Sky Mountain Charter
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Placerville, California
Sky Mountain Charter in Placerville, California enrolled 2,511 students in 2024-25 with 107.8 full-time teachers, 23.3 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 52-56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%
2,138 students in 2022-23, 2,360 students in 2023-24, 2,511 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 91.0 to 107.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,138 | 91.0 | 23.5 |
| 2023-24 | 2,360 | 100.0 | 23.6 |
| 2024-25 | 2,511 | 107.8 | 23.3 |
23.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 California schools of this kind
Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
16 AP courses and one counselor per 2,244 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sky Mountain Charter enrolled 2,154 students and had 1.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses16
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 2,244 of the 2,154 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent2.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.3% of students were Hispanic, 31.0% White, 17.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic41.3%
- White31.0%
- Two or more races17.8%
- Asian6.1%
- Black3.5%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Sky Mountain Charter scored proficient or above: 52-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 52‑56% | 52‑56% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 39% | 33‑37% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80-84% of the 138 students in Sky Mountain Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80‑84% | 80‑84% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 138 | 138 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Placerville
3 public schools of this kind in Placerville report 2024-25 enrollment; Sky Mountain Charter is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Mountain Charter | 2,511 | 23.3 | 33.2% |
| Charter Community School Home Study Academy | 290 | 11.8 | 35.9% |
| Special Education | 202 | 9.1 | 27.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sky Mountain Charter
- Charter Community School Home Study AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.9 miles away: 290 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Special EducationThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.9 miles away: 202 students, 9.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Sky Mountain Charter with Charter Community School Home Study AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sky Mountain Charter District spends per student$12,374 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,374
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaSky Mountain Charter is the number 23 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#23 of 539
- California schools by students per teacher23.3 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.23.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sky Mountain Charter
How many students attend Sky Mountain Charter?
2,511 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,138 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Placerville, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sky Mountain Charter?
23.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sky Mountain Charter a Title I school?
Sky Mountain Charter has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Sky Mountain Charter do on state tests?
The students tested at Sky Mountain Charter scored proficient or above: 52-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Sky Mountain Charter?
80-84% of the 138 students in Sky Mountain Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sky Mountain Charter in?
Sky Mountain Charter District, NCES district ID 0601743. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060174311860 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.