Aspire Capitol Heights Academy

Aspire Capitol Heights Academy is one of the modestly sized elementary campuss in Sacramento, California, run under Aspire Capitol Heights Academy District, with 222 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 465.

Aspire Capitol Heights Academy sits inside Aspire Capitol Heights Academy District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Aspire Capitol Heights Academy records that the most-represented group is Black (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 9% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Aspire Capitol Heights Academy lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Aspire Capitol Heights Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Sacramento County reports that median household income runs about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Aspire Capitol Heights Academy is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hiram W. Johnson High, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site. Aspire Capitol Heights Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.