Is Heritage Peak Charter a good school?

Heritage Peak Charter ranks 2532 nd of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Heritage Peak Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,126 students attended Heritage Peak Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Peak Charter?

Students at Heritage Peak Charter are 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Heritage Peak Charter

Summary:

Heritage Peak Charter is a public charter school located in Rio Linda, California that serves grades K-12, with 1,106 students. The school has a 92.2% four-year graduation rate and a 4.9% dropout rate, both better than the state averages.

Heritage Peak Charter outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 56.7% of 11th graders and 50.35% of students overall scoring proficient or better. However, the school lags behind in mathematics, with only 19.59% of 11th graders and 31.71% of students overall scoring proficient or better. In science, Heritage Peak Charter performs better than the state average, with 42.42% of 11th graders and 40.17% of students overall scoring proficient or better. The school has a relatively high percentage of students (46.47%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which is lower than the nearby Highlands Community Charter (85.49%) and California Innovative Career Academy (84.74%), but higher than Westlake Charter (33.6%) and Natomas Charter (21.51%).

Compared to nearby alternative/charter schools, Heritage Peak Charter generally outperforms in academic performance, particularly in ELA and science, but lags behind the higher-performing Westlake Charter and Natomas Charter schools. The school also has an impressive 0.0% chronic absenteeism rate, significantly better than the nearby Highlands Community Charter (84.5%) and Community Collaborative Charter (37.0%). Overall, Heritage Peak Charter stands out as a relatively high-performing charter school in the region, with strong academic results in ELA and science, low chronic absenteeism, and high graduation rates.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

631 L St.
Rio Linda, CA 95673-3430

(866) 992-9033

District: Heritage Peak Charter District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2532^nd of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 25.2

Number of students: 1,126

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Asian:

9.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Heritage Peak Charter ranks better than 56.8% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.37. (See more...)

Compare Details Heritage Peak Charter ranks better than 72.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.79. (See more...)

Compare Details Heritage Peak Charter ranks better than 70.6% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.97. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Heritage Peak Charter 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.

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SchoolDigger ranks Heritage Peak Charter 2532^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Heritage Peak Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Heritage Peak Charter 769^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Heritage Peak Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Heritage Peak Charter 682^nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Heritage Peak Charter in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Heritage Peak Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	34.53	3571^st	5789	38.3%
2022	44.70	2815^th	5883	52.2%
2023	42.56	2976^th	5874	49.3%
2024	50.37	2532^nd	5862	56.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	34.24	3558^th	5173	31.2%
2022	32.72	3607^th	5264	31.5%
2023	31.16	3810^th	5374	29.1%
2024	55.89	2019^th	5511	63.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	22.49	4425^th	5492	19.4%
2022	51.11	2362^nd	5635	58.1%
2023	45.40	2673^rd	5617	52.4%
2024	50.65	2377^th	5605	57.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	88.00	195^th	2227	91.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	49.49	2480^th	5510	55.0%
2022	38.54	3098^th	5663	45.3%
2023	39.02	3121^st	5650	44.8%
2024	49.23	2506^th	5636	55.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	25.99	3974^th	4963	19.9%
2022	49.56	2234^th	5084	56.1%
2023	39.38	2957^th	5098	42.0%
2024	47.76	2421^st	5102	52.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	19.70	2388^th	2834	15.7%
2022	19.47	2280^th	2726	16.4%
2023	18.26	2271^st	2662	14.7%
2024	25.33	2082^nd	2647	21.3%

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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 Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	25.02	1989^th	2715	26.7%
2022	49.13	1202^nd	2740	56.1%
2023	52.82	1086^th	2802	61.2%
2024	65.79	769^th	2777	72.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.71	705^th	1529	53.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	68.26	284^th	1538	81.5%
2024	97.23	30^th	1550	98.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	19.05	2053^rd	2369	13.3%
2022	28.00	1772^nd	2458	27.9%
2023	39.22	1369^th	2549	46.3%
2024	65.45	630^th	2575	75.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	26.19	1751^st	2380	26.4%
2022	35.55	1479^th	2509	41.1%
2023	48.31	1091^st	2547	57.2%
2024	61.88	786^th	2546	69.1%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	29.86	1039^th	1491	30.3%
2022	46.79	617^th	1531	59.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	23.25	1867^th	2407	22.4%
2022	61.65	780^th	2527	69.1%
2023	55.55	923^rd	2558	63.9%
2024	67.30	681^st	2547	73.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	23.09	1784^th	2213	19.4%
2022	47.62	1064^th	2359	54.9%
2023	44.09	1148^th	2391	52.0%
2024	70.55	500^th	2383	79.0%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	14.93	1383^rd	1602	13.7%
2022	32.61	1051^st	1555	32.4%
2023	34.42	1009^th	1552	35.0%
2024	46.00	802^nd	1535	47.8%

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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 Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	28.38	1461^st	2133	31.5%
2022	63.77	637^th	2123	70.0%
2023	45.52	984^th	2348	58.1%
2024	57.97	682^nd	2323	70.6%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.28	397^th	786	49.5%
2024	32.85	497^th	804	38.2%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	25.57	899^th	941	4.5%
2023	26.55	962^nd	1323	27.3%
2024	26.75	978^th	1350	27.6%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	55.72	373^rd	1547	75.9%
2024	83.40	90^th	1534	94.1%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	35.08	1255^th	1937	35.2%
2022	43.70	1025^th	1943	47.2%
2023	35.59	1258^th	2247	44.0%
2024	58.54	630^th	2235	71.8%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.70	131^st	417	68.6%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	22.65	1405^th	1833	23.3%
2022	62.11	576^th	1858	69.0%
2023	43.33	989^th	2118	53.3%
2024	54.01	726^th	2098	65.4%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	25.48	871^st	1117	22.0%
2022	24.33	999^th	1161	14.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	36.84	1144^th	1880	39.1%
2022	60.72	631^st	1916	67.1%
2023	44.29	936^th	2207	57.6%
2024	60.03	597^th	2172	72.5%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.16	589^th	731	19.4%
2024	29.04	520^th	712	27.0%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	51.16	292^nd	720	59.4%
2024	51.60	278^th	721	61.4%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	26.43	1313^th	1814	27.6%
2022	49.95	837^th	1861	55.0%
2023	41.57	1074^th	2142	49.9%
2024	48.45	870^th	2125	59.1%

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Rank History for high school White students at Heritage Peak Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	15.67	1038^th	1222	15.1%
2022	50.12	591^st	1204	50.9%
2023	25.21	1013^th	1434	29.4%
2024	42.02	716^th	1406	49.1%

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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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Enrollment information for Heritage Peak Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2019	571	86	62	242	14	1	61	0	1037
2020	611	74	53	255	16	3	65	0	1077
2021	616	77	63	254	15	4	32	0	1061
2022	562	56	71	238	20	8	38	0	993
2023	640	58	88	249	17	5	48	1	1106
2024	660	51	101	265	16	5	28	0	1126

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 Heritage Peak Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	1037	42.8	24.1	50.7
2020	1077	n/a	n/a	50
2021	1061	45.5	23.2	53.3
2022	993	39.7	24.9	51.5
2023	1106	44.8	24.6	46.5
2024	1126	44.5	25.2	66.4

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 Heritage Peak Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	1037	42.8	24.1	50.7
2020	1077	n/a	n/a	50
2021	1061	45.5	23.2	53.3
2022	993	39.7	24.9	51.5
2023	1106	44.8	24.6	46.5
2024	1126	44.5	25.2	66.4

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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