NCES CCD 2024-25 12 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Orangevale, CA

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12 public K-12 schools in Orangevale from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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12
Schools
5,617
Students
21.2/100
Avg Resource Index
24.6:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Orangevale has more public-school enrollment than 60% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Orangevale's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

The school portfolio is elementary-weighted

9 of Orangevale's 12 listed schools are elementary campuses. That composition means citywide enrollment and staffing averages are influenced more by early-grade operating patterns than by the city's 2 middle and 1 high-school records. Families comparing later grades should rely on those individual rows rather than the all-school mean.

Governance mix is central to a fair comparison

3 of 12 listed Orangevale campuses are reported as charters, so district-run and charter records occupy substantial shares of the same city view. They may follow different governance, enrollment, and program structures even when their mailing city matches. The 36-point gap between American River Collegiate Academy and Oakview Community Elementary should be read within that context, not as a single-system league table. Check charter status and district affiliation before comparing two nearby schools, and verify current admissions rules with the operator.

City enrollment
Top 40%
School count
Top 31%
Resource Index average
1st percentile
Teacher staffing
2nd percentile

Casa Roble Fundamental High accounts for 20.5% of all Orangevale public-school enrollment

That concentration means Orangevale-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Orangevale school enrollment varies 8.7× across entities

Orangevale school enrollment ranges from 132 students (lowest) to 1,150 students (highest), a spread of 1,018 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Orangevale student-teacher ratio is 24.6:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

3 of Orangevale's 12 listed schools are charters

25% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. American River Collegiate Academy 47
2. Casa Roble Fundamental High 28
3. Green Oaks Fundamental Elementary 28
4. Twin Lakes Elementary 25
5. Golden Valley River 23
6. Pershing Elementary 19
7. Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle 17
8. Andrew Carnegie Middle 15
9. Golden Valley Orchard 15
10. Trajan Elementary 14
11. Ottomon Way Elementary 12
12. Oakview Community Elementary 11

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Orangevale

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 American River Collegiate Academy 66.8/100
  2. 2 Ottomon Way Elementary 63.6/100
  3. 3 Pershing Elementary 60.9/100
  4. 4 Andrew Carnegie Middle 58.0/100
  5. 5 Trajan Elementary 54.7/100

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Which Orangevale school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

American River Collegiate Academy has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Orangevale schools in this federal-data comparison at 47/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Orangevale, CA? ▼

Orangevale has 12 public schools with a total enrollment of 5,617 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 24.6:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.