Highlands Community Charter
Sacramento, CA · High School · Grades 1-12
Highlands Community Charter is a high school in Sacramento, CA with 6,749 students enrolled and a 40% proficiency rate. Part of Highlands Community Charter District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Highlands Community Charter is a high school in Sacramento, CA that enrolls 6,749 students in grades 1-12, putting it among the larger public campuses in the Highlands Community Charter District. That headcount is above the 6,749-student average for schools in the district.
EDFacts assessment data shows 40% of students reaching grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading, near the middle of the national range. That tracks the 40% district average closely, within a few points either way. Against the 45% California statewide average, the school sits 5 points lower.
The district proficiency rate this school inherits has held roughly steady over the last three reported years. As a high school, it reports a 65% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 71.0 to 1, near the high end of the national distribution; NCES counts every certified teacher, so this figure includes specialists as well as classroom staff. 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student body. It is a charter school and receives Title I federal funding, a poverty-based designation rather than a quality marker.
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About This School
Highlands Community Charter is a high school (charter) located in Sacramento, California. The school serves 6,749 students in grades 1-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 71.0:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 40% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 65% graduation rate.
86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income community.
Highlands Community Charter is part of the Highlands Community Charter District in California. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Highlands Community Charter has 6,749 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Highlands Community Charter District (6,749 students). Its 40% proficiency rate is 0 percentage points above the district average of 40%. Compared to the California state average of 45%, the school performs 5 points lower. The 71.0:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Highlands Community Charter has 6,749 students enrolled in grades 1-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 71.0:1.
According to EDFacts data, 40% of students at Highlands Community Charter meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Highlands Community Charter has a 65% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Highlands Community Charter is part of the Highlands Community Charter District in Sacramento, California. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.