Higher Learning Academy
Sacramento · CA · Higher Learning Academy District · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Futures High → California Innovative Career Academy → Grant Union High → North Area Community → Vista Nueva Career and Technology High → Rio Linda High → SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy → Heritage Peak Charter →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Higher Learning Academy compares for families
What families should know about Higher Learning Academy.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Futures High, California Innovative Career Academy, Grant Union High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +2.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 519 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $13,136 per student in district revenue, the 61 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $801,296/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futures High Sacramento |
Public · charter | 0.0 | 469 | +10.4% |
| California Innovative Career Academy Sacramento |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 1,729 | +121.7% |
| Grant Union High Sacramento |
Public | 1.2 | 1,987 | -4.8% |
| North Area Community Sacramento |
Public | 1.6 | 139 | +1.5% |
| Vista Nueva Career and Technology High Sacramento |
Public | 1.7 | 99 | -13.2% |
| Rio Linda High Rio Linda |
Public | 2.2 | 1,594 | -3.3% |
| SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy Sacramento |
Public · charter | 2.3 | 211 | +24.9% |
| Heritage Peak Charter Rio Linda |
Public · charter | 2.7 | 351 | +3.8% |