0	6	0	1539
2023	1648	3	15	40	1	0	6	1	1714
2024	1722	6	21	44	0	1	2	1	1797

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 Community Outreach Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	1611	68.0	23.6	79.4
2020	1700	n/a	n/a	78.9
2021	1687	79.5	21.2	66.6
2022	1539	69.8	22.0	71.5
2023	1714	73.5	23.2	82.5
2024	1797	80.5	22.3	84

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 Community Outreach Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	1611	68.0	23.6	79.4
2020	1700	n/a	n/a	78.9
2021	1687	79.5	21.2	66.6
2022	1539	69.8	22.0	71.5
2023	1714	73.5	23.2	82.5
2024	1797	80.5	22.3	84

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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