Enrollment
234
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sacramento, CA
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy
Federal NCES profile for Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 060228511951Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 33
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 28
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 85% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.
- #13 of 23
- schools in Sacramento · Resource Index
- 31
- Resource Index · Lower
- 16.7:1
- small classes for California
- 75.6%
- free-lunch eligible
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy has class sizes smaller than 85% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy ranks #13 of 23 schools in Sacramento, CA.
School address
NCES ID 060228511951 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
16.7:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-22% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
75.6%
vs 55.5% California avg
+36% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy sits near the smaller end of the California enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy falls within the wide middle of the California distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy's 28.6% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Sacramento, California, enrolling 234 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 16.7:1, Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy is leaner than roughly 85% of California schools and 22% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 75.6% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 234 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 751 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #378.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (49%) and African American (25%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 67/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 17.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Sacramento's public schools, it stands alongside Highlands Community Charter (11,713 students): Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount.
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District is a single-school charter district, so Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy compares
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 16.7:1 | ▼ 22% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 75.6% | ▲ 36% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 234 | top 80% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
16.7:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
234
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
75.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 36% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.7:1
students per teacher
- 22% below state mean
Top 15% in California - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
28.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,665
per pupil, district-wide
- below California avg of $18,665
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 49.4%
African American 24.9%
Two or More 13.7%
White 8.6%
Asian 2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 49.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 66.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 66.7, Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District, which includes Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy.
$17,665
Per student
-5%
vs California
Avg $18,665
+0%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 3.2%
State 79.1%
Federal 17.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools in Sacramento
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Highlands Community Charter
Standard public school
11,713 students
Natomas Charter
Standard public school
1,850 students 21:1 students per teacher
California Innovative Career Academy
Standard public school
1,729 students 32.6:1 students per teacher
Fortune
Standard public school
1,698 students 28.3:1 students per teacher
Westlake Charter
Standard public school
1,493 students 26.2:1 students per teacher
Leroy Greene Academy
Standard public school
755 students 19.9:1 students per teacher
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~234 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy
How many students attend Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy?
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy has 234 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sacramento, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy is 16.7:1, which is 22% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy?
75.6% of students at Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy?
The largest demographic group at Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy is Hispanic or Latino at 49.4% of enrollment, in Sacramento, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.7/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy?
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy rank among schools in Sacramento?
By Resource Investment Index, Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy ranks #13 of 23 schools in Sacramento, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Sacramento on the city page.
What other schools are in Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District?
None; Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District is a single-school charter district, and Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy is its only campus.
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