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Email BoardCapital City Independent Study
7222 24th Street, Sacramento, CA 95823-4978
Summary
Capital City Independent Study is badly underperforming.
Reading and math results average to the 7th percentile among comparable California schools.
Only 20.0% of students met California's reading standard, and it is quickly trending down.
Math is weaker: 3.5% of students met California's math standard, and it is slowly trending down.
Proficiency stats
| Current Reading Proficiency | 20.0% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 3.5% |
| Reading State Rank | 1,577/1,734 (9th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1,655/1,735 (5th percentile) |
School information
| Student / Teacher Ratio | 12:1 |
| Student enrollment (2024–25) | 258 |
| Low-Income Students | 198 (76.7%) |
| English Learners | 31 (12.0%) |
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Ed-Data
CAASPP| Admissions | Open enrollment |
|---|---|
| Charter school | No |
| Magnet school | No |
Test score trends
Reading rose 3.7 points from last year and fell 10.8 points over the full period. Math fell 2.0 points from last year and fell 4.6 points over the full period.
•Math -4.6 percentage points (2024–2026)Reading Proficiency Scores
2026 state test results
Race and Ethnicity
White and Hispanic or Latino students have the strongest results.
Distribution of Scores by Grade
The share meeting the reading standard ranges from 7.7% to 26.5% across the grades shown.
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
The 11.4-point reading income gap is about the same as the 11.6-point gap at a typical California K–12 school. It narrowed slightly over the period shown.
•English Learners vs English Native
0.0% of English learners meet the reading standard, compared with 24.1% of English-only students. The gap narrowed as English-learner results held steady and English-only results fell.
Math Proficiency Scores
2026 state test results
Race and Ethnicity
White students have the strongest math results at about 18% proficiency. The other reported groups range from about 0% to 5%.
Distribution of Scores by Grade
The share meeting the math standard ranges from 2.9% to 5.3% across the grades shown.
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
The 1.6-point math income gap is narrower than the 10.8-point gap at a typical California K–12 school. It narrowed over the period shown.
•English Learners vs English Native
0.0% of English learners meet the math standard, compared with 5.2% of English-only students. The gap narrowed as English-learner results held steady and English-only results fell.
Progress as students move up
2023–2026
How we compare income gaps
“Typical” means the median gap across 249 schools for reading and 251 for math. The comparison uses 2026 California K–12 schools with at least 20 tested students in each income group and a reported low-income student population. Each school counts once. Its gap is non-low-income proficiency minus low-income proficiency, including negative gaps. California state test data
Understanding this school
How does Capital City Independent Study rank in California?
Capital City Independent Study ranks No. 1,577 of 1,734 in reading and No. 1,655 of 1,735 in math for 2026. These proficiency rankings compare California schools in the same grade-level category.
