Paseo Grande Charter, Sacramento CA

Original Research by School Decision on Paseo Grande Charter

Paseo Grande Charter is a small charter school in Sacramento serving high school grades nine through twelve, with an enrollment of about ninety students. The school sits in a neighborhood where housing values are moderate and slightly declining, and rental rates have similarly softened. This is a student population facing real economic pressure: a substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The student body is diverse, with representation across Hispanic, white, Black, Asian, and multiracial backgrounds in roughly balanced proportions, though Hispanic students make up the largest share. Data on English learners and students with disabilities were not available in the directory.

On academic performance, Paseo Grande's numbers reflect a school in difficulty. The state assessment data from this school year shows proficiency rates well below where they need to be. In mathematics across grades nine through eleven, proficiency ranges from low to under half. In English language arts, the pattern is similar, with one grade showing particularly low proficiency. Science proficiency was also low. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint when compared to other schools and districts in Sacramento County. This is a clear soft spot: a parent may want to talk directly with school leadership about what academic supports are in place, what curriculum changes or instructional approaches the school is pursuing, and what progress, if any, has been made in recent semesters beyond what the most recent state test shows.

No graduation rate data were provided for this school. The school's size and recent vintage as a charter may explain the absence, but that piece of information would be important for a parent to request directly from the school or district office.

The school is governed as a charter, giving it some autonomy in hiring, scheduling, and programming, though charter operations in California remain subject to state oversight and accountability measures. The school is its own local education agency, meaning it operates independently rather than as a site within a larger traditional district.

For a family considering Paseo Grande, the realistic picture is a small, independent school serving students in genuine economic hardship, where academic proficiency is currently low and where a parent would want direct conversation with staff about instructional strategy, recent trends, and what kind of support or intervention the school is actively pursuing to move those numbers.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

<50%Cohort of 7 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 623%

School 23% · district not reported

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 747%

School 47% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 827%

School 27% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 631%

School 31% · district not reported

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 747%

School 47% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 814%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Science

Grade 814%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.