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Pacific Career and Technology High

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

6560 Melrose Dr., North Highlands, CA 95660 · (916) 566-2715 · Part of Twin Rivers Unified School District

North Highlands’ School Grade B− better than 49% of California school districts

Directions
Students
69
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Pacific Career and Technology High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 45.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6560 Melrose Dr., North Highlands

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1119
Grade 1250
Enrollment over time
126’20
124’21
107’22
78’23
69’24

Down 45.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 17%Black 17%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pacific Career and Technology High from North Highlands families.

Other schools in Twin Rivers Unified School District

The district →
Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Sacramento
1,091 students22:1
Las Palmas Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Sacramento
1,001 students25:1
Woodridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Sacramento
814 students25:1
Madison Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · North Highlands
754 students26:1
Creative Connections Arts Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · North Highlands
716 students21:1
Hazel Strauch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Sacramento
650 students27:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; North Highlands’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.